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1972 Woodwork Addition to St. Petrock's Rood Screen by Cyril Copp (and a 1955 sideboard carved by Walter Copp)
The top photograph depicts a section of the top right corner of the Rood Screen at St. Petrock's Church. What is seen in the photograph would not be apparent to most of the congregation seated in the pews and facing the screen, as this section is at…
History of The Great House, Timberscombe
The Great House is situated on the bend of Great House Street, at the north-eastern end of the village of Timberscombe. The imposing and seemingly Georgian front, seen at a right angle (the top 2020 photograph) and at a slightly left angle (the…
1830's Watercolour of St. Petrock's Church by William Walter Wheatley
A watercolour of Timberscombe's St. Petrock's Church, painted by the British artist, William Walter Wheatley. In their Archaeological Assessment 2019, "TIMBERSCOMBE St Petrock", part of the Somerset Churches Project, David and Jerry Sampson date…
Sunnyside, Timberscombe, on the Road to Cowbridge and Dunster / Maggie Brewer and Nellie (nee Brewer) Hooper at Brewers Green, Autumn 1990
The upper undated photograph, used as a postcard, is of the house known as Sunnyside, on the northeastern edge of the village of Timberscombe. It is alongside the road that became classified as the A396 in 1922 (1), probably more likely known as the…
St. Petrock's Church as Painted by James Bulwer, 6th September 1838
Two watercolours concerning St. Petrock's Church of Timberscombe, as painted by James Bulwer, a British clergyman, artist and collector. Born in 1794 at Aylsham, Norfolk, he studied at Jesus College, Cambridge, where he began drawing lessons with…
St. Petrock's Church, From the Southeast, An RA Series Post Card, c. 1920s
Above are two versions, one sepia-tinted and one coloured, of the same postcard featuring St. Petrock's Church, both erroneously labeled on the bottom left as "ST. PETROCH'S CHURCH, TIMBERSCOMBE". The gate in the foreground is one of three…
The Huxtable Family on Brook Street, Timberscombe
A photograph of the Huxtable family at their longtime home in Timberscombe. Huxtables have been recorded in Timberscombe at least since the 12th of September 1742 when Elizabeth, daughter of William and Mary Huxtable, was baptised (1). The Huxtable…
Timberscombe, c. 1965, From a Northeastern View
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…
St. Petrock's Church by Bert Hole, 1909 or earlier
A photograph, published as a postcard, of a woman and child in Timberscombe, with St. Petrock's Church in the background. Labelled "Timberscombe Church", the photographer was Herbert John Hole, who usually identified himself professionally as…
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,…
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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…