OLD POSTCARDS, PRINTS & PHOTOS
Thumbnail Pictures of old
postcards, prints & photos of Bridgwater,
Somerset, and some of the surrounding villages on its
eastern side, such as Aller, Bawdrip,
Burrowbridge, Chedzoy, Cossington, Currey
Rivel, High Ham, Langport, Lyng, Middlezoy, Othery, Westonzoyland, and also
cards of Burnham on Sea and
Highbridge. The oldest postcard dates
back to 1900. These are displayed here for reference purposes for people
researching their family history. If you are researching your family history
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Dunball station Othery church Middlezoy Launch of Irene,
Bridgwater
1910
1905 1907
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Postcard, Print, and Photos: Detailed Information.
Gradually adding some analysis of each postcard, print or photo. If you
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aller01 Aller 1925 Aller
A view at the corner with the signpost, with the White Lion Hotel, now
the Old Pound Inn on the right hand side. Looks like a post office to the left
of the Hotel.
aller02 Aller 1955? Ridley, Aller
Shows an Austin Cambridge car No 314WYA. The old Chapel can just be
seen at the left edge of the picture.
aller03 Aller Aller Church, Langport
A pleasant colour photo of this small church on the outskirts of the
aller04 Aller 1957 Scene
in the centre of Aller
View looking out of the village up the hill past the Old Pound Inn on
the left hand side.
aller05 Aller 1924 Aller
A wonderful old picture shows a group of kids posing for the
photographer by standing in the middle of the deserted road. The old school
building can just be seen behind them in the trees.
aller06 Aller The Church Aller
View of the church from the West side
bawdr01 BAWDRIP No legend but is a view of the
church
bawdr02 BAWDRIP 1911 The
church
bawdr03 BAWDRIP 1956 Inside
church 51446
bawdr04 BAWDRIP Bawdrip rectory
bawdr05 BAWDRIP Uplands house Bawdrip
bawdr06 BAWDRIP Bawdrip church
bawdr07 BAWDRIP Upland House, Bawdrip
bawdr08 BAWDRIP 1909
bawdr09 BAWDRIP St Michaels & All Saints,
Bawdrip
bawdr10 BAWDRIP Bawdrip
CP
Superb photographic postcard looking along ‘
bawdr11 BAWDRIP Bawdrip Halt
bawdr12 BAWDRIP 1945 No
legend but is a view of the church
bawdr13 BAWDRIP ? No
legend bit is a view of the Rectory from the lawn.
A photo of Mr & Mrs Morris, the then vicar of
bawdr14 BAWDRIP 13th Century Church at Bawdrip
Interior shot of the church showing the steps to the belfry.
bawdr15 BAWDRIP 1908 Bawdrip
Very rare and detailed view of the village from the hill near the
Knowle Inn, shows the railway embankment completely free of trees, and
bawdr16 BAWDRIP No Legend but is a view along
New Road
Lovely picture showing a group of children with mother etc, standing
outside their thatched house.
BLAG1 BLAGDON Blagdon village near
BW01 BRIDGWATER 1923 Bridgwater,
The Bridge.
BW02 BRIDGWATER 1909 The
bridge, Bridgwater
BW03 BRIDGWATER 1947 Bridgwater,High
street
BW04 BRIDGWATER 1907 Bridgwater,
The Bridge.
BW05 BRIDGWATER 1913 Blake Gardens
Through the trees in the background can be seen a chimney in the
distance on the riverbank.
BW06 BRIDGWATER 1904 River
Parret and Bridge
View of the bridge looking south with one vessel tied up on west quay.
Kings Arms, R Nicholas on west quay.
BW07 BRIDGWATER 1905 The
cornhill, Bridgwater
BW08 BRIDGWATER 1906 River
Parret at Bridgwater
BW09 BRIDGWATER 1907 The
Bridge & Forestreet,Bridgwater
View from above looking down onto bridge and west quay.
BW10 BRIDGWATER 1908 Eastover,Bridgwater
Looking west along Eastover towards town bridge.
BW11 BRIDGWATER 1930 Bridgwater,
Eastover
A view from near Monmouth street, looking west, shows on the left, The
Bridgwater Motor Co Ltd Garage, The White Hart Hotel, and on the right side,
James Café, Sedgmans Clothiers, ???, Mills. A mixture of cars, horse and cart,
cyclists and pedestrians.
BW12 BRIDGWATER 1909 Cornhill
Bridgwater
BW13 BRIDGWATER 1911 Bridgwater,
High Street
Street scene looking east from the town hall towards the post office.
Street lamps in the middle of the road and just the one motor car in view.
BW14 BRIDGWATER Bridge and Eastover,
Bridgwater
View across the bridge looking south towards the hospital. Several
horse and carts in the street.
BW15 BRIDGWATER
BW16 BRIDGWATER 1915 Fore
street, Bridgwater
Home & Colonial, Halson, and Olivers on the left.
BW17 BRIDGWATER 1921 Fore
street, Bridgwater
BW18 BRIDGWATER 1910 Fore
street, Bridgwater
BW19 BRIDGWATER 1903 Cornhill
& Blake Statue
BW20 BRIDGWATER Mills shop
Mills Universal Stores. Located on
BW21 BRIDGWATER 1905 Bristol & Bath
Junction of Bristol(A38) and Bath(A39) roads. A group of people
standing in front of the water trough, with just the odd horse and cart in
view. Behind the group is a red letterbox
and signpost, no pub.
BW22 BRIDGWATER 1930 The
Docks, Bridgwater
View of the docks looking south from up on the mount. The old glass
kiln visible behind the warehouse. Two boats, the ‘Packend’ and the ‘Crowpill’,
tied up nearest the mount. The steam dredger, Bertha?, in the middle?
BW23 BRIDGWATER 1950 The
BW24 BRIDGWATER The bridge Bridgwater
BW25 BRIDGWATER 1950 Bridgwater,
the river
BW26 BRIDGWATER The Quay and Bridge,
Bridgwater
BW27 BRIDGWATER Cornhill, Bridgwater
BW28 BRIDGWATER 1905 The
Bore on River Parrot
BW29 BRIDGWATER 1910 Bridge
&
BW30 BRIDGWATER 1945 Fore
street, Bridgwater
Elevated view across the bridge towards
BW31 BRIDGWATER 1907 The
Bore, Bridgwater
View of the river looking towards the entrance to the docks, with the
bore heading up river towards the town bridge. The boat ‘Fanny Jane’ is moored on the east bank
next to Barham’s brickyard, the building with the chimney. Several Parrett
barges are opposite, near the docks entrance.
BW32 BRIDGWATER
BW33 BRIDGWATER 1904
BW34 BRIDGWATER The River Parrett at
Bridgwater(In Winter Time)
BW35 BRIDGWATER Salmon Parade with the Infirmary, Bridgwater
A view looking south towards the hospital. H Baker & son, coal
merchant to the north side of the hospital.
BW36 BRIDGWATER 1904 Cornhill,
Bridgwater
View of the cornhill from
BW37 BRIDGWATER 1904 River
Parrett, Bridgwater
BW39 BRIDGWATER 1906 St
Mary's Church, Bridgwater
BW40 BRIDGWATER 1919 St
Mary's Church, Bridgwater
BW41 BRIDGWATER 1910 Bridgwater,
St Mary Street
A view looking up
BW42 BRIDGWATER 1910
BW43 BRIDGWATER
BW44 BRIDGWATER 1909 River
Parret & Bridge, Bridgwater
BW45 BRIDGWATER 1910 In
BW46 BRIDGWATER 1917 The
Bore on River Parrett, Bridgwater
According to the book ‘Bridgwater & the river Parrett’, page 64,
this was at Saltlands in 1913, with the 1858 ketch Fanny Jane, built by Gough
of Bridgwater, moored at Colthurst
Symons wharf. To the left is the
wharf of John Symons & Co Ltd, where scouring bricks imprinted with the
name ‘Bridgwater Bath Brick Company’ were made.
