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A Baby Show at Knowle House, Possibly with Lady Margaret Ryder, pre 1932
A photograph of what certainly seems to be a Baby Show, held at Knowle House. The left end of the manor house, completed c. 1878 for the late Mr. James Hole and designed by J.D. Sedding (1), is visible. In later years the house, situated just…
A Blackmore Series Postcard of Timberscombe's Brook Street, c. 1950's
An unsent original postcard, labeled "TIMBERSCOMBE" on the lower right corner, owned and donated by Maurice Huxtable, a lifelong resident of Timberscombe. The postcard depicts the southern end of Brook Street, at the village centre. The reverse of…
A c. 1904 Postcard, "Timberscombe, Birds Eye View" by Montague Cooper
A photograph, used as a postcard, taken and published by Henry Montague Cooper, that has been dated as c. 1906 (1) but is likely a bit earlier. In the foreground, a small girl appears to be standing next to a smaller child in a pram, both looking…
A Herbert Henry Hole Photograph of a Gathering at Lion Inn, Timberscombe, pre 1900
A photograph of well-dressed people gathered in the front of Lion Inn at Timberscombe. The porch over the door is as it was in the early 20th century. Another photograph of Lion Inn, with this porch, is at SP-005, which is thought to date from around…
A History of Totterdown Farm (and the abandoned Cuffs)
A photograph of Totterdown, the farmhouse of Totterdown Farm, 3/4 a mile northeast of Timberscombe, situated off the A396 between Duddings and Kitswall Farm. The photograph was featured in a c. 2003 Sales Brochure created by the Property Specialists,…
A Late 19th or Early 20th Century Interior of St. Petrock's Church, Looking Toward the Chancel and The Eastern End of the South Aisle
A late 19th or early 20th century photograph, used as a postcard, of the interior of St. Petrock's Church in Timberscombe.
An earlier church is believed to have been established on this elevated site, at the crossing of two ancient tracks and…
An earlier church is believed to have been established on this elevated site, at the crossing of two ancient tracks and…
A Morning Gathering of the Timberscombe Friendly Society at Bickham Manor, when Home of the Morel Family
Two photographs that are both taken at Bickham Manor, located on the southwestern end of Timberscombe. This was the usual meeting place of the Timberscombe Friendly Society, on the morning of either the first Tuesday or Thursday of every June (1), as…
A Pigott Collection Drawing of St. Petrock's Church, 1842
A photograph of a drawing of Timberscombe's St. Petrock's Church, from a northeastern aspect, created in 1842. It is part of the Pigott Collection, founded by John Hugh Smyth-Pigott (1792-1853) of Brockley Hall and Grove House, Weston-super-Mare. He…
A Southeastern View of Timberscombe, pre 1905
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…
Addison's Folly, Before Becoming Bemberry Bank, on the West Side of Timberscombe
An undated photograph, used as a postcard, of Addison's Folly, the road entering the western side of Timberscombe. It was probably just as easily known locally as "the Cutcombe Road", indeed coming from the direction of Cutcombe and Wheddon…
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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…