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.
The Diary of Mary Ann Denham
Wootton Bridge 1857 -1859
June 28th, 1858
Monday 28th June 1858
December 10th, 1857
Thursday 10th December 1857
Mr G.C. and Mr J.C. spent the evening with us. I forgot to mention that Mr “Linnington” in the employ of Mr Popham met with an accident last Monday evening. It is supposed that as he was attending his horses a seized him and he fell with part of the harness on his shoulder, He had a severe cut on his forehead, supposed to have been caused by a nail in the door by the side of which he fell. He was found by Mr. Greenham the gardener, quite insensible about 11. o’clock.