BW47 BRIDGWATER 1916 The
Bridge, Bridgwater
BW48 BRIDGWATER 1919 Bridgwater,
Cornhill
BW49 BRIDGWATER Cornhill, Bridgwater
BW50 BRIDGWATER 1960 The
New Bridge, Bridgwater
BW51 BRIDGWATER Tidal Bore on River
Parrett, Bridgwater
BW52 BRIDGWATER Ancient Water Gate
Bridgwater
BW53 BRIDGWATER Eastover, Bridgwater
View of Eastover looking towards the bridge. Hooks on left.
BW54 BRIDGWATER 1908 Blake
Statue, Bridgwater
Market scene on the Cornhill. Candys Impey stores and
BW55 BRIDGWATER 1916 The
Bridge Bridgwater
View of bridge looking north. Billboard on Punchbowl wall says..Best
paper Somerset County Gazette.
BW56 BRIDGWATER 1912 The
River Bank Bridgwater
View of bridge looking north from just south of the hospital.
BW57 BRIDGWATER The Bore on the river Parrett
The bore somewhere downstream on the river.
BW58 BRIDGWATER The Docks, Bridgwater
View of the south side of the docks looking west.
BW59 BRIDGWATER
BW60 BRIDGWATER 1911 Cornhill,
Bridgwater
View of the cornhill at 11-40am, with two horse drawn carriages awaiting fares.
BW61 BRIDGWATER River Parret, Bridgwater
View of bridge looking north from just south of the hospital. One barge
on the river just south of the bridge.
bw62 BRIDGWATER 1905 The
Docks, Bridgwater
View looking east from the canal entry point. Kiln and chimneys beyond
the river. According to the book ‘Bridgwater & the river Parrett’, page
110, the boats in this picture are from left to right, the ketch Crowpill, the
ketch Parkend, the dock scraper Bertha, the ketch Marie Eugine, and the three
masted top sail schooner Circe.
bw63 BRIDGWATER Bridgwater, High Street
View looking west along high street from outside the Clarence. A row of
cars lined up in the middle of the street.
bw64 BRIDGWATER Bridgwater
bw65 BRIDGWATER 1902 Fore
St, Bridgwater
Lovely view of
bw66 BRIDGWATER The canal Bridgwater
View of the canal looking to the
bw67 BRIDGWATER 1903 River,
Bridgwater
View looking south towards the town bridge from the bank. The steam tug
the ‘Bonita’ heading downstream. Entrance to Carvers boatyard is visible.
bw68 BRIDGWATER 1914 Bridgwater,
A view through Blake gardens looking south.
bw69 BRIDGWATER Old Bridgwater. The
bw70 BRIDGWATER 1903
Looking north to the church from st
bw71 BRIDGWATER 1926 Cornhill,
Bridgwater
Busy view looking towards the Cornhill from
bw72 BRIDGWATER 1918 Cornhill
and
View from Cornhill looking down
bw73 BRIDGWATER The Cornhill Bridgwater
A view of the market on the Cornhill with several horse drawn carriages
sat waiting.
bw74 BRIDGWATER No Legend, but is a view of
the bridge looking NW
bw75 BRIDGWATER 1910 Bridgwater
Cornhill
A deserted view at 10-10am in the morning. One man with a hand cart.
bw76 BRIDGWATER 1907 No
Legend but is the launching of the Irene
A superb detailed photo of this event, with many people lining the
banks to watch. On the west quay are Alfred Peace with regular steamers to
bw77 BRIDGWATER River Parrett from above the bridge, Bridgwater.
Superb elevated view across the bridge looking north to the railway
bridge. A large boat, possibly the Irene, can be seen in Carvers boat yard,
dating this card to pre 1907. Wilkinson & Leng, builders merchants on the
east quay.
bw78 BRIDGWATER 1905 Taunton
Road, Bridgwater
Deserted view looking down from the canal bridge towards the town. Not
a car or horse on the road.
bw79 BRIDGWATER 1905 A
Walk in
bw80 BRIDGWATER 1911 Bridge
& Quay, Bridgwater
View of the town bridge looking north from west quay. Tamlyn on left
hand side.
bw81 BRIDGWATER 1907 The
Docks, Bridgwater
Superb colour view of the docks looking south from on top the mount.
The great glass kiln visible behind the warehouses.
Two boats, the ‘Packend’ and the ‘Crowpill’, tied up nearest the mount.
The steam dredger, Bertha?, in the middle? Colour version of Bw22.
bw82 BRIDGWATER 1914 Bridgwater:
Multi view
Five views: 1) Elevated view looking across the bridge to
bw83 BRIDGWATER 1902 The
Blake Statue, Bridgwater
Very early half card showing Blake statue.
bw84 BRIDGWATER 1905 Bridgwater.
Interior St Mary's Church
bw85 BRIDGWATER 1904
bw86 BRIDGWATER 1909 The
Avenue, Bridgwater
bw87 BRIDGWATER River Parrett, Bridgwater
Superb view from the bridge looking north to the railway bridge. Many
sailing vessels line each quay.
bw88 BRIDGWATER 1912 2773
Crowpyll, Bridgwater – Judges
Unusual shot looking towards the entrance to the docks from the west
side of the riverbank.
bw89 BRIDGWATER 1914 Aerial
View of Bridgwater Looking West
Lovely view across the river to
bw90 BRIDGWATER 1922 Cornhill,
Bridgwater
Quiet view with very little happening.
bw91 BRIDGWATER 1910 St
Mary's Church, Bridgwater
Elevated colour view of the church
bw92 BRIDGWATER 1907 The
Bridge Bridgwater, from Blake gardens.
Poor quality view of the bridge
bw93 BRIDGWATER 1911 The
Docks Bridgwater
Superb colour view from the canal end looking back towards the Parrett
entrance.
bw94 BRIDGWATER 1909 Fore
St, Bridgwater
View looking east towards the town bridge, with a busy street scene
with children in the road and several horse and carts in the distance. On the
right are Belchers stationer and printers shop,
bw95 BRIDGWATER The Docks Bridgwater
A fairly modern picture from the 60’s?, shows a steam tug in the tidal
basin, and the mound still in place.
bw96 BRIDGWATER Bridge & Quay, Bridgwater
A horse drawn tram trundles across the bridge heading for Eastover and
perhaps the station.
bw97 BRIDGWATER The Docks, Bridgwater
The ‘Crowpill’, tied up nearest the mount. The steam dredger, Bertha?
next to it.
bw98 BRIDGWATER 1908 Fore
Street, Bridgwater
An elevated view looking down
bw99 BRIDGWATER 1910?
This lovely old view shows a group of people, mostly children, stood on
the corner where the Malt Shovel inn is situated.
bw100 BRIDGWATER 1905 King
Square, Bridgwater
This rare view shows an unkempt area surrounded by railings, and
several groups of people posing for the photo. A workman, in waistcoat and cap,
pauses for a moment to watch the proceedings. Two important looking gentlemen
pose for the photo.
bw101 BRIDGWATER 1920? The
Tow Path, Bridgwater
bw102 BRIDGWATER 1920? The
Drawbridge, Bridgwater
A lovely view along the towpath on the west side of the river near the
docks entrance, showing the old Telescopic railway bridge and the housings for
its operating mechanisms.
bw103 BRIDGWATER 1920? Wembdon,
Bridgwater
bw104 BRIDGWATER 1920? The
canal bank, Bridgwater
Believed to be the bridge near to Morrisons supermarket.
bw105 BRIDGWATER 1906 Entrance
to
bw106 BRIDGWATER 1920? Bridgwater,
5views
A multi view postcard showing, 1) Aerial view of Bridgwater, looking
West, 2) King square, Bridgwater, 3) Aerial view of Bridgwater, looking down
the river, 4) Bridge and YMCA,
Bridgwater, 5) Admiral Blake statue, Bridgwater.
bw107 BRIDGWATER 1903 River,
Bridgwater
Colour version of BW67
bw108 BRIDGWATER St Johns Church,
Bridgwater(5)
bw109 BRIDGWATER 1913 The
new Police Station, Bridgwater.
