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Chard鈥檚 hanging tree
A hanging tree once stood between Tesco and B&Q in the town.
Reconstructing Somerset鈥檚 Roman Mosaics
Volunteers have spent five years reproducing Roman designs at Avalon Archaeology.
From Exmoor to Australia: The oldest ringing church bell
How a 16th century bell that chimed in Upton ended up in an rainforest wedding chapel.
The chained library with books older than America
The Wells Cathedral library securely holds books, published before the 1800s, in chains.
The WW2 hero who didn鈥檛 carry a weapon
Arturo Fanconi from Ilminster was posthumously awarded the Albert Medal for saving lives.
The bootmaker whose inventions changed lives
Chard's James Gillingham found his calling after a local man was injured in an accident.
The witchcraft trial of Julian Cox
Julian Cox was the last person to be executed in Taunton for witchcraft in 1663.
The Somerset bank with its own banknotes
It鈥檚 said Stuckey鈥檚 banknotes had a circulation second only to the Bank of England.
Old Mother Leakey: the ghost of Minehead
A ghost, a bishop and mysterious shipwrecks around Minehead harbour.
The hidden past of Exmoor鈥檚 WW2 training site
A radar station and archaeological remains can be found on the North Hill site.
