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The Cane Family, in Timberscombe from at least the mid 1600s and beyond
On the 10th of April 2022, the St. Petrock's History Group was contacted by Carol Dougherty seeking information on her husband's paternal family line, asking in particular about George Cane, the young man featured in the top photograph. Mr. Cane was…
Edward Cording, Builder of the Bible Christian Chapel and the Knapp Cottages, with his wife, Mellony (nee Townsend) Cording
For a small village, Timberscombe has a surprising number of surviving structures built by men who also lived in the village. Among them was William Floyde (1878-1947), a mason who constructed many homes with No. 1 Willow View and No. 2 Willow House…
THE COPP FAMILY, Part 2: Walter John Copp
Above are five photographs of Walter John Copp, depicting five aspects of his life--a tailor, husband and father, soldier, cyclist and a friend to many. There could be more, depicting Mr. Copp as a musician, sportsman, woodcarver, painter,…
The Old Mill as Photographed by R. Kingsley Tayler
The three photographs above were taken by R. Kingsley Tayler, depicting Timberscombe's Old Mill and the area in front of it. It is not clear when the photographs were taken, but long after the former corn mill was converted to a private residence.…
Fred Beadle, 1872-1959, of Stowey, Clouds, Croydon, Beasley (and more)
Fred Beadle was born in 1872 at Erith, Kent, the son of Frances John (Frank) and Rosa Jane (nee Clayton) Beadle. His father worked as a Coal Merchant and "Railroad Wharfinger" (1), a Middle English and now archaic term for the manager and/or owner…
Timberscombe School, c. 1888, with Schoolmaster, Samuel Overmass and Schoolmistress, Mary Ann Overmass (and 75 scholars)
In the late Spring of 2022, Ruth Humphreys and Stephen Humphreys of Stowey Farm made a monumental donation to the St. Petrock's History Group, a vividly blue, hand-bound volume entitled "VILLAGE HERITAGE BOOK, 1975", 29 X 52.5 cm in size, with a…
Three Pre-1900 Photographs Found at Timberscombe School, Including a Photograph of Gentlemen by Herbert Henry Hole
The three photographs seen above were rediscovered in 2019 among various papers at Timberscombe School. The only clue to identify the photographs is a faded stamp on the reverse of the bottom photograph that indicates it was taken by Henry Herbert…
Rowland Allen Webbe Newman, BA, Vicar of St. Petrocks, 1940-1946
The Rev. Rowland Allen Webbe Newman, the Vicar of St. Petrock's for the bulk of World War II, came from a long line of church ministers. He, his father, his great uncle and his great great grandfather all served, one after the other, as the Vicars of…
Philip Isidore Lach-Szyrma, MA, Vicar of St. Petrock's, 1936-1940
In her memoir, "AWAY & HOME-WORLD WAR II: Somerset and Essex, 1939-1945", Pat Herniman wrote about being evacuated, at the age of seven, from London in 1939 to stay with her grandparents, Harry and Annie (nee Wilsher) Prole at Kiln Farmhouse in…
Five Women and One Boy in the St. Petrock's Churchyard, pre 1896
In June 2020, newly appointed Churchwarden at St. Petrock's Church in Timberscombe, Marion Jeffrey, came across this evocative photograph among possessions of the church. It depicts five women and one boy among the graves of the western side of St.…
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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…