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History

Located on the southern edge of the recreation ground, the Cavendish Hall replaced an earlier building called the Church Room.

The history of the current building, Cavendish Hall, is well documented. Mrs Tyrell Cavendish wished to present the village with a new village hall in memory of her late husband, Tyrell William Cavendish, who had lost is life on board the Titanic in 1912. They were both travelling to America to visit Mrs Cavendish’s father, leaving their two young sons in England due to illness. Mrs Cavendish survived but never returned to live in Thurston House which they had purchased shortly before the journey to America. Cavendish Hall was built on the site in 1914/15.