
BAGEHOT IN THE BANK
Walter Bagehot began his banking apprenticeship in Stuckey’s Bank in Langport, where his father was the bank manager. He found the work hard going, but

BAGEHOT DEFEATED
7 June 1866 saw the end of Walter Bagehot’s attempts to get into Parliament. After a short but intense campaign he was defeated in a

LOCAL THEATRE
Langport Amateur Dramatic Society, or LADS, as it became known, was formed in 1887. Despite a rocky start, it continued to entertain the local community

WEDDING BELLS
A new section has been added to the website which contains a detailed account of how Walter Bagehot met, wooed and wed the love of

GUY BARRINGTON
A new section has been added to the Walter Bagehot pages about his nephew, Guy Barrington, who can be described as the last of the

A CRIMINAL QUIZ
Our latest quiz, It’s Criminal, is out now! It’s available in the following outlets: Langport Library, Shear Class and Art-Tea-Zen in Langport, as well as