Tag Archives: Somerset

When South African technology billionaire Koos Bekker bought Hadspen House and 16 acres of land
When South African technology billionaire Koos Bekker bought Hadspen House and 16 acres of land

Koos Bekker

14
Oct
A Somerset family has grown the same broad bean since 1875; 150: The wider industry impact
A Somerset family has grown the same broad bean since 1875; 150: The wider industry impact

Broad beans in the pod. Image Credit: Wikipedia

02
Oct
Half goes to the landowner, while the other half is shared by the seven people who found
Half goes to the landowner, while the other half is shared by the seven people who found

A collection of 2,584 Norman-era silver pennies found by seven metal detectorists in a Somerset [...]

17
Sep
Kevin Minto, a British metal detectorist and former soldier, was scanning farmland near
Kevin Minto, a British metal detectorist and former soldier, was scanning farmland near

Kevin Minto, a British metal detectorist and former soldier, was scanning farmland near Ilminster, Somerset, [...]

03
Sep
In 1996, it was put up for auction, where it failed to reach its reserve
In 1996, it was put up for auction, where it failed to reach its reserve

Burnham-on-Sea High Lighthouse, PC: Wikipedia

03
Sep
Dad who won only a cabbage in 1977 meat draw scoops £4 million Georgian mansion in Bath with wife
Dad who won only a cabbage in 1977 meat draw scoops £4 million Georgian mansion in Bath with wife

From a cabbage to a £4 million mansion! (Photo: SWNS)

02
Sep