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North Hawkwell, featuring Edward and Wendy Schofield (and the Collier Family)

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Edward Malcolm Schofield and Wendy Joy Stevens married at St. Petrock's Church in Timberscombe on the 13th of November 1965 (1) and would soon settle into North Hawkwell, a farm with possible pre-historic origins, situated up a steep drive on the…

Herbert and Gladys Shephard --and Winifred Churchill-- at Timberscombe from February 1911 to June 1914

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The period of time when Herbert Shephard and Gladys Ethel Shephard, were respectively Head Teacher and Assistant Teacher at Timberscombe School, was not that long-- only from the 6th of February 1911 to 26 June 1914. Winifred May Churchill, the …

The Clergy of West Somerset (including Rev. Crosswell of St. Petrock's), photographed between the late Summer of 1876 and the Spring of 1886

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A photograph of nine West Somerset clergymen, all suited in their dark frock coats. They are gathered in front of an impressive, although unidentified (as yet) structure. A copy of the same photograph at the West Somerset Rural Life Museum was…

Two Southeastern Views of St. Petrock's Church, pre 1915 and 2021

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Two images of a southwestern view of St. Petrock's Church, separated by more than a century. The top postcard may be dated 1909, if not earlier. The bottom photograph can not only be dated more exactly, being the 30th of September 2021--but it is…

T.C. Lethbridge: from Knowle House to Hole House

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T.C. Lethbridge died, aged 70, on the 30th of September 1971 at Nuffield Hospital in Exeter, Devon (1). His credits were extensive, so much that his occupation is variously listed as the author of 24 books, an explorer, an archaeologist, a…

The Tower at St. Petrock's Church before the 1971 Churchyard Levelling

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The top undated photograph highlights the tower of St. Petrock's Church in Timberscombe, taken from a northwestern angle. Petrock (also seen as Petroc) was reputedly the son of a Welsh prince who dedicated his life to religious callings,…

Dave Collins Creating an Exmoor Waymaker Sign for A Royal Visit to Timberscombe and the Timberscombe area Milestones

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The upper photograph depicts Dave Collins creating a traditional wooden Exmoor Waymaker sign for the Exmoor National Park Authority at its workshop in Exford (1). These are the signs seen throughout Exmoor villages and alongside walking trails and…

Fred and Dot Clatworthy, "a great couple"

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The top photograph depicts Frederick James and Dorothy Ada Clatworthy in front of St. Petrock's Church on their wedding day in July 1946 (1). Likely everyone in attendance knew them as "Fred" and "Dot". In September 2020 and on the 22nd of November…

Nellie and Charles Burton

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The top two photographs depict Charles and Nellie Burton outside the back door of the house on Great House Street in Timberscombe where they lived from 1950 to c. 1964. To Mr. and Mrs. Burton, their home was known as Rona but was later renamed…

Archie and Phyllis Dyer

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The romantic couple, pictured in the top photograph, had been married the previous March in Blyth, a rural district in Suffolk, where the young woman, Phyllis Warne, was born on the 1st of May 1941 (1). The young man is Archie William John Dyer, born…