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Social History Trail
Our Social History Trail provides background information about some of the individuals resting here at Smallcombe. We have created 2-minute videos which you can watch as you explore the site and you can read longer biographies about their lives and their connections with Bath, here on the website.
Information is the result of research carried out by people with a personal connection to, or interest in the person. It aims to shed light on Victorian and Edwardian Bath.
Watch this introductory video about Smallcombe
for an example of what to expect.
Information Board
At the entrance to the cemetery you'll find a board with information about the site.
Before you visit
Download the Map showing the paths within the cemetery and locations of the featured individuals.
QR Codes on site
Use a smart phone to scan the code on the stones and access the biographical videos of the individual.
Who were they?
Charles Davis
1827-1902
Bath city surveyor of works & architect
Moses Pickwick
1782-1869
Stagecoach owner and innkeeper
Thomas Clack
1848-1930
Pork butcher, fishmonger and auctioneer
William Moger
1840-1905
Naval Commander, Captain of the Clio
Mildred Farrar & Mary Loder
1905-1967 / 1902-1970
Artists, descent from James II & Nell Gwynn
George Fosbery VC
1832-1907
Soldier & inventor
John Vaughan
1786-1869
Stonemason and builder
1855-1937
Named famous street, sold pianos
1894-1918
Lieut. Colonel, scholar, poet, Orator
1873-1949
Doctor, amateur dramatist
1848-1929
Barrister and songwriter
1831-1864
Assistant clerk, sailed on SS Gt Britain
Additional stories
So many interesting characters were discovered during our research but not all could have a video, yet it was important to share what we had collated as a part of Bath's history.
Kinard Baghot De La Bere
1837-1932
Engineer and chicken farmer
Mary Jones
1813-1888
Remarkable spiral monument, listed
Sarah Sumsion
1843-1898
Corset maker
Septimus Drew
1867-1950
Eccentric Bachelor and House Agent
Could your ancestor be buried at Smallcombe?
A full list of people buried at Smallcombe or other Bath cemeteries has been collated by local historian Dr Philip Bendall.
You can see and search the full list and read more about his research at the Bath Burial Index website.
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