Rock legend's Weetabix card leads to quest for lost village

But he also has an interest in photography and it was back in 2009 that his quest for a lost village ended in Hinton Waldrist, near Wantage. The tiny village in the Vale of White Horse turned out to be the setting of a collection of old photographs that came to obsess the Queen guitarist. READ MORE: Rock star discovers lost village After he came across a series of photographs taken in the 1850s, called Scenes in Our Village, Mr May carried out research to find the location of the tiny settlement. And he wrote a book called A Village Lost and Found about his search. The book grew from the musician's fascination with 3D images, which began as a boy when he found a 3D picture card of an animal in a packet of Weetabix cereals. What really intrigued him was a series of three-dimensional photographs showing life in an unidentified village, featuring local characters like John Sims at his pigsty and reapers in the field. READ MORE: Jeremy Clarkson admits badgers are 'shot on farm' They were taken by TR Williams, who was once commissioned to photograph Queen Victoria's family. Mr May set himself the task of finding the village the photographer had managed to keep secret. The breakthrough came when he posted a picture of the village church on the Internet. He said: 'With the help of some kind correspondents we were able to discover what had been hidden for 150 years – the location of the beautiful village of Williams's vision.' When Mr May finally arrived in Hinton Waldrist he described it as 'a Holy Grail moment'. Brian May (Image: Contributed) He said: 'I found myself standing looking in wonder at the very church which had haunted me for so many years. ' When he was approached by villagers, taken aback to find a rock star in their midst, he told them of the historical importance of Hinton Waldrist. St Margaret's Church in Hinton Waldrist (Image: Basher Eyre/Wikimedia Commons) He said: 'People knew nothing about Williams or Scenes in Our Village. "When they found out it created quite a buzz. I was able to show them how their village used to be.' Mr May has spent many years trying to understand the crisis caused by bovine tuberculosis and has opposed the controversial badger cull, implemented to curb the spread of the disease in cattle. In a recent car review for The Sunday Times, Jeremy Clarkson, star of the Clarkson's Farm TV series, revealed he visited Mr May to learn more. He wrote: "At the moment I am spending a great deal of time driving around the country, talking to vets, scientists, politicians, farmers and even Brian May out of Queen to try to increase my understanding of bovine tuberculosis and what might be done to rid the nation of this awful plague."