Fontmell Magna, Post Office And Chapel c.1955
Photo ref: F125011
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One local resident of two centuries ago was Philip Salkeld, who won the Victoria Cross at Delhi in 1857. Salkeld was mortally wounded blowing up a gate into the city during a battle in one of Queen Victoria's 'little wars'. His was a life of contrasts, indeed, beginning amidst the green fields of Dorset and ending in the heat of India. Salkeld's father was vicar of Fontmell for many years.

A Selection of Memories from Fontmell Magna

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Fontmell Magna

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My great aunt Emilly Still lived in the bungalow in the background and we as children spent many happy summer holidays in Fontmell Magna. She and Tom (who I never knew) are buried in the church graveyard. I remember travelling from our home in Kent to Fontmell in the winter of 1963 during the worst snow storms in living memory to help my mother's aunt. If anyone reads this I would love to find out more about Tom and Emily. I have visited Fontmell in recent years to put flowers on the grave.