Approximately
20 years ago my mother bought a small leather Calling Book
on Lymington Market. When she gave the book to me, she could
not tell me why she bought it, though she thought that it was
valuable!
When I first studied the book, I found that a Victorian lady started to use it
in 1883 and there were references to Lymington and the St Barbe Family. As most
of the entries were in pencil and in danger of deteriorating, I thought that
I would list the entries and donate the book and list to the St Barbe Museum
in Lymington.
When I started, I expected it to be a short simple project but I soon found that
it was difficult to read the writing and the Victorian lady did not always put
the year in question. I started digging into local history to get some clues.
Gradually it emerged that this lady met the cream of society in the Lymington
area during the years 1883-1893. The result has been an absorbing hobby during
which I have learnt a lot about the local history of the Lymington area. This
project report summarises the main information that I have gathered so far.
Colin has now identified the lady.
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