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The Manor of Alderton 3rd edition<br />
contributor to its funds. Just before his death he gave £100 towards the<br />
proposed County Secondary School but didn’t live to see it established.<br />
In 1897 Queen Victoria celebrated her Diamond Jubilee, <strong>and</strong> national<br />
celebrations were held. The local paper 503 reported that Alderton<br />
celebrated the Jubilee with great heartiness <strong>and</strong> general<br />
good feeling.....On Jubilee Day the bells rang out a rejoicing<br />
peal instantly the day was begun <strong>and</strong> at 5 o'clock in the<br />
morning the booming of cannon waked any that might yet be<br />
sleeping. From the church tower floated the Union Jack,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the Royal St<strong>and</strong>ard or the St George’s Cross or other<br />
loyal emblems on farms <strong>and</strong> cottages made the whole village<br />
bright <strong>and</strong> gay. Among the mottoes were at the entrance to<br />
the church “Be thou my strong habitation" over the Vicarage<br />
gateway “Peace be within thy gates" at the school "God bless<br />
all the children" at the manor farm "God bless the queen".<br />
Sir Algernon Neeld <strong>and</strong> the Vicar gave a splendid supper to<br />
which everybody in the parish was invited <strong>and</strong> the children<br />
<strong>and</strong> infants had tea <strong>and</strong> cake provided for them. Mrs<br />
Maidment of the Manor farm most kindly gave the use of<br />
her excellent rooms for the festivities <strong>and</strong> took charge of<br />
the cooking of the round of beef <strong>and</strong> the several other<br />
joints <strong>and</strong> Mrs Wheeler of the Townfield farm kindly took<br />
charge of the making of the puddings <strong>and</strong> Mr Wheeler <strong>and</strong><br />
Mr Arthur Maidment looked to the general arrangements.<br />
Music <strong>and</strong> song, <strong>and</strong> dance <strong>and</strong> games, <strong>and</strong> athletic sports<br />
succeeded supper, <strong>and</strong> were continued until the dusk of<br />
evening closed the happy day. The notice of invitation asked<br />
that the guests should bring with them kindly feelings for<br />
one another <strong>and</strong> "loyal hearts <strong>and</strong> true; they seem to have<br />
done that, <strong>and</strong> the day was one that will long be pleasantly<br />
remembered”<br />
closed it. Houses have now been built on the site, Larkham Rise runs north along what<br />
was the centre of the Hospital site.<br />
503 Newspaper clipping, newspaper unidentified, date unidentified Diamond jubilee The<br />
Wiltshire Festivities WANHS Library Wiltshire Collection 7.145<br />
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