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  • Collection: Aerial Views of Timberscombe

Timberscombe, Photographed from the Northeast, the 18th of April 1967

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A black and white aerial photograph of Timberscombe, taken from the northeast on the 18th of April 1967. This copy of the photograph was donated in 2021 by Mary and Reg Holcombe of Church View, a bungalow that they built in 1981 (1). A predecessor of…

Timberscombe, Photographed from the Southeast, on the 18th of April 1967

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Seen above is an aerial photograph that had been stored at Timberscombe School and rediscovered in 2021. Identified as an "AIR PIC" photograph, it was labeled on the reverse as being taken on the 18th of April 1967. Too large to be scanned on one…

An Aerial Photograph of the Northern Side of Timberscombe (from the mid to later 1960's to mid 1970's) Featuring Changes and Changes Yet to Come

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The top photograph is an undated aerial photograph that features the northern half of Timberscombe. It captures a side of the village undergoing and soon to undergo distinct changes. The photograph seemingly can be dated between the mid to late…

Cowbridge, Timberscombe, with Cowbridge Mill, Cow Bridge, the former Gate House, Clouds and the Kennels of the Minehead Harriers

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An undated photograph, taken from the hillside on the northeastern edge of Timberscombe, overlooking the hamlet of Cowbridge. Obscured by the hillside slope, on the bottom of the photograph, is the main road, the A396, running from Dunster to…

Timberscombe, c. 1965, From a Northeastern View

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A photograph of Timberscombe, used as a postcard, labeled "TIMBERSCOMBE 2" at it's bottom centre. Listed on ebay in 2019, the postcard is identified as a "Real Photo" postcard, publisher unknown. It was described as being produced in 1965. Another…

A Southeastern View of Timberscombe, pre 1905

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Two copies of a photograph of Timberscombe, taken from a southeastern angle on the hillside over Willow Bank. The top and darker version of the photograph was one of the first photographs donated in 2018 to the St. Petrock's History Group by Joy and…

Timberscombe, Between 1963 and 1976

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"Timber" is derived from the Latin "domus", meaning a dwelling. It's more modern use as a form of lumber likely derives from this origin, in the sense of a place where one resides, likely built with beams, planks and other wood. "Combe" is Welsh,…