Stag hunt
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This exhibit shows that in the 1840s the hunting of stags in Brislington was, for one newspaper reporter at least, inspirational. Some readers may find the blunt account in the following transcript distressing.
"STAG HUNT.-On Monday week Mr. Conolly's harriers, met on the lawn at Jacob Ricketts's, Esq., Brislington, when a young stag was turned out. All the fashion and beauty of the neighbourhood were present to witness the inspiring sight, and the field of horsemen was very large. After a smart run, the stag was killed at Chew Magna."
Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette, 13 April 1843, page 3, col 6.
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000187/18430413/021/0004
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Period: Modern
Find spot: Brislington
Exhibit contributed by Ken Taylor
Text written by Ken Taylor
Photographer: The British Library Board. Derived image by Ken Taylor (2017)
Acquisition number: 171126a1