The Extraordinary and the Everyday: A Year in the Life of a Rural Community, 1914-5

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The Extraordinary and the Everyday: A Year in the Life of a Rural Community, 1914-5

August 1914, the lights were going out all over Europe. But what happened in Avon Dassett in that year of crisis?

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Venue: St John the Baptist Church


Address: Avon Dassett, CV47 2AH,

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