This rare photographic postcard shows the new
bw110 BRIDGWATER Bridgwater(3 view card)
Lovely old colour card with three views, Blake gardens, Cornhill, and
YMCA & Eastover. The Eastover view shows several shop frontages including
Vowles & Co, and another shop (Part of York House, opposite the YMCA
building) saying ‘Shipping supplied’, ‘This is the noted provision store’, and
‘Bacon curers’.
bw111 BRIDGWATER 1911 High
Street, Bridgwater
Superb photographic postcard looking West along the busy High Street.
On the right hand side is the
bw112 BRIDGWATER The Docks Bridgwater
Lovely old view shows the boat ‘North Barrule’ of Chester tied up on
the South side, and ‘The Holms, Sand & Gravel Co Ltd’ building in the
distance, another boat tied up on the north side next to the infamous mump. The
British Oil & Cake Mills Ltd on the right hand side with a couple of goods
wagons stood outside.
bw113 BRIDGWATER 1962 Bridgwater
Station
B & W print shows a view of the station and Railway Hotel.
bw114 BRIDGWATER 1909 The
Bridge and Quay, Bridgwater
Lovely coloured picture showing boats moored up in the river on the
north side of the town bridge.
bw115 BRIDGWATER East Quay and Bridge,
Bridgwater
Various boats tied up with the tide rising.
bw116 BRIDGWATER 1915 Bridge
and Eastover, Bridgwater
Lovely colour view of the bridge and Eastover, looking in direction of
the hospital.
bw117 BRIDGWATER 1908 Blake
Gardens and River Parrat, Bridgwater
Wonderful old view of the gardens, from roughly where Blake bridge now
crosses the river.
bw118 BRIDGWATER The Quay, Bridgwater
View looking across the bridge and river to West Quay. A horse and cart
being loaded on the East Quay.
bw119 BRIDGWATER Bridgwater, High Street
Looking up High Street towards Penel Orlue, with the
bw120 BRIDGWATER 1908 No
legend but is of the Bristol Arms Hotel
The Bristol Arms Hotel in High Street, with an old car ?324 and driver
waiting outside the hotel while a lady and several gentlemen look on.
bw121 BRIDGWATER 1947 No
legend but is a photo of Bridgwater station
Lovely old photo shows the station buildings and the Railway Hotel from
the road.
bw122 BRIDGWATER 1967 Bridgwater
Interesting colour picture of the old
bw123 BRIDGWATER 1920 The
Docks, Bridgwater
Shows the Bridgwater ketch ‘Parkend’ owned by Sully & Co, formerly
a schooner, built in
bw124 BRIDGWATER 1905 Bridgewater,
Cornhill
bw125 BRIDGWATER The Docks, Bridgwater
View from the canal entrance, shows a number of sailing vessels
including one called
bw126 BRIDGWATER 1922 Bridgwater
from the Air
A fantastic aerial photo of Bridgwater, shows too much detail too list
here.
bw127 BRIDGWATER 1905 No
Legend but is of
A coloured view looking North.
bw128 BRIDGWATER 1935? Penel
Orlieu, Bridgwater
Lovely photographic view looking east, with the old horse trough in the
middle of the road. Two old cars visible, CS3701, believed to be an
bw129 BRIDGWATER In Blake Gardens, Bridgwater
Two ladies with fancy hats, sitting on one of the seats, turn to look
at the photographer.
bw130 BRIDGWATER 1927 Bridgwater,
The Docks
Lovely colour view looking west across the docks towards the canal
entrance. The boat the ‘Eliza’ of
Bridgwater is moored up on the left.
bw131 BRIDGWATER Bridge & Quay, Bridgwater
Black & white version of Bw96.
A horse drawn tram trundles across the bridge heading for Eastover and
perhaps the station. The large building on the right was the YMCA building. In
this b&w version you can clearly see a boat moored up on West quay, on the
other side of the bridge, that has been painted over in the colour version. The
sign for York House can also be clearly seen.
bw132 BRIDGWATER The Bore, Bridgwater
Colour version of BW31
View of the river looking towards the entrance to the docks, with the
bore heading up river towards the town bridge. The boat ‘Fanny Jane’ is moored on the east bank
next to Barham’s brickyard, the building with the chimney. Several Parrett
barges are opposite, near the docks entrance.
bw133 BRIDGWATER Admiral Blakes birthplace,
Bridgwater
bw134 BRIDGWATER The Street Market, Bridgwater
A rare view looking from Cornhill towards the Post Office building,
with a busy market scene in the foreground. The Lloyds bank building is visible
through the stalls.
bw135 BRIDGWATER 1904 Blake
Gardens, Bridgwater
A very old view looking north through Blake gardens, which also
includes the view across the river to the hospital.
bw136 BRIDGWATER 1920 Bridgwater,
Cornhill
Colour view of the cornhill. Same as bw48 which is in B & W.
bw137 BRIDGWATER The cornhill, Bridgwater
Black & White view looking towards the
bw138 BRIDGWATER East and West Quay,
Bridgwater
On the east quay a boat called ‘Gloster Packet’ is moored up, while on
the west quay, is the boat ‘
bw139 BRIDGWATER Bridgwater, the avenue
An overhanging bough of a huge horse chestnut tree is supported by a
post in the middle of the avenue walk along the riverside next to the library
building.
bw140 BRIDGWATER 1908 Greetings
from Bridgwater
This is a multi view card. View 1 shows Cornhill & Blake statue; 2
River and bridge from
bw141 BRIDGWATER 1912 Eastover,
Bridgwater
A wonderful ‘busy’ card shows much street activity looking towards
bw142 BRIDGWATER 1912 Bridgwater,
5 view card
View 1 The Cornhill, 2 Blake Gardens, 3 YMCA Eastover, 4 Parish Church,
5 Free Library.
bw143 BRIDGWATER 1904 Bridgwater,
Lovely colour view looking towards the free library building across the
lawns.
bw144 BRIDGWATER 1959 The
Church, Bridgwater
View from
bw145 BRIDGWATER 1978 Bridgwater
Fair
A very unusual foil colour card of the fair, which was probably taken
from the helter skelter.
bw146 BRIDGWATER 1907 Blake
Gardens, Bridgwater
A very old view shows a lady and 2 children walking along beside the
river.
bw147 BRIDGWATER The Bore or Tidal Wave on the
River Parrett at Bridgwater
A lovely sepia card showing the bore near Barham’s brickyard, with
information on the back about the high tides which rise from 16 to 20 ft in
about 1 ¾ hrs. It states that on Dec 16th 1910 the tide rose 20ft
4ins, overflowing the banks.
bw148 BRIDGWATER 1986 St
Mary's Street, Bridgwater
Modern colour card looking towards St Mary’s church.
bw149 BRIDGWATER 1938 The
Chestnut Avenue, Bridgwater
Another view looking south along the path through the trees in Blake
gardens.
BURN01 Burnham on Sea 1915 Burnham,
Esplanade and sands
BURN02 Burnham on Sea 1908 Burnham,The
Esplanade
BURN03 Burnham on Sea 1934 Esplanade
and
BURN04 Burnham on Sea 1932
BURN05 Burnham on Sea 1932 The
new
BURN06 Burnham on Sea 1906 Burnham,
The Esplanade
BURN07 Burnham on Sea 1906 Burnham,Esplanade
& Bay
BURN08 Burnham on Sea 1910 Burnham
Esplanade.
