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The Bellringers Meeting at Timberscombe, 1922
A photograph of bellringers taken on the 13th of May 1922, at a Ringers Meeting held at Timberscombe. Behind the assembly, the tower of St. Petrock's Church is visible. The group is gathered on what was called "the Club Field" (1), part of the…
The Timberscombe Bellringers on an Outing, c. 1924-1930
A photograph of a group of the Timberscombe Bellringers and their driver, on what has been identified as a 1924 outing to Cheddar (1). They are in a charabanc, a large open-topped motorized vehicle equipped with rows of crosswise benches facing…
Demolition of the Former S. J. Stenner's Butcher Shop and Brook House on Timberscombe's Brook Street
A photograph of the former S. J. Stenner's Butcher Shop and the former Stenner family home, Brook House on Timberscombe's Brook Street, being demolished. The shop (the building to the left) had been operated by Samuel James Stenner, born at…
Church Steps Cottage at the Centre of Timberscombe, c. 1904 and the Listed Drinking Trough
Two versions of a postcard, labeled "Timberscombe Village" and featuring the centre of Timberscombe. The photograph was taken and published as a postcard by Henry Montague Cooper. While printed sources have identified the photograph as being taken…
Jeffery's on Jubilee Terrace, apparently 6 December, possibly 1949 or 1950
The upper photograph, featuring the centre of Timberscombe, is one of the most well known depictions of the village. In 2019, a copy of it was framed and hanging in The Lion Inn (visible on the right side of the photograph) and it was one of the…
The Village Square, Timberscombe
A photograph of the Village Square of Timberscombe. The photograph is undated but is likely c. 1910. In the centre background, the southern end of Brook Street is visible and on it's right is an open doorway. This was Poole's, a shop, ran by Mr. and…
The Timberscombe Village Square with Coombe Stores, 1955
A Francis Frith photograph, used as a postcard in the Frith Series. It is dated 1955, showing much the same area of the Village Square of Timberscombe as SP-005, possibly taken c. 1910 (or a bit later). On the left foreground are Combe House and No.…
The Old Forge at Timberscombe, a c. 1904 Montague Cooper Photograph
A photograph, seen in a black and white version and also colourised, that was likely taken around 1904, depicting the rear of the Old Forge, situated in the centre of the village of Timberscombe. The forge was in the front section of the building,…
1955 Cyclists at The Old Forge and St. Petrock's Church, Timberscombe
A detail of a 1955 photograph used as a Francis Frith postcard, reference numbered T335011. It depicts two cyclists, at rest in front of the stone wall at the back of the Old Forge in Timberscombe. This building appears on the Tithe Map of 1843,…
The Former Reading Room at Timberscombe
A photograph, used as a postcard, one of the few depictions of the Timberscombe Reading Room. It is the low white building, with two windows and a doorway facing the camera. It was situated just past the end of the St. Petrock's churchyard path,…
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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…