Moulton and The Hall: The Great War 1914-1918

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War-time Cake from Alice Moulton’s Recipe Book Alice Moulton kept a neat book of household recipes - from conventional cooking to how to deal with stains and even how to prepare glass photographic plates. Of particular relevance here is this war-time cake recipe, made without butter, eggs or milk. The Victorian kitchen in the basement of The Hall may have seen the baking of the war-time cake many times, and indeed some may have been posted out to Eric at the front. One does wonder however, if there was such a lack of ingredients at The Hall, whether others in the town had anything to eat at all. After the death of her husband John, Alice Moulton became head of the household at The Hall. Her eldest grandchild, also John, later recalled: “We know that Granny never really got over the loss of her three men and for a long time the subject was hurtful to her. However, she must have quickly seen where her duty lay and, by sheer strength of character and supported by a strong religious faith, was able to steer the estate safely through the financial shocks of the Depression, then the second war and finally her own last illness, to hand on to us the priceless asset we see and love today. We owe her so much.”
Eric Moulton’s memory is perpetuated in many places. He was laid to rest in Brown’s Road Military Cemetery at Festubert, France, and his name is listed on the memorial in the cemetery grounds. In Bradford on Avon his name is to be found on the War Memorial in Westbury Gardens and on the Spencer-Moulton memorial (right) which is now affixed to Kingston House. Holy Trinity Church has a fine War Memorial on the south wall and wooden boards inside the porch. The organ in the church is dedicated to the memory of Eric and his father John (who provided the funds for its purchase). Christ Church has the 1919 Lady Chapel and Rose window and, finally, Eric is listed on the War Cenotaph at Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London. Cover image: The Hall in the 1890s (AMCT) Back cover image: Stone of Remembrance, Brown’s Road Cemetery, Festubert (DF) P1: AMCT & R.Wilkinson. P2: WSHC. P3,4,5,6,7 AMCT. P8 BoAMus. P9,10 WSHC. P11 AMCT. P12 ©IWM Q98202, Q51640. P13 ©IWM Q52982AD. P14,15,16 AMCT. P17 ©IWM 205219528. P18 The Motor Trader/Grace’s Guide. P19 WSHC, BoAMus. P20 WSHC. P21 AMCT. P22 BoAMus. Research by Guy Vincent Text, Design & Layout by Dan Farrell © Alex Moulton Charitable Trust 2018 The vision of the Alex Moulton Charitable Trust is to nurture and inspire future generations of innovating engineers and designers and to inform, excite and engage the community in the unique industrial legacy of the Moulton family of Bradford on Avon. Visit our website: www.moultontrust.org Alex Moulton Charitable Trust info@moultontrustees.org.uk The Hall, Bradford on Avon BA15 1AJ Registered charity number: 273158 22
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