A Grand Bazaar at Carisbrooke Castle in aid of St. Paul’s Parsonage.
The Diary of Mary Ann Denham
Wootton Bridge 1857 -1859
August 3rd, 1858
Tuesday 3rd August 1858
July 1st, 1858
Thursday 1st July 1858
A Masonic festival was held in Carisbrooke Castle. In the evening Julia walked into town.
June 28th, 1858
Monday 28th June 1858
General holiday – I went to Newport had a very pleasant ride in the donkey gig. There was a pleasure seeking party went from Wootton Bridge to Sandown. Julia was invited to join them but owing to a prior engagement she was obliged to decline. Mr. Pittis drove one party in Mr. Pophams waggon to a tea party at Ventnor, and some of our Littletown friends went to Gunville Bazaars. There was also a tea party in Carisbrooke Castle and another at Wootton Farm, so we were quite gay by seeing others out pleasure seeking. Fareham Asylum folks had a gypsy party on Portsdown Hill.
June 11th, 1858
Friday 11th June 1858
An Horticultural exhibition took place yesterday at Carisbrooke Castle, it was exceedingly well attended the whole of the day. In the evening I finished painting Grandfathers headstone. Mr. C. Pike cut the garden hedges – we heard that Mr. James Baker has in his garden at St.Paul’s View Cottages Cross lanes a tremendous cabbage measuring upwards of nine feet and proportionally high, he has also two others which to all appearance will soon arrive at the same size.
May 24th, 1858
Monday 24th May 1858
Miss Wall and I went to Carisbrooke Castle about 3 o’clock it poured with rain so we got very wet indeed. In the evening we went to the circus, there was an excursion to Alum Bay, a teaparty at Littletown, Merston, St Helens etc.
June 2nd, 1857
Tuesday 2nd June 1857
Miss Alford and I and a few friends went as far as Carisbrooke Castle, we spent a very pleasant afternoon, arriving home about quarter past 10 o’clock.