Danny Howell is a writer, photographer, poet and publisher, who has spent over 40 years researching and recording the area where he was born and has lived all his life. He refers to himself not as a historian but as an observer who constantly wants to find out all he can about his surroundings.
This website dannyhowell.net features words and photographs, documents and ephemera, about people and places in Warminster and over 60 villages in south-west Wiltshire. Some neighbouring towns are also included.
Among the topics are agriculture, archaeology, architecture and buildings, books, charities, clubs and societies, communications, costume and fashion, crime and punishment, customs and traditions, education, events, fauna and flora, folklore and phenomena, food and drink, geography, geology, health, law and order, local government, money and banking, parish records, persons, population, recreation, religion, social history, sport, tourism, trade and occupations, transport, weather, and more.
Danny is sharing the findings of his own research, extracts from his books, his photography, plus postcards, documents and ephemera from his own personal collection. Many kind friends have contributed too.
dannyhowell.net is intended to be a not-for-profit enterprise but of course there are expenses incurred in running the site and providing content. It is suggested that those who want to enjoy this site’s content become a member to see and read everything on the site. The membership fee is just £20 a year, which is good value (we think) considering the site was launched with over 10,000 posts and is being added to on a regular basis. More details about this site can be read by clicking on About This Website.
dannyhowell.net is going to be a work in progress because there will always be something of note happening locally and new discoveries being made, consequently there will be more things to research, more articles to write and more photographs to take. A small selection of what this site has to offer can be read on the Gleanings section for free.
Becoming a member opens the doors to so much more. If you decide to join, and we hope you will, you are welcome to share your own information, anecdotes, photos and ephemera. You can also submit your own enquiries about family tree research or about the place you live in, or what intrigues you about life in and around Warminster. Please join! Your support will be very much appreciated and you can become part of the dannyhowell.net online community. And don’t forget to spread the word about this website to family, friends and others. Thank you.