Saturday 10th December 2022. A talk by Professor Ted Howard on the story behind the monument in the church to Mrs Sarah Beresford of Charleston, South Carolina who died in Chaldon in 1796 ‘in the 69th year of her age’ and is buried in the churchyard. Since Ted last gave this talk in January 2016, he had discovered more of the story including its link to a dramatic episode in a village in Leicestershire.
Those attending found out why Mrs Beresford was in Chaldon, and Ted’s personal interest in the Chaldon / Charleston connection. Then they heard how the Beresford story developed and what happened in the Leicestershire village.
A joint event with the Friends of Chaldon Church to whom all proceeds were given for the preservation of the building and the mural.
