Summer 1914.
Life goes on as normal in the small rural Warwickshire village of Avon Dassett. But the life of the community is about to change for ever.
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Welcome to ‘The Extraordinary and the Everyday’
This project will explore the life of the small rural community of Avon Dassett during a year of crisis, August 1914 to August 1915.
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Avon Dassett in 1911
Three years before war broke out, the decennial census was held in 1911. This gives an indication of the character of the village at the outbreak of war. The population in 1911 was 202 (roughly the same size as today). The main employment for women was domestic service and for men, agricultural or farm work, as it had been for the last century. Follow the blog to find out the impact of the war on the daily life of the village.