Beginnings
The Alfred Williams Heritage Society was founded in September 2009 by Dr John Cullimore (Chair), Graham Carter (Vice-Chair) and Caroline Ockwell (Secretary). It was founded "to spread knowledge of the late 19th/early 20th century poet, author, historian, linguist, naturalist, folk song collector, philosopher and scholar Alfred Williams, who lived at South Marston, near Swindon, between 1877 and 1930."
John is a consultant obstetrician at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon, who has written and published a 'rock opera' about Alfred, called The Hammerman. Graham is a freelance journalist who regularly contributes to the Swindon Advertiser and wrote a major history of Swindon for the paper in 2006, called The Chronicle of Swindon. Caroline is well known to many people in Swindon for her work with charities and the voluntary sector - and one of her ancestors happened to be Alfred's friend and neighbour, Charles Ockwell. They all share a fascination in Alfred's works, but until 2009 had never met!
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