BURN09 Burnham on Sea 1954 The
sea front & beach
BURN10 Burnham on Sea 1924 Burnham
on Sea,Promenade from East
BURN11 Burnham on Sea 1914 Burnham
views
BURN12 Burnham on Sea Burnham from the Sea
BURN13 Burnham on Sea 1953 Rough
seas
BURN14 Burnham on Sea 1954 Burnham
7 views
BURN15 Burnham on Sea 1906 Burnham
from the Pier
BURN16 Burnham on Sea 1968 4
views
BURN17 Burnham on Sea 1949 4
views
BURN18 Burnham on Sea Beach & seafront
BURN19 Burnham on Sea 1950 Aerial
view Burnham on sea
BURN20 Burnham on Sea 1905 High
Tide Burnham
BURN21 Burnham on Sea 1957 The
sands and Jetty looking north
BURN22 Burnham on Sea 1904 Burnham
BURN23 Burnham on Sea New
BURN24 Burnham on Sea 1921 Esplanade
Looking South. Burnham on Sea
BURN25 Burnham on Sea 1905 Burnham
Somst, The River
BURN26 Burnham on Sea Yachting at Burnham on Sea
BURN27 Burnham on Sea 1926 The
Slipway, Burnham on Sea
BURN28 Burnham on Sea Burnham, The Sands
BURN29 Burnham
on Sea Bird's Eye View
of Burnham
A wonderful picture of old Burnham, possibly taken from an elevated
position in the old Burnham Brewery building. On the left of the picture, the
railway line sweeps in towards the station buildings. The road leading into the
town looks deserted of any movement.
BURN30 Burnham on Sea
BURN31 Burnham on Sea New Promenade & Lake,
Burnham on Sea
BURN32 Burnham on Sea 1906 The
Esplanade, Pier, and River, Burnham
BURN33 Burnham on Sea Old Burnham, Entrance to
the Baths & Pump Room
BURN34 Burnham on Sea 1920
BURN35 Burnham on Sea 1910 Burnham:Parade
looking N
burn36 Burnham on Sea 1954 Boating
Pool, Burnham on Sea
burn37 Burnham on Sea 1905 Burnham
Esplanade.
burn38 Burnham on Sea 1921 Burnham
on Sea,General view from an Aeroplane
burn39 Burnham on Sea 1901 The
Beach, Burnham
burn40 Burnham on Sea 1940? Esplanade
& Sands looking south
burn41 Burnham on Sea 1938 The
Marine Lake, Burnham on Sea
burn42 Burnham on Sea 1933 North
Shelter and Sands, Burnham on Sea
burn43 Burnham on Sea ? Burnham,
The Promenade and Pavilion
burn44 Burnham on Sea 1934 Burnham
on Sea, High tide
burn45 Burnham on Sea 1908 Burnham,
General View from Lighthouse
burn46 Burnham on Sea 1931 Entrance
to
burn47 Burnham on Sea ? No 40569 Excursion train at Burnham on Sea
A Lovely b&w photo print of this train standing at the grassy
platform with 5 carriages with passengers looking out the windows. The
burn48 Burnham on Sea 1904 Burnham,
Bandstand and Esplanade
burn49 Burnham on Sea 1913 Burnham,
Sunset on the river
burn50 Burnham on Sea Esplanade looking South,
Burnham on Sea
burn51 Burnham on Sea 1900 The Esplanade, Burnham
A very rare early postcard of 1900
measuring only 4 ½ x 3 ½”, showing a view looking south along the
esplanade towards the town jetty in the distance. The jetty had high reaching
posts along its length for mooring ships. There was no bandstand or pavilion or
paddling pool at that time, only changing rooms on wheels on the beach.
burn52 Burnham on Sea 1900 The Lighthouse, Burnham
A very rare early postcard of 1900
measuring only 4 ½ x 3 ½”, showing a view looking along Berrow road near
the junction to
burn53 Burnham on Sea 1909 A rough sea, Burnham
burn54 Burnham on Sea 1915 Burnham, Promenade,N
burn55 Burnham on Sea 1905 St Andrews Church, Burnham Somt
burn56 Burnham
on Sea 1905 The Esplanade, Burnham
Lovely colour view of the North end of the esplanade, showing the very
low sloping sea wall.
burn57 Burnham
on Sea
A similar view to burn55, but shows a man with a hand cart, and a lady
and girl.
burn58 Burnham on Sea Sands & Lighthouse,
Burnham on Sea
burn59 Burnham on Sea The Esplanade, Buurnham on
Sea
burn60 Burnham
on Sea 1918 Burnham sands
An early view of the sands at the north end of the Esplanade.
burn61 Burnham
on Sea 1934 New Parade & Bandstand, Burnham on Sea
Ladies walk the new promenade, and there are loads of old cars parked
along the road.
burn62 Burnham on Sea 1919 The
Public Gardens, Burnham
burn63 Burnham
on Sea 1935 Burnham on Sea Paddling Pool
A lovely colour card shows families and children enjoying the beach and
paddling pool. An old bull nosed vehicle with a loose lacy top is selling ice
creams.
burn64 Burnham
on Sea 1930 Manor Hotel, Burnham on Sea,
burn65 Burnham
on Sea 1907 The Esplanade Burnham
burn66 Burnham
on Sea 1907 Donkeys on the sands, Burnham
burn67 Burnham
on Sea 1913 Burnham, Sands and Promenade
burn68 Burnham
on Sea 1903 Esplanade and Bandstand, Burnham
burn69 Burnham
on Sea 1910 Berrow Road, Burnham
A lovely old colour card from 1910 shows a solitary motor car No 434 on
the deserted road. In the background can be seen the inshore lighthouse
opposite the turning for
burn70 Burnham
on Sea 1932 A small photo of Burnham South sea front walk.
A small (110 x 65mm) b & w photo looking north along the old prom
from about a quarter mile south of the town jetty.
burn71 Burnham on Sea The
Sands, Burnham
A view of the old sloping sea defence looking
north from near the town jetty. Children and people on donkeys in the
foreground.
burn72 Burnham on Sea Aerial
view of Burnham on Sea,
Superb aerial view showing most of the sea
front.
burn73 Burnham on Sea 1918 Burnham from North
A nice early colour view.
burn74 Burnham on Sea 1909 Esplanade, Burnham
A nice coloured view looking north, with the
Bandstand on the left.
burn75 Burnham on Sea 1905 The Sands, Burnham
View of the sands looking north. A booth on
the sands say’s ‘For Bathing tents & costumes, Book Here’. There are swings
on the right next to the promenade.
burn76 Burnham on Sea 1975 Sailing at Burnham on Sea
A lovely brightly coloured card showing the
old launching ramp with a lot of activity with sailing boats coming in and out
of the water.
burn77 Burnham on Sea 1906
Interior shot
burn78 Burnham on Sea 1997 Burnham on Sea
Lovely colour aerial shot
burn79 Burnham on Sea La
Retraite, Burnham. Som
Former convent and school.
burn80 Burnham on Sea 1915 On the sands at Burnham
Lovely glossy photographic card looking
towards the Queens Hotel, with families
on the beach in the foreground.
burn81 Burnham on Sea Burnham
on Sea from Sandhills
A poor quality view looking back from the
dunes to the north of the town.
burn82 Burnham on Sea Esplanade,
Burnham on Sea
Looking along to the north end of the
Esplanade.
burn83 Burnham on Sea Rough
Sea at Burnham
A coloured card of the seafront with the sea
breaking over the sea wall.
bb01 BURROWBRIDGE Boroughbridge
View from bridge looking toward church and chapel on hill.
bb02 BURROWBRIDGE Ivy Cottage Borough Wall
Ivy cottage offering teas & refreshments via a sign in the garden.
