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On the 26th of June 1957, the young Timberscombe School athletes in this photograph participated in the annual West Somerset Primary Schools' Athletic Sports, held that year in Porlock. They not only participated, they brought home the Kendall Cup,…

The top two photographs offer striking views of the closing ceremonies of early 20th century weddings at St. Petrock's Church in Timberscombe. The brides are sisters, which surely accounts for some of the similarities in the photographs but cannot…

Lady Constance Susan Euphemia Ryder, along with her older sister, Margaret Susan Ryder and younger sister, Lady Adelaide Audrey (nee Ryder) Anson, came to Timberscombe around 1919 to take residence at Knowle House, the manor home on the northeastern…

A photograph that has been dated as 1923 (but is likely later), that shows Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Copp, on the right, with her son, Cyril Copp, standing in front of their newly built house, later called No. 5 Bemberry Bank. It is semi-detached to No. 6,…

A professional photograph taken of the family of Samuel and Jane Stenner. At the time of this photograph, Mr. Stenner was the landlord of Lion Inn at Timberscombe and Mr. and Mrs Stenner and their four children lived on the premises (1).

Mr.…

The top photograph, from the West Somerset Free Press of 14 July 1967 and the two photographs below it, are of the retirement ceremony of Mrs. Kathleen A. Willis, the Head Mistress of the Timberscombe School for 34 years. Her first day had been on 30…

In 1998 a group of Timberscombe schoolchildren, studying local history, produced a booklet, entitled "A Village History". It was researched, written and compiled by Richard Kelsey, Vicky Long, Megan Evans, Joseph Dare, Jade Webber, Tom Lamacraft,…

A photograph of the Huxtable family at their longtime home in Timberscombe. Huxtables have been recorded in Timberscombe at least since the 12th of September 1742 when Elizabeth, daughter of William and Mary Huxtable, was baptised (1). The Huxtable…

A photograph of Jubilee Terrace in Timberscombe. It is undated but is likely the later 1950's or early 1960's. SP-010 depicts a Francis Frith postcard showing a closer view of the same scene, dated as c. 1955. The details on all of the buildings are…

Two versions of the same photograph of Timberscombe schoolchildren, that are dated as taken in December 1953. Originally the only version known of this photograph was the upper one. In February 2021, an original copy of the bottom photograph was…