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Timberscombe Schoolchildren's 1953 Visit to Blenheim Gardens
Two original photographs of Timberscombe schoolchildren, taken at the Blenheim Gardens in Minehead, a 6 acre park in the town's centre that opened in the 1920's (1). Standing behind the children, on the lower photograph, is their Head Teacher, Mrs.…
1955 Cyclists at The Old Forge and St. Petrock's Church, Timberscombe
A detail of a 1955 photograph used as a Francis Frith postcard, reference numbered T335011. It depicts two cyclists, at rest in front of the stone wall at the back of the Old Forge in Timberscombe. This building appears on the Tithe Map of 1843,…
A Francis Frith Photograph of the Junction of Timberscombe's Brook Street, Great House Street and Jubilee Terrace (featuring the "E. B. Coles, Saddler" sign), c. 1955
A Francis Frith photograph, dated c. 1955, with the southern end of Timberscombe's Brook Street visible along the bottom centre of the picture. At the end of the row of buildings on the left, the beginning of Great House Street is visible, known in…
A 1923 Photograph of Timberscombe Schoolchildren with (likely) Miss B Wallace
A photograph that was rediscovered at the Timberscombe School in 2019. Handwritten in light pencil on the reverse, some kind person from the past has attempted to identify some of the schoolchildren and on the bottom left wrote "TAKEN 1922?".…
A Baby Show at Knowle House, Possibly with Lady Margaret Ryder, pre 1932
A photograph of what certainly seems to be a Baby Show, held at Knowle House. The left end of the manor house, completed c. 1878 for the late Mr. James Hole and designed by J.D. Sedding (1), is visible. In later years the house, situated just…
A Blackmore Series Postcard of Timberscombe's Brook Street, c. 1950's
An unsent original postcard, labeled "TIMBERSCOMBE" on the lower right corner, owned and donated by Maurice Huxtable, a lifelong resident of Timberscombe. The postcard depicts the southern end of Brook Street, at the village centre. The reverse of…
A Late 19th or Early 20th Century Interior of St. Petrock's Church, Looking Toward the Chancel and The Eastern End of the South Aisle
A late 19th or early 20th century photograph, used as a postcard, of the interior of St. Petrock's Church in Timberscombe.
An earlier church is believed to have been established on this elevated site, at the crossing of two ancient tracks and…
An earlier church is believed to have been established on this elevated site, at the crossing of two ancient tracks and…
A Morning Gathering of the Timberscombe Friendly Society at Bickham Manor, when Home of the Morel Family
Two photographs that are both taken at Bickham Manor, located on the southwestern end of Timberscombe. This was the usual meeting place of the Timberscombe Friendly Society, on the morning of either the first Tuesday or Thursday of every June (1), as…
A Pigott Collection Drawing of St. Petrock's Church, 1842
A photograph of a drawing of Timberscombe's St. Petrock's Church, from a northeastern aspect, created in 1842. It is part of the Pigott Collection, founded by John Hugh Smyth-Pigott (1792-1853) of Brockley Hall and Grove House, Weston-super-Mare. He…
Addison's Folly, Before Becoming Bemberry Bank, on the West Side of Timberscombe
An undated photograph, used as a postcard, of Addison's Folly, the road entering the western side of Timberscombe. It was probably just as easily known locally as "the Cutcombe Road", indeed coming from the direction of Cutcombe and Wheddon…
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Timberscombe Cricket Club Players, Patrons and Supporters, in the Earlier 1960's (including the Rev. J.P. Martin)
An undated photograph, likely in the early 1960's, of a gathering at the Timberscombe Cricket Club on Cowbridge Road. It must have been an important…