Road was just a narrow stone track.
bb03 BURROWBRIDGE 1905 Burrowbridge(View of toll bridge)
Classic view of children posing on the southern approach to the
tollgates on the bridge, with the
bb04 BURROWBRIDGE 1920
Another view from the southern approach, this time showing an old car
(ATT96), with the toll collector’s house still there on the right.
bb05 BURROWBRIDGE 1905 View
of the mump from across the river
bb06 BURROWBRIDGE Burrow Bridge Mump
bb07 BURROWBRIDGE Burrowbridge
A view of the King Alfred Hotel, the church, and the mump, partially
hidden behind a leafless tree. There appear to be two petrol pumps outside the
hotel, one marked ‘Pratts commercial’.
bb08 BURROWBRIDGE Burrowbridge
A view of the church from the graveyard.
bb09 BURROWBRIDGE 1942
A view of the mump from the north
bb10 BURROWBRIDGE 1924 Burrowbridge
A view of the mump from the north on the road to Othery.
bb11 BURROWBRIDGE A view of Alfred’s monument
The monument on the hill between Lyng & Burrowbridge. Believed to
mark the location of King Alfred’s church.
bb12 BURROWBRIDGE
The bridge with the white toll gate closed. The King Alfred Inn in the
background.
bb13 BURROWBRIDGE
A colour view of the
bb14 BURROWBRIDGE Vicarage and Mump,
A lovely colour view across the river to the mump.
bb15 BURROWBRIDGE River and Bridge,
A lovely colour view looking westward back towards the bridge from the
south bank.
bb16 BURROWBRIDGE Burrowbridge Villlage
A view of the village from the bridge looking north.
bb17 BURROWBRIDGE 1785 Burrough
Chapel Somersetshire
A very early view of the village and the mump. The bridge appears to be
quite a bit further East than at present.
bb18 BURROWBRIDGE The Old Bakery, Burrowbridge
The old bakery guest house next to the church. According to the signs
it offered bed & breakfast, morning coffee, teas, evening meals, and Walls
icecreams. Yet it looks like an ordinary house.
bb19 BURROWBRIDGE 1958 Burrow
Mump, Burrowbridge
A view from the South from across the fields.
bb20 BURROWBRIDGE No legend but is a view of the
river and the mump
bb21 BURROWBRIDGE King Alfred's Fort at
bb22 BURROWBRIDGE 1957 The
river at
bb23 BURROWBRIDGE Burrowbridge
An old sepia print probably dating back to
1905-10, where the photographer has stood outside the Pub and pointed his
camera towards the old bakery, the brick building on the right. A number of
people stand next to the church gates, a mother with a young boy and girl, with
possibly their grandmother.
bb24 BURROWBRIDGE 1959 River
and Bridge,
A view of the bridge and pub from the
Langport side.
but01 Butleigh 1907 Hood
column, Butleigh Som
This early picture shows almost no trees surrounding the monument in
contrast to the overgrowth of trees surrounding it today. Also in view leaning
against the base is probably the photographers bicycle.
CANN1 Cannington 1908 The
Brook, Cannington
CHEDDAR1 Cheddar 1910 Cheddar
cliffs (Horse and cart hauling stones)
CHEDDAR2 Cheddar 1910 Cheddar.
View from
CHEDZOY1 CHEDZOY 1906 Chedzoy, children outside the school.
Looking along Front Street toward the school. Schoolchildren pose in
the road, girls to the left, boys to the right.
CHEDZOY2 CHEDZOY 1905 Looking towards the church
A view looking towards the church from the crossroads. Three small
children, two boys and a girl, pose for the photographer, standing on the grass
verge. The church porch is covered in ivy, and there is a tall slender pine
tree to the left in the graveyard. The third building back from the corner on
the right hand side is a small thatched cottage.
CHEDZOY3 CHEDZOY 1940 The old Post Office
View along
CHEDZOY4 CHEDZOY 1903 Church of St Mary the Virgin, Chedzoy, Somerset.
A group of people standing outside the church yard, one wastecoated
workman, one bowler hatted gentleman with a stick, and two ladies with two
young ladies.
CHEDZOY5 CHEDZOY Chedzoy (view of the church)
CHEDZOY6 CHEDZOY 1916 View of School and thatched house
View of the school covered in ivy.
CHEDZOY7 CHEDZOY The cross, Chedzoy
CHEDZOY8 CHEDZOY Chedzoy. (Inside the church)
CHEDZOY9 CHEDZOY Chedzoy.
Church of St Mary
View of the church with its south side covered in ivy.
CHEDZOY10 CHEDZOY St
A 1930’s ? view with more ivy on the walls than in Chedzoy11.
CHEDZOY11 CHEDZOY 1919
A view of the church from the road with two men wearing caps leaning on
the fence, the church extensively covered in ivy.
CHEDZOY12 CHEDZOY The Village, Chedzoy
A view of the crossroads looking down Front Street towards the School.
CHEDZOY13 CHEDZOY 1967 Greetings
from Chedzoy
A multi view card showing
CHILTP1 Chilton Polden 1920 A
Harvest Field Chilton Polden
CHILTP2 Chilton Polden The Priory, Chilton
Polden
CHILTP3 Chilton Polden 1974 Chilton
Polden
CHILTP4 Chilton Polden
coss1 Cossington Cossington
A view along the road looking back towards the triangle.
coss2 Cossington No legend but is of the church
coss3 Cossington 1905 Big
Tree, Cossington
A group of children sit under the tree.
coss4 Cossington Cossington
Looking along the road near Tivetts farm.
coss05 Cossington 1943 Cossington
A lovely colour view of the triangle and church gates. An old car is
parked in the road.
coss06 Cossington 1870? Cossington.A
view of the village
A photo print from an old album believed to date from the 1870’s. This
is a general view across the village.
coss07 Cossington 1870? The
Manor House
A photo print from an old album believed to date from the 1870’s. The
Manor House, a very large house next to the church. A view from the NE.
coss08 Cossington 1870? The
Manor House 2
A photo print from an old album believed to date from the 1870’s. The
Manor House, a very large house next to the church. A view from the SE.
coss09 Cossington 1870? The
Grove
A photo print from an old album believed to date from the 1870’s.
coss10 Cossington 1870? The
Church
A photo print from an old album believed to date from the 1870’s. A
view from the East.
coss11 Cossington 1870? The
Manor House 3
A photo print from an old album believed to date from the 1870’s. The
Manor House, a very large house next to the church. A view from the South just
in front the church.
coss12 Cossington The Church, Cossington
A view from the SE includes the Manor House behind the church.
coss13 Cossington No Legend but is Cossington
Rectory
A lovely view with a big dog lying on the lawn in front the house,
looking at the camera.
coss14 Cossington 1915 Church
Gates, Cossington
A view from just beyond the triangle, looking towards the gates, with a
curry01 Curry Rivel 1956
curry02 Curry Rivel Burton Pynsent Monument, Currey
Rivel
curry03 Curry Rivel 1936 Sedgemoor
from
curry04 Curry Rivel 1927
curry05 Curry Rivel Currey Rivel Church
curry06 Curry Rivel 1909
curry07 Curry Rivel 1919 No
legend but is of Red Hill nr CR
curry08 Curry
Rivel 1920? Currey Rivel (Aerial view)
A view looking south from the church tower.
curry09 Curry Rivel Cenotaph, Currey Rivel
curry10 Curry
Rivel The Church, Curry
Rivel
curry11 Curry Rivel 1904
A very old and quite intriguing picture taken
when there were very few trees near the church, and possibly even before the
nearest cottages were built. Looking at the scene today it would be almost
impossible to re create the photo.
curry12 Curry Rivel 1906 High St, Curry Rivel
A lovely early winter view looking down the
main street towards the hill, with a layer of snow everywhere, and all the
children are out in the middle of the road to enjoy it. There is a solitary man
on a horse and cart and a child with a hand basket almost opposite the King
William 1V Inn.
curry13 Curry Rivel 1973 Fore Street, Curry Rivel
Fore Street with
curry14 Curry Rivel 1959 Greetings from Curry Rivel
A lovely clear photographic card with 5 old
views of the village. 1: On High Street
looking East into the village with Penny’s shop on the right, next to the phone box. 2: High Street again but looking up out of the
village with The Bell Hotel on the right., with the petrol station in the
distance 2: High Street from the west end looking down into the centre of the
village. 4: The Green, with a farmer having just herded his cattle through. 5:
The Church and Green, a lovely view of the row of old cottages next to the
church.
curry15 Curry Rivel Curry
Rivel, Townsend
A view in the area called ‘Townsend’, looking East towards the village.
