BARRY Winetrobe and Janet Seaton are researching the history of Hurds Hill, the Langport home of famous 19th Century essayist Walter Bagehot, for a booklet being published later this year.

If you have any memories, photos or information, contact them on barry@seatrobe.co.uk or janetseaton@fastmail.fm or call 01458-259310 or write to Green Oaks, The Hill, Langport TA10 9QN.