Guernsey Life & Times: The Priaulx Library podcast
The official podcast of The Priaulx Library - Guernsey's Local Studies Library. Exploring all aspects of Guernsey's history and heritage.
Guernsey Life & Times: The Priaulx Library podcast
April 2023
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Jim Delbridge and Steve Foote
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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In this episode we talk to Architectural historian, Andrew Dyke about the Guernsey farmhouse, with particular reference to the Les Caches, the National Trust’s farmhouse in the Forest; Jim tells the story of his great-great-great-great-grandfather, Lucas Houguez, lighthouse keeper of Les Casquets; Steve takes another look at Guernsey Surnames – with a particular focus on local names derived from nicknames; and in Book of the Month, we talk to Mari Jones of Cambridge University about her “Glossary of the Norman Language in the Channel Islands” and “Sark Sayings”.