Note the letter N reversed in the caption on the card. Townsend is on the West
side of the village, and these houses are only a few hundred meters past
Townsend House, heading out of the village. Most of the houses are still there
today, but not the one on the immediate right hand edge. The hedge and fields
on the left have long since been replaced by houses and gardens, but the two
houses in the distance on the left are still there today.
curry16 Curry Rivel 1907 Curry Rivel, a little beyond North Cottage.
A lovely old view looking along the main road past
Townsend cottages on the left.
curry17 Curry Rivel Greetings
from Curry Rivel
Five Views; 3 x
curry18 Curry Rivel 1909 The Village, Curry Rival
Lovely old pic looking down the hill with a
lady, old pram and a bunch of kids.
curry19 Curry Rivel ?
Looking north towards the church with the
school building on the left.
curry20 Curry Rivel 1908 The Hill, Curry Rivel
Looking west up the hill with a sign saying’C
Stacey,Saddler & Harnesses’ on a building on the right hand side. A
horseless cart lies on the roadside and there is a shop on the left further up
the road.
curry21 Curry Rivel 1960? War Memorial, Curry Rivel
In the foreground a milestone says ‘ Langport
2, Taunton 11’.
curry22 Curry Rivel Bell
Corner, Curry Rivel
curry23 Curry Rivel Curry
Rivel
A view looking south from the church tower.
Similar to 08, but looking further round to the west. Later than 08 as
additional buildings are visible.
curry24 Curry Rivel Fore
St, Curry Rivel
View looking east down the hill towards
several shops on the left hand side B Vickery, and Curry Rival Steak ??. Nearby
on the right a sign proclaims Puritan Soap, News of the World, & Lyons Tea.
curry25 Curry Rivel
View of the monument from
curry26 Curry Rivel The
Mansion,
A lovely view of the Mansion which was once
the seat of the Earl of Chatham, and where the early years of Lady Hester
Stanhope were spent. The Mansion sat near the
curry27 Curry Rivel Burton
Pynsent, Curry Rivel
A colour view across the fields looking west
towards the monument, which is behind trees, and there is a thatched cottage on
this side of the trees.
curry28 Curry Rivel 1916 The Old Cottage,
Picture of a small thatched cottage on a
hillside?
curry29 Curry Rivel Wiltown,
Curry Rival
Wiltown is to the south eastern edge of the
village, but unable to identify this location. Will need a visit to the
village.
curry30 Curry Rivel 1914 St Andrews church exterior, Curry Rivel
dunball01 Dunball 1906 General View Dunball
Elevated view of the station, signalbox, and the branch line running to
the wharf.
dunball02 Dunball 1906 Down North Express Dunball 1003 No 45
Looking north from the up platform with the old cement works to the rhs
of the line.
dunball03 Dunball 1905 No 38 Dunball local train 1905 996
Shows the old up & downline station platforms, the signal box, and
the branch line going off to the Wharf on the river Parrett.
dunball04 Dunball 1908 No 46 Local train at Dunball 1004
Similar view to dunball02
dunball05 Dunball 1907 No35 '
Train ‘
dunball06 Dunball 1900 No 44 Down Mail train near Dunball 1002
Train heading south, just north of Dunball station.
dunball07 Dunball Dunball(GWR)
A photo showing the old downside platform with the Gents brick building
next to the Dunball sign.
dunball08 Dunball 1962 Dunball
south platform
A photo print shows the down, south platform complete with signal, mens
toilet and wooden building. A sign behind the building says ‘Castle Hill
Quarry’ ?
dunball09 Dunball Dunball
A superb old print looking north on the up platform, shows the station
master and his little dog, another railway worker, and another standing on the
steps of the signal box. The cement works buildings can be seen on the right
hand side, and a tall chimney, probably at ‘Boards Buildings’, behind the
signal box.
DUNSTER1 Dunster 1905 Dunster
edington01 Edington 1906 Edington
edington02 Edington The Church Edington(Somt)
greint01 Greinton Greinton Rectory
greint02 Greinton St Michaels Church,
Greinton
highbr01 Highbridge 1906 Market Street Highbridge
Lovely old view of the town clock looking down market street.
highbr02 Highbridge
Super view looking south down church street, with bunting across the
road. One horse and cart visible in the distance.
highbr03 Highbridge 1907 Market Street Highbridge
Lovely colour shot showing several horse and carts, the ‘Highbridge
Echo’ printing works shop, Hickmans drug
stores, the Rose & crown inn, and
another shop Hilton or Milton. A board outside Hickmans, advertises the Allan
Line, offering passage by boat to
highbr04 Highbridge 1905 Highbridge, GWR Station
View looking north along the mainline station, with the station master
William Keedwell, and a number of gentlemen waiting on the platform as the
train arrives on the downline to Bridgwater.
highbr05 Highbridge 1910 No43 Down 'Dutchman' near Highbridge 1001
Train with a bridge across the lines in the background.
highbr06 Highbridge 1908 Corn
Hill, Highbridge
View of the Cornhill from Church road, shows the famous clock in the
middle of the junction. A horse and cart loaded with beer barrels, stands
outside the
highbr07 Highbridge 1905 Highbridge,
A superb old view looking north on Church Street from the clock. On the
right, Frost Bros shop, then the Highbridge Bacon Factory, then the
highbr08 Highbridge 1958 A
view of Highbridge branch line Station.
Highbridge Junction. A black & white print of the ‘Burnham &
Evercreech’ branch line with a train standing at one platform on the Highbridge
station, being attended to by several station personnel. This picture is
believed to be looking SE in the direction of
highbr09 Highbridge 1933 A
view of Highbridge branch line Station.
Highbridge Junction. A black & white print from the platform of the
S & D station. This view looks towards a train coming from Burnham, that is
just about to cross the
highbr10 Highbridge 1905
Lovely old photo of sailing boats tied up at the wharf
highbr11 Highbridge Arms of Highbridge with station
views
Quite old coloured double viewed card shows one view of the S&D JR
station, and another of the GWR station.
S&D JR station. Appears to be an elevated view possibly from a footbridge, looking
straight along the station platform towards the Carriage & Wagon Sheds in
the distance.
GWR station. An unusual view from the trackbed where the S& D line
crosses over, looking south towards Bridgwater with a train coming into the
station on the Highbridge side up line.
highbr12 Highbridge 1962 Engine
41242 at Highbridge station
An interesting view of a train arriving from Evercreech Junction at
platform No 5. Highbridge carriage works are visible in the background.
hham01 HIGH HAM High ham church
hham02 HIGH HAM High Ham
hham03 HIGH HAM High Ham
hham04 HIGH HAM 1930 The
Rectory, High Ham
hham05 HIGH HAM Village
Green High Ham
Shows two girls stood on the green and three others sat on a seat.
hham06 HIGH HAM 1936 Ham
Court High Ham
hham07 HIGH HAM 1975 The
Village Green, High Ham
hham08 HIGH HAM Village Green, High Ham
hham09 HIGH
HAM High Ham
Lovely old quality photographic view of Manor Farm buildings on the
right. Note there are no electricity poles and wires as in the similar view
hham22.
hham10 HIGH HAM 1953 High
Ham
hham11 HIGH HAM The Green, High Ham
hham12 HIGH
HAM High Ham
A really nice old photographic card shows Elm Tree Farm, which is
located on the school road near the junction with Burrow Lane. This view looking
south shows a group of young children standing near a duckpond that ran along
the roadside, and an older boy quite close to the cameraman.
hham13 HIGH
HAM 193? Mill
Road, High Ham
A view looking west into the village along Mill road with the first
group of 3 new houses on the right. A horse and cart approaches in the
distance.
