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Two Photographs by Gabrielle Horrobin of the Interior of St. Petrock's During the Harvest Festival, c. 2010 and 2013

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Above are two photographs taken by Gabrielle Horrobin of the interior of St. Petrock's Church at the time of the Harvest Festival and which were published respectively in the Timberscombe Calendar of 2010 and the Timberscombe Calendar of 2013.…

Jo and Terry Cadman and A Right Royal Evening at The Great House, Wednesday, 9 September 2015

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The top photograph is of Jo and Terry Cadman at the doorway of The Great House on Great House Street in Timberscombe, which they had owned since 1990 (1). The photograph was taken on Wednesday, the 9th of September 2015 by the West Somerset Free…

The History of Timberscombe's Central Old Forge

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The first known recorded blacksmith in Timberscombe was in 1628. The building seen here is known as the Old Forge and while it is recorded that a forge may have been at this site since the 1100's (1), the residents of Timberscombe have always thought…

Nos. 2 and 3 Forge Cottages at the Old Forge

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In 1844 there were three active smithies operating in Timberscombe, with up to six blacksmiths working simultaneously over the next decades (1). By 1911 there was one forge left in the village operated by two blacksmiths, William Grabham and his son,…

A History of Totterdown Farm (and the abandoned Cuffs)

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A photograph of Totterdown, the farmhouse of Totterdown Farm, 3/4 a mile northeast of Timberscombe, situated off the A396 between Duddings and Kitswall Farm. The photograph was featured in a c. 2003 Sales Brochure created by the Property Specialists,…

The Dell, with 17th Century Origins, at Cowbridge in the Early 21st Century

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Early in 2007, Caitlin Collins, then living at Sampford Brett, Somerset, was in the process of possibly purchasing The Dell, a detached cottage at Cowbridge, the hamlet just northeast of the village of Timberscombe. The Dell had previously been on…

Kiln Farmhouse in Timberscombe

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Seen here are two photographs of Kiln Farmhouse, possibly separated by over 130 years. Situated near the centre of Timberscombe, Kiln Farmhouse is the most western dwelling on a row of six semi-detached properties built in the early 19th century, or…

Burrow Cottage on Brook Street, Timberscombe, c. 2007 (and as Berrowcote, c. 1938)

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The upper photograph, taken around 2006 or early 2007, is of a Virginia Creeper-covered Burrow Cottage, as this property was called at that time. The photograph was featured on the front of a four page Sales Particulars created by Webbers Estate…

The Barn, Church Street, Timberscombe, c. 2012

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A photograph from a Sales Particulars sheet of a detached barn at the top of Church Street in the village of Timberscombe. The Sales Particular was printed by Chanin & Thomas, Chartered Surveyors, Auctioneers & Estate Agents at 8 The Parade,…

The History of Ford Cottage, Featuring Joyce and Edwin (Eddie) Smith

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The top photograph was taken in September 2020 of Joyce Smith, standing in the well-known garden of Ford Cottage. Ford Cottage is just southwest of the village of Timberscombe, alongside the A396, previously known as the Dunster Road. The cottage got…