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The Stenner Family of Timberscombe, in the Early 1900's
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).
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St. Petrock's Church, 1920, Photographs by Stephen Bell
Above are two photographs, identified as being taken in 1920 by Stephen Bell when he would have been around 23-years-old. The upper photograph is the 14th century Churchyard Cross at St. Petrock's Church in Timberscombe and below it is an interior…
St. Petrock's, c. 1951 Photographs by Stephen Bell (accompanied by a J.D. Sedding architectural sketch, 1881 and Roger Shattock photograph, 2020)
The two black and white photographs seen here, one of the font and the other of the rood screen at St. Petrock's Church, have been labelled as being taken in 1951 by Stephen Bell, when he was around 54-years-old. He first saw these when he was…
St. Petrock's Church (and the Reading Room), 1933, Photograph by Stephen Bell
A photograph featuring St. Petrock's Church in Timberscombe, taken from a northwestern angle by Stephen Bell in 1933. Mr. Bell would have first seen his subject thirty-three years earlier in 1900, when he was 3-years-old, upon arrival to the village…
The Exterior of St. Petrock's Church, from the Northwest, c. 1905-1910
Two versions of a photograph of Timberscombe's St. Petrock's Church, variously identified as being taken about 1905 to 1910 (1). It is photographed from the northwestern side of the church, near where one of the churchyard's three gates is located.…
Timberscombe School's 250th Anniversary and the 1964 Visit of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Ellsworth
Three photographs taken on the 12th of July 1964, at the time of the 250th anniversary of the 1714 founding of the Timberscombe School by it's benefactor, Richard Elsworth of Bickham Manor. The top two photographs were taken by Mr. R. Priddy, a…
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…
R. Kingsley Tayler Photograph of the Timberscombe Cricket Club with Vicar David John Cockle, c. 1947 (and the Sir Christopher Ondaatje connection)
The top photograph of the Timberscombe Cricket Club was taken by the professional photographer, R. Kingsley Tayler. It has previously been dated c. 1936. While Mr. Kingsley had opened his photography studio on The Avenue in Minehead in 1935 (1), the…
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.…
The 1948/ 1949 Football Team of Timberscombe with Players, Past and Present
Two photographs of the Timberscombe Football team with a trophy and a football at the front centre, labeled "1948/49." On the upper photograph, three older men stand to the left and two are on the right. These gentlemen include two fathers and a…
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Joy (nee Land) and Martin Booth, Somerset Born
On the 26th of January 2022, Joy and Martin Booth agreed to be interviewed at The Knapp on Church Street, their home in Timberscombe. Joy was born in…