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April 2023

April 2023

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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”.

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