hham14 HIGH
HAM Henley, High Ham
Looking east along the road leading to Henley at the junction at the
bottom of the hill, north from High Ham. The house on the left hand side was
Ball’s Farm on OS 1900 maps .A man, a woman, and a little girl are in the
garden of a lovely thatched cottage on the right hand side, named as Henley House on OS 1900 maps, but
now known as Windsor Farm. The road goes north to Pedwell away to the left.
hham15 HIGH HAM 1924 High
Ham Schools
hham16 HIGH HAM 1941 The
Court, High Ham
hham17 HIGH HAM The Church High Ham
hham18 HIGH HAM The Green, High Ham
hham19 HIGH HAM St Andrews Church High Ham
hham20 HIGH
HAM 1922 No
legend but is a view across the green to the church
hham21 HIGH
HAM High Ham. Multi View
Five views, Glastonbury Tor from High Ham, The Village Green, The
Windmill, The Village including a view of the Kings Head Inn, St Andrew’s
Church.
hham22 HIGH
HAM 1965 The
Village, High Ham
Looking along the road that leads to the Kings Head Inn. The buildings
on the right hand side are probably Manor Farm as identified on OS1900 maps.
hham23 HIGH
HAM No legend but is a view
of the church
South view of the church from the road.
hham24 HIGH
HAM No legend but is the
Rectory
Lovely view from the south shows the large greenhouse/conservatory on
the south side.
HUNTSP1 Huntspill 1908 Huntspill
village
Knowle01 KNOWLE 1930 The
Lodge Knowle
Knowle02 KNOWLE Knowle Hall Gates
knowle03 KNOWLE The Hall Knowle
A lovely view of the south front of the building.
knowle04 KNOWLE The Silver Fish Café, Knowle
Taken from the Puriton turning just over Crandon Bridge.
knowle05 KNOWLE No legend but is a pic of the
Tower.
langport01 Langport 1940 Bow
Street, Langport
langport02 Langport 1913 West
Station, Langport
A view probably from the footbridge, looking down on Langport West
station. A train is waiting on the east (down) platform with about 4 carriages.
To the left of the station can be seen several sidings filled with goods
wagons.
langport03 Langport 1913 Hanging
Chapel, Langport
A lovely colour view from the east side of the chapel.
langport04 Langport Langport from All Saints
Church
langport05 Langport 1904 All
Saints church and the hill, Langport from the Parret.
langport06 Langport 1915? Langport
Station in time of flood
Steam train No 511, with one goods wagon, 3 passenger carriages and a
guards van, standing in about 2ft of floodwater at Langport West station. The
‘Railway Hotel’ can be seen just to the right of the front of the engine. A
crowd of people on the bridge are looking down at the train. The driver is
bending over the side of the engine looking down at the water.
langport07 Langport 1958? Langport
West Station
A view from a carriage window looking south along the flooded line at
Langport West station. The west side platform shows the signal box and two
stacks of milk churns, and a woman and a child waiting by the shelter. A
footbridge can be see crossing the line above the carriages.
langport08 Langport 1908 Langport
A lovely coloured view from near Frog lane, just below Herds Hill, looking east along the road towards the town.
A single horse and cart trundles down the road. To the right of the bridge can
be seen several railway goods wagons marked ‘Sully & Co’.
langport09 Langport The Avenue, Langport
The avenue looking towards the main line bridge over the road heading
into the town.
langport10 Langport 1905 Langport, Floods of 1894
Two men standing in small boats floating down the main street.
langport11 Langport 1909 Cheapside,
Langport
langport12 Langport 1912 Langport
from the Moor
A view from the field looking east towards the church on the hill. A
bowler hatted man (probably the photographers assistant) lies amongst the
buttercups, and several children can be see on the footpath.
langport13 Langport 1906 No legend but is 1st train through Langport
East
Note written on the back says’ First train to travel on the line from
Castle Carey to Langport’. Work on this line started in 1904, and the line was
opened in 1906.This station closed in 1962. Other info says that the 1st Non
stop train (Directors & Press) from Paddington to Plumouth passing Langport
East 29th June 1906. Engine is one of the French Atlantics.
langport14 Langport 1912 Greetings from Langport
Lovely old card shows 4 very early small views of the town, and for
some reason a view of Burrowbridge bridge?
langport15 Langport No
legend but is a view of Langport from the river
A view of the church from the river bridge.
langport16 Langport Langport Church
A similar
view to langport15 but closer up shows the long row of glasshouses to the south
side of the church.
langport17 Langport 1904 The
Hill, Langport
A lovely early view looking West from the hill, with just a lone
cyclist in the middle of the road looking at the cameraman.
langport18 Langport 1907 The
Hill, Langport (colour)
Similar to the above No17 but in colour.
langport19 Langport 1907 The
Hill, Langport, from the river.
langport20 Langport 1905 All
Saints Langport
langport21 Langport 1912 The
Hill, Langport
Lovely view out across the town to the railway bridge over the river
Parrett in the distance.
langport22 Langport 1907 The
Hanging Chapel, Langport
A large group of school children stand in the road posing for the
photo.
langport23 Langport 1905 The
Hanging Chapel, Langport
The hanging chapel in glorious colour.
langport24 Langport Langport from the Moors
An unusual colour view of the riverside area, just south of the town
near where the car park is now.
langport25 Langport 1906 Langport
langport26 Langport The Bridge Langport
langport27 Langport The Bridge Langport
A rarely seen view of Bow Bridge looking towards Bradfords & sons
building, with carriages in the siding next to it.
langport28 Langport 1924 The
Old Bridge, Langport
langport29 Langport Langport Parish Church
langport30 Langport Langport from All Saints
Church
Almost certainly the same photo as langport04. A lovely view looking
langport31 Langport 1904 Interior,
All Saints, Langport
A very early view of the church interior. The picture occupies half the
front of the card, with the other half for the message. All the rear is taken
up with the address. The view is looking towards the west window, with the font
at the end of the pews.
langport32 Langport The Hanging Chapel, Langport
An early view taken from the east side.
langport33 Langport 1951 All
Saints, Langport
A nice view of the church from the west side near the hill.
langport34 Langport The Hill, Langport
langport35 Langport Bow Street, Langport
Shows many people stood on the pavement looking at the photographer. A
boy pushes a handcart up the deserted road. At the butchers shop of WC Calder
the proprietor stands in the doorway. Next shop along a sign says ‘Jones’, Rock
light oil engines, and below it GB Atyeo. The time is 1-27pm.
langport36 Langport 1943 Priest
Lane, Langport
A man standing next to his bike poses for the photographer in front of
a building with a clock that shows the time at 11-42am.
langport37 Langport North St, Langport
Lovely old colour card shows two young girls in their white summer
dresses and a lone horse and cart waiting on the roadside.
langport38 Langport Every
Good Wish from Langport
Four views of old Langport including a rare view of the ‘GWR Viaduct’
langport39 Langport River
Parrett Langport. From the air
A
wonderful aerial view
langport40 Langport 1965 Langport
from White Hill
langport41 Langport All Saints Church, Langport
langport42 Langport 1904
langport43 Langport 1920 The
Hill Langport
Looking up the hill from about half way, with a delivery horse and trap
parked sideways across the road, with a man holding the horse.
langport44 Langport 1894 Langport West Station during floods of Nov
1894
A lovely print of an old photo from 1894.
langport45 Langport Langport Floods
Another view of Langport West station taken in flood. This photo
though, is taken on the East platform and looks along the line past the station
buildings, and under the bridge into the distance. Many details look different
to the 1894 pic, no brick built signal box on east platform (moved to west
platform?), station building chimney changed(at south end there were 2 chimneys
together previously but now combined into a double chimney), no huts alongside
the bridge on the east platform, a wall built across the south entrance to the
station building …..
langport46 Langport The
Hanging Chapel, Langport
A view of the chapel from the West side.
langport47 Langport 1916 Cheapside,
Langport
Two horse and cart pass on the road out side the Langport Arms Hotel.
langport48 Langport North St, Langport
An old car reg No PYC 62 is parked opposite the Black Swan Inn.
langport49 Langport 1942 The
Hanging Chapel, Langport
A man stands in the road by the hanging chapel.
langport50 Langport 1905 North
St, Langport
Lovely old photographic card looking North on North Street past the
Black Swan Inn, where two locals stand in the doorway.
langport51 Langport 1950? No
legend but is a view of Langport West station
A lovely view of a passenger train coming in to the station, under the
road bridge and the passenger bridge.
langport52 Langport
Super view circa 1910, of a bunch of people stood in the road below the
clock, and several carts are in the road beyond. A sign on the left says
Liptons teas. Hanging on the same wall are some wickerwork seats, obviously for
sale. On the right is an extensive array of pillars and walls and a drinking
fountain, at the entrance to what is now the car park and shops.
langport53 Langport
langport54 Langport All Saints, Langport
A view from inside the church looking to the east window and the altar.
langport55 Langport 1912 Langport,
4 view card
View 1:
langport56 Langport All Saints Church, Langport
A rare south view of the church from the graveyard. A stone tomb in the
foreground say’s ‘John Prankerd, surgeon, died 1896, Julia Maria Prankerd his
wife died 1898. Maria Louisa their daughter died 1843’.
langport57 Langport 1908 Council
Schools, Langport Somerset
Lovely photographic shot of the old school now opposite the new Tesco
store on North st. Several groups of children pose for the photographer in the
road and on the school railings.
langport58 Langport No Legend but is a photo of
Langport West Station
Good view showing the full frontal side facing the railway line, with
housing in the background on Bow st, to the west of the river bridge. Shows the
footbridge to the north of the station building next to the road bridge.
langport59 Langport Bow St, Langport
Similar to view 1 in langport55 above. This view looking along
langport60 Langport 1932 Cheapside, Langport
Interesting view looking west from just beyond the hotel
langport61 Langport 1913 North
St, Langport
Looking north with the Black Swan Inn on the left.
langport62 Langport 1921 North
St, Langport
Looking North from a point just south of the school,with a headmistress
and a group of young school girls posing for the camera under an old gas lamp.
To the right a horse and cart stands waiting opposite the shop of J Goolson?.
langport63 Langport 1957 4143
at Langport East station
Photo print of 4143 with 2 coaches at Langport East station.
LOXLEY1 Loxley woods 1912 Loxley woods with lone cyclist
The A39 Glastonbury road at the junction to Shapwick, in 1912. One
cyclist stands holding his machine in the middle of the road, while in the
distance a workman is breaking stones for the road surface, working on one of
several heaps of stone placed along the grass verge. The road sign says
‘Shapwick & Westhay’.
LOXLEY2 Loxley woods Swains Jumps,Loxley wood
LOXLEY3 Loxley woods 1942 Loxley
woods with lone car in distance
lyng01 LYNG View of Lyng
Looking east out of
martock01 Martock 1910 Martock
Station
A porter sits on the edge of the platform. An advert mentions W & A
Gilbey.
MZOY01 MIDDLEZOY 1966 The Barn House Stores &George Inn
MZOY02 MIDDLEZOY The
School,Middlezoy
View from Church road looking north towards the school.
MZOY03 MIDDLEZOY 1908 Middlezoy
School
Classic photo of the school, children in the playground and in the
road, and an old motorcycle parked in the road. One of the views shown in
mzoy10.
MZOY04 MIDDLEZOY 1951 Post office corner Middlezoy
Slightly blurred view of post office corner with milk churns on a
stand.
MZOY05 MIDDLEZOY 1906
MZOY06 MIDDLEZOY Middlezoy
house, Middlezoy
MZOY07 MIDDLEZOY Middlezoy
View looking north up main road towards Bown’s stores.
MZOY08 MIDDLEZOY Thatched
Houses, Middlezoy
Lovely view of thatched houses near post office corner.
MZOY09 MIDDLEZOY 1917 Sweet
Solitude
MZOY10 MIDDLEZOY Greetings
from Middlezoy
Classic 7 view card of the
village. Each view is a postcard in its own right.
MZOY11 MIDDLEZOY Holy Cross
Church
View inside the church looking towards the altar. Hymns 421, 221, 424,
223 listed on wall plaque.
mzoy12 MIDDLEZOY View looking South from
Wonderful colour photo looking out over the village down along church
road in a south westerly direction. The old water pump or well in the
foreground
mzoy13 MIDDLEZOY Holy Cross Church
Middlezoy
mzoy14 MIDDLEZOY 1927 The School,Middlebury
View looking up church road from the side of the school wall, with a
mis spelt name of ‘Midllebury’ on the card.
mzoy15 MIDDLEZOY Church
Road, Middlezoy
Another view looking north up church road, but from further south.
mzoy16 MIDDLEZOY 1910? Birds Eye View of Middlezoy
Amazingly detailed b & w
view from the tower. Another view from mzoy10 similar to mzoy12. The old
mission hall, next to the post office can be clearly seen, as can the many
haystacks and many other features.
mzoy17 MIDDLEZOY
A view looking ‘up’ from post office corner.
mzoy18 MIDDLEZOY 1949 Middlezoy,
Photo of. Not a postcard
mzoy19 MIDDLEZOY 1949 Middlezoy,
Photo of. Not a postcard
mzoy20 MIDDLEZOY 1949 Middlezoy,
Photo of. Not a postcard
mzoy21 MIDDLEZOY 1949 Middlezoy,
Photo of. Not a postcard
mzoy22 MIDDLEZOY 1905? Middlezoy
An interesting view of where main road meets the Bridgwater to Othery
road. The old thatched house shown on the corner is no longer there.
mzoy23 MIDDLEZOY 1898
View looking out over towards Bridgwater and Westonzoyland from
Windmill hill. Two men with scythes cutting grass.
mzoy24 MIDDLEZOY Middlezoy
View looking north along church road, with the school and then the
church in the distance. A haycart being pulled by one horse, and 7 children
standing in the road.
mzoy25 MIDDLEZOY 1915 Interior of Church Middlezoy
A view showing the inside of the church looking towards the altar.
Includes the panel showing hymn numbers, 479, 290, 182, 541. No 6 from mzoy10
‘Greetings from Middlezoy’.
mzoy26 MIDDLEZOY Middlezoy(a view on moor
road/A372 corner)
A view looking up Main Road (Pound Road) from the junction on the A372
& Moor Road. A road sign on the wall indicates that the A372 goes through
the village at the ‘Townsend’ part of the village, along
mzoy27 MIDDLEZOY Coats farm, Middlezoy
mzoy28 MIDDLEZOY Country Round, Middlezoy
A view of Middlezoy from the ‘old’ road about half a mile before
reaching Thorngrove
mzoy29 MIDDLEZOY Greetings from Middlezoy(5 views)
A multi view card showing 4 views of ‘the village’, and 1 of ‘Holy
Cross Church’.
mzoy30 MIDDLEZOY The Church, Middlezoy
mzoy31 MIDDLEZOY
A view coming into the village from Westonzoyland.
mzoy32 MIDDLEZOY No legend but is a view
of the church
A view from the south shows the corner of a building where the new
graveyard now lies.
minehead01 Minehead Minehead
minehead02 Minehead 1905 Promenade
and North Hill, Minehead
minehead03 Minehead Minehead from North Hill
minehead04 Minehead Minehead, Birds eye view
A similar view to 03. but earlier in date.
ml01 Moorlinch 1906 View
looking up the hill
ml02 Moorlinch Moorlinch church
ncurry01 North
Curry 1909 Queens Monument, North Curry
Looking towards the shop & post office on the corner.
OTHERY1 OTHERY 1905 Othery
church
OTHERY2 OTHERY 1946 The
OTHERY3 OTHERY 1965 The
