Jubilee Terrace, Identified as "Main Street", Looking Toward Brook Street, Perhaps Later 1950's
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Jubilee Terrace, Identified as "Main Street", Looking Toward Brook Street, Perhaps Later 1950's
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Description
A photograph of Jubilee Terrace in Timberscombe. It is undated but is likely the later 1950's or early 1960's. SP-010 depicts a Francis Frith postcard showing a closer view of the same scene, dated as c. 1955. The details on all of the buildings are the same in both photographs, with a difference on The Lion Inn, pictured at the right edge of the photograph. "THE LION INN" is painted on the building's left side over a stabled door. On the front of the building "ARNOLD & HANCOC" is visible. This would be Arnold & Hancock, a brewery formed in 1927, when the Wiveliscombe Brewery, founded by William Hancock in 1807, merged with S.W. Arnold & Sons, a Taunton brewery, founded in 1876. In the West Somerset village of Watchet, the Bell Inn had similar writing painted on it's front (1). Breweries were maintained by Arnold & Hancock in both of their towns, until the Taunton brewery closed in 1955 and the Wiveliscombe brewery closed in 1959 (2).
On the 1955 Frith postcard, at first glance it appears the Arnold Hancock lettering might have been painted out but is still faintly visible, suggesting that the postcard is a bit later than this photograph seen here. However PS-101 is a colour photograph with "Arnold Hancock" still painted on the front and it is clearly dated 1961. Ladders are leaning against the pub and are on the ground in the Frith postcard. A second look at the postcard makes it appear that what looked like "Arthur Hancock" being painted over, is actually an outline where "Arthur Hancock" is yet to be painted.
The site of The Lion Inn is thought to have hosted various public houses at least since the 1600's. The basic building seen here, was on this site by 1820, but known as The Boot. Nearby was another public house called Red Lion, operating since 1724 by the Spurrier family, which had closed. It is believed its owners took over The Boot around 1841 and after some alterations, it reopened as Lion Inn (3). "The" in front of "Lion Inn" seems to have appeared in the 1950's (at least on outside lettering). "THE LION INN" lettering painted on the left wall and the stabled doors will later be removed.
The red sandstone buildings, on the left, front Jubilee Terrace. This row is considered to be late 18th/ early 19th century (4). It is depicted on the 1843 Tithe Map of the village, with the entire row owned by James Hole, Esquire-- who at that time also owns the village forge and village Poor House and indeed, almost a third of the land in the parish of Timberscombe (5). This is James Hole, born in 1814 at Wootton Courtenay (6) and not his father, also James Hole, born in 1782, also in Wootton Courtenay and who died at Timberscombe in 1847 (7). James Hole Esquire died 18 September 1876. He and his first wife, Mary (who died in 1855) are both buried and commemorated at St. Petrock's Church, Timberscombe (8). They lived at an earlier version of Knowle House, where the Hole family had resided since at least 1802 (9).
The first doorway seen on the left of the photograph is No. 4 Jubilee Terrace and the next arched doorway is the entrance to Combe House (sometimes spelled "Coombe House). On the 1843 Tithe Map, Mr. George Hole was living at No. 4. He married Elizabeth Yandle in 1837, apparently remaining here, raising several children, until his death in 1888. George Hole does not appear to be a direct relation to James Hole. An agricultural labourer, George Hole was born and baptised April 12 in Luxborough, the son of Richard and Maria (nee Baily) Hole (10).
A storefront is visible to the right of Combe House's door and has a rectangular sign advertising Coombe Stores. A shop has been at this location at least since 1841 when Thomas Merchant of Well Farm had leased this building from the Hole family and set up a business for three of his daughters. By 1934 the property was sold to Emily Coles, when the shop was known as The Stores (11). From around 1939 to 1951, it was called Delbridge, being operated by Alfred and Elizabeth Bessie Delbridge (12). Still known as Coombe Stores, in 1969 this will become the location of Timberscombe's Post Office (13).
The row of buildings curves to the left with doorways to Nos. 3 and 2 not visible at this angle. The road that Jubilee Terrace junctions is Brook Street. Three semi-detached cottages are visible in the photograph's centre, facing Brook Street. On the left, the right edge of a shop-front styled window is at Ye Olde Malt House, possibly the location of Bonds, a butcher's shop, at the time of this photograph (14). The bay window to it's right and the doorway with a gabled porch are the front of the cottage called Brooklyn. Another door, immediately to the right, is to Butterflies, the end cottage on this row.
The photograph is labeled "S1258. Main Road, Timberscombe, Somerset". It was donated in 2019 by the Timberscombe School, where in 1998 it was used as part of village history project by the children of the school
On the 1955 Frith postcard, at first glance it appears the Arnold Hancock lettering might have been painted out but is still faintly visible, suggesting that the postcard is a bit later than this photograph seen here. However PS-101 is a colour photograph with "Arnold Hancock" still painted on the front and it is clearly dated 1961. Ladders are leaning against the pub and are on the ground in the Frith postcard. A second look at the postcard makes it appear that what looked like "Arthur Hancock" being painted over, is actually an outline where "Arthur Hancock" is yet to be painted.
The site of The Lion Inn is thought to have hosted various public houses at least since the 1600's. The basic building seen here, was on this site by 1820, but known as The Boot. Nearby was another public house called Red Lion, operating since 1724 by the Spurrier family, which had closed. It is believed its owners took over The Boot around 1841 and after some alterations, it reopened as Lion Inn (3). "The" in front of "Lion Inn" seems to have appeared in the 1950's (at least on outside lettering). "THE LION INN" lettering painted on the left wall and the stabled doors will later be removed.
The red sandstone buildings, on the left, front Jubilee Terrace. This row is considered to be late 18th/ early 19th century (4). It is depicted on the 1843 Tithe Map of the village, with the entire row owned by James Hole, Esquire-- who at that time also owns the village forge and village Poor House and indeed, almost a third of the land in the parish of Timberscombe (5). This is James Hole, born in 1814 at Wootton Courtenay (6) and not his father, also James Hole, born in 1782, also in Wootton Courtenay and who died at Timberscombe in 1847 (7). James Hole Esquire died 18 September 1876. He and his first wife, Mary (who died in 1855) are both buried and commemorated at St. Petrock's Church, Timberscombe (8). They lived at an earlier version of Knowle House, where the Hole family had resided since at least 1802 (9).
The first doorway seen on the left of the photograph is No. 4 Jubilee Terrace and the next arched doorway is the entrance to Combe House (sometimes spelled "Coombe House). On the 1843 Tithe Map, Mr. George Hole was living at No. 4. He married Elizabeth Yandle in 1837, apparently remaining here, raising several children, until his death in 1888. George Hole does not appear to be a direct relation to James Hole. An agricultural labourer, George Hole was born and baptised April 12 in Luxborough, the son of Richard and Maria (nee Baily) Hole (10).
A storefront is visible to the right of Combe House's door and has a rectangular sign advertising Coombe Stores. A shop has been at this location at least since 1841 when Thomas Merchant of Well Farm had leased this building from the Hole family and set up a business for three of his daughters. By 1934 the property was sold to Emily Coles, when the shop was known as The Stores (11). From around 1939 to 1951, it was called Delbridge, being operated by Alfred and Elizabeth Bessie Delbridge (12). Still known as Coombe Stores, in 1969 this will become the location of Timberscombe's Post Office (13).
The row of buildings curves to the left with doorways to Nos. 3 and 2 not visible at this angle. The road that Jubilee Terrace junctions is Brook Street. Three semi-detached cottages are visible in the photograph's centre, facing Brook Street. On the left, the right edge of a shop-front styled window is at Ye Olde Malt House, possibly the location of Bonds, a butcher's shop, at the time of this photograph (14). The bay window to it's right and the doorway with a gabled porch are the front of the cottage called Brooklyn. Another door, immediately to the right, is to Butterflies, the end cottage on this row.
The photograph is labeled "S1258. Main Road, Timberscombe, Somerset". It was donated in 2019 by the Timberscombe School, where in 1998 it was used as part of village history project by the children of the school
Creator
Anonymous
Source
Date
c. later 1950s
Contributor
Language
English
Identifier
Village Street / Timberscombe / village centre
Acquisition Date
2019
Acquisition Method
Gift
Category
PLACES: Village Streets / Timberscombe
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Entered by Tom Sperling
Condition Date
2020
Dimension Type
W X L
Dimension Units
cm
Dimension Value
9 X 14
Institution Name
St. Petrocks History Group
Notes
(1) Brewery History.com (2) The Labologist Society/ labology.org.uk (3) Victoria County History.ac.uk (4) VCH (5) VCH (6) Historic Environment Record, Exmoor National Park (7) 1861 England Census and UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current (8) England Select Deaths and Burials 1538-1991 and Somerset, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1914 (9) the Hole family is on record at Knowle in 1802 when James Hole purchased the estate of Burrow, UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893 (10) Somerset, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1914, England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973 and England, Select Baptisms and Christenings, 1538-1975 (11) the 1841 England Census and various Deeds to Combe House, as shared in 2019 by Sarah Campbell, Post Mistress to the Timberscombe Post Office (12) as recalled by Reg, Mary and Andrew Holcombe in 2019/ Reg Holcombe is the grandson of Alfred and Elizabeth Bessie Delbridge (13) TimberscombeVillage.com/ History of Timberscombe/ Other Historic Structures/ History of the Post Office, written by Tom Sperling, 2019 (14) as recalled by Mary Holcombe and John Gratton in 2019
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Storage Location
St. Petrocks History Group Archive
Storage Date
2020
Storage Notes
St. Petrocks History Group PHOTOGRAPHS
Item Reference
SP-010
Technique
Copy
Citation
Anonymous, “Jubilee Terrace, Identified as "Main Street", Looking Toward Brook Street, Perhaps Later 1950's,” St. Petrock's History Group, accessed May 18, 2024, https://stpetrockshistorygroup.omeka.net/items/show/3259.
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