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The Aftermath of the Fire at Stowey Farm on the 4th of June 1948
Three black and white photographs taken by R. Kingsley Tayler of the aftermath of a major fire in the early morning of the 4th of June 1948 at the historic Stowey Farmhouse (1). A subsequent headline of the Somerset County Herald read "WEST SOMERSET…
THE COPP FAMILY, Part 4: Leonard and Cyril Copp
The top photograph was taken in 1920 of two (very) young brothers. On the left is Leonard Copp, born the 7th of February 1917 (1) and Cyril Copp is seen to the right. World War I was raging and six months after the arrival of Leonard, his father,…
THE COPP FAMILY, Part 3: Elizabeth Ann (nee Stenner) Copp, better known as Bessie
The top photograph, taken in 1909 (1), appears to be of a rather grand, self-assured young Edwardian woman, all of which would be somewhat true. She is also Elizabeth Ann Stenner, better known as Bessie and was eighteen-years old when the photograph…
THE COPP FAMILY, Part 1: John Copp
The five photographs seen here, featuring the life of John Copp, are part of a series of photographs of the Copp family, long-time residents of both Timberscombe and Wootton Courtenay. The likely donor of three of these photographs, Cyril Copp (the…
THE BREWER FAMILY, part 6: Ellen Kate (nee Brewer) Hooper, known as Nellie (or Nell)
The photographs on this entry all feature Ellen Kate Brewer at four distinct stages of her life. Born in 1916, she was the youngest of the five children of Thomas William Brewer Junr. and Maud Kate (nee Fletcher) Brewer and indeed she seems to be the…
THE BREWER FAMILY, part 5: Margaret (Maggie) Bessie Brewer
Margaret Bessie Brewer was born 27 September 1910 (1), a middle child of Thomas William and Maud Kate (nee Fletcher) Brewer. The Brewer family was well established in Timberscombe, dating back to at least 1760 (2). Both her father and her…
THE BREWER FAMILY, part 3: Florence Mary (nee Brewer) Hensley
Three photographs, ranging from 1932 to c. 1959, of members of the Brewer family, originally from Timberscombe. All are directly connected by Florence Mary (nee Brewer) Hensley, seen in all three images that were donated by her grand-daughter, Jo…
THE BREWER FAMILY, part 2: Thomas William Brewer, Junr. and Maud Kate (nee Fletcher) Brewer
Thomas William Brewer, Junr.'s birth year is often given as 1873 but on the 1939 England and Wales Register, he listed his birthday as 5 February 1872. Mr. Brewer was the only son of Thomas William and Fanny (nee Palfrey) Brewer of Slade Farm,…
THE BREWER FAMILY, part 1: Thomas William Brewer and Margaret Matilda (nee Knight) Brewer-- following Thomas Brewers in Timberscombe since at least 1760
When Thomas William Brewer died on 12 January 1930 (1), his obituary was headlined "PASSING OF AN OLD PARISHIONER ". It went on to say that he had "passed peacefully away, after a very short illness, in his 88th year". Pictured here in all four…
Timberscombe Schoolchildren, Possibly 1910
The photograph above is of Timberscombe School children, that had been dated as 1910. It had originally been mounted for a history display held at Timberscombe School by Mary Wright, Head Teacher from 1976 to 1985. It differs from other school…
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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…