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Timberscombe, Photographed from the Northeast, the 18th of April 1967
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
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…
The Timberscombe Friendly Society at St. Petrock's Church, by Alfred Vowles
A photograph, by Alfred Vowles, of Timberscombe's Friendly Society pausing on the Timberscombe Club Walk at St. Petrock's Church. Versions of Friendly Societies were worldwide and thought to have their origins in certain societies of ancient Greece…
The Timberscombe Friendly Society with St. Petrock's Church in the Background
A photograph by Alfred Vowles of members of the Timberscombe Friendly Society, posing in the midst of their annual Timberscombe Club Walk. The year is undated but the photograph would have been taken on either the first Tuesday (1) or first Thursday…
The Timbercombe Friendly Society Passing School House, by Alfred Vowles, c. 1910-1914
An Alfred Vowles photograph of the Timberscombe Friendly Society in the procession known as the Timberscombe Club Walk. The photograph has been identified as being taken in 1908--which might be a bit early. Mr. Vowles was born in 1882 at Stone…
The Timberscombe Football Team, 1929-1930, by Alfred Vowles
Two photographs of the 1929-1930 Timberscombe Football Team that were obviously taken at the same time, with some rearranging of the participants between shots. The photographs came from different sources. The lower photograph was probably donated,…
The Timberscombe Club Walk Proceeding Down Jubilee Terrace, possibly 1910-1914
An Alfred Vowles photograph of the Timberscombe Friendly Society conducting its annual procession, the Timberscombe Club Walk, down Jubilee Terrace in the village's centre.
The photograph, labeled "THE TIMBERSCOMBE CLUB PASSING THROUGH THE…
The photograph, labeled "THE TIMBERSCOMBE CLUB PASSING THROUGH THE…
Alfred Vowles Photographs of St. Petrock's, From Three Angles, Possibly c. 1936
Featured are three photographs of Timberscombe's St. Petrock's Church, taken by Alfred Vowles, West Somerset's pre-eminent photographer from 1910 to c. 1940. These photographs were likely taken around 1936. Seen at SP-115 are two Vowles photographs…
John Moles, The Exmoor Caveman, 1927 and Thomas Moles at Bramshott Training Camp, 1915-1916
The upper photograph, taken by Alfred Vowles of John Moles, was published on the 21st of December 1927 in the Western Morning News, captioned "IN A CAVE ON EXMOOR-John Moles, an old-age pensioner and professional mole catcher, whose home is in a cave…
The Timberscombe Post Office, Eva Huxtable's Motor Spirit Service Station and the Origins of Rose and Bamboo Cottages, by Alfred Vowles, c. 1921
The upper photograph, taken by Alfred Vowles, is labeled on the bottom left with "THE POST OFFICE TIMBERSCOMBE"(albeit a bit blurred), printed with capital letters enclosed in a faint rectangular box. The post office is the white rendered structure.…
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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…