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T.C. Lethbridge: from Knowle House to Hole House
T.C. Lethbridge died, aged 70, on the 30th of September 1971 at Nuffield Hospital in Exeter, Devon (1). His credits were extensive, so much that his occupation is variously listed as the author of 24 books, an explorer, an archaeologist, a…
The Tower at St. Petrock's Church before the 1971 Churchyard Levelling
The top undated photograph highlights the tower of St. Petrock's Church in Timberscombe, taken from a northwestern angle. Petrock (also seen as Petroc) was reputedly the son of a Welsh prince who dedicated his life to religious callings,…
The Timberscombe Bellringers in the Historic Summer of 2022
The summer of 2022 was a historic time for all in Britain. Indeed that was true for the world, with most every nation entering their third year of struggling with the Covid-19 Pandemic. The first cases recorded in the UK were on 31 January 2020 (1).…
Timberscombe and the Covid 19 Pandemic, 2022
On the first day of 2022, Sajid Javid, Health Minister, warned that all people living in the UK would have to learn to live alongside Covid-19. Further restrictions, such as requirements to wear masks; school, church, shop and business closures;…
Timberscombe and the Covid-19 Pandemic, 2021
By the 3rd of January 2021, the death toll from Covid-19 in the UK had passed 75,000. A mere ten days later, over 100,000 people had died (1).
Since the UK's first lockdown in March 2020, the country was hoping for a vaccine and the first one was…
Since the UK's first lockdown in March 2020, the country was hoping for a vaccine and the first one was…
The Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
The top photograph depicts red, white and blue bunting on the breezy morning of 2 June, just placed--fearlessly--around the top of St. Petrock's Church's tower by Churchwardens, Marion Jeffrey and Kate Hart. In the preceding weeks, variations of this…
The Opening of the Timberscombe School Swimming Pool, 16 May 1989
If the grinning gentleman in the top photograph, wearing a clerical collar, looks a bit wet, thats because he was. He is the Rev. Edward Jeffery Miller, the Vicar at St. Petrock's Church since 1968 and at the time of this photograph, the esteemed…
East Harwood Cottages and Pero Cottage
The 1911 England Census listed the properties (and who was living in them) of the Parish of Timberscombe. Also published separately was the 1911 Summary Book, which listed the same properties together according to what Ecclesiastical Parish they were…
Dave Collins Creating an Exmoor Waymaker Sign for A Royal Visit to Timberscombe and the Timberscombe area Milestones
The upper photograph depicts Dave Collins creating a traditional wooden Exmoor Waymaker sign for the Exmoor National Park Authority at its workshop in Exford (1). These are the signs seen throughout Exmoor villages and alongside walking trails and…
Bessie Thorne and her Family
The woman in the top photograph is Bessie Thorne, who lived from 1873 to 1958. Perhaps she would not have appreciated being remembered as having a hard life, although she certainly did. Her husband died at the age of 36, leaving her a widow with six…
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Joy (nee Land) and Martin Booth, Somerset Born
On the 26th of January 2022, Joy and Martin Booth agreed to be interviewed at The Knapp on Church Street, their home in Timberscombe. Joy was born in…