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A 1928 painting, "TIMBERSCOMBE, SOMERSET" by the Scottish artist, William McCance and what is an alternative take, perhaps painted as the artist explored his options. Observed from the western edge of Timberscombe, it can be presumed the top painting…

The first petrol station and garage in the Timberscombe area was built by Harry Phillips in the early 1920's (1), alongside the main road at the site of the Cowbridge Mill, in the hamlet of Cowbridge, just northeast of the village. The top…

The top photograph is an aerial photograph, likely taken in the 1960's, of Cowbridge Mill. A building is seen on the upper left, that has petrol pumps lined up in front of green doors. This was the Cowbridge Petrol Garage. A red tractor is pictured,…

The upper photograph depicts workers with tools of the trade and their workhorses and carts inside the Timberscombe Quarry. The quarry is situated on the east side of the village of Timberscombe, cut into the west-facing slope of the Timberscombe…

Two watercolours concerning St. Petrock's Church of Timberscombe, as painted by James Bulwer, a British clergyman, artist and collector. Born in 1794 at Aylsham, Norfolk, he studied at Jesus College, Cambridge, where he began drawing lessons with…

A photograph, taken in the early to mid 1960's, of the Sportsman's Bar at The Lion Inn in Timberscombe. Above the photograph is a promotional card for The Lion Inn, probably printed in the earlier 1960's (1), featuring a pen and ink drawing of the…

Two photographs showing a young man, John A. Berry, behind the bar of The Lion Inn, Timberscombe, in the earlier 1960's working beside his father, Mr. D. G .Berry. The elder Mr. Berry was the proprietor of The Lion Inn, along with his wife and John's…

On the 15th of February 1765, a petition was sent to Parliament from the people of Minehead, declaring that their road, running from Watchet and Minehead to Bampton, and passing through Dulverton, Brushford Green and Exebridge, was "very narrow,…

A photograph of Hill Cottage at Holes Square, taken shortly before it was demolished in 1979. It is obviously in a dilapidated condition, accentuated by the "DANGEROUS BUILDING KEEP OUT" sign.

Hill Cottage had been situated just east off End…

A photograph by Bernadette Brunker, of the northeastern end of Timberscombe's Brook Street, taken as a village bypass is being constructed, which was completed in 1989.

This road was known as part of the Old Dunster Road and formerly had been a…