Sabine Baring-Gould Portrait

Sabine Baring-Gould

In 1880 Sabine Baring-Gould inherited the family estate of Lewtrenchard, Devon, which comprised 3,000 acres. In 1881 he installed himself at Lewtrenchard as both Squire and Parson. He restored St. Peter’s Church, Lewtrenchard, and his home Lewtrenchard Manor. Why is he important to me? Read more

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'Death by Sushi' Fish can kill me. When I was very small (maybe 3 or 4 years old) my grandfather, who lost the sight of one eye from a bullet fired by a German sniper (fortunately not a very good one) during the Battle of the Somme in World War 1, wiped my face with the corner of his apron, an apron he had used to wipe his filleting knife on. He was a grocery shopkeeper who specialized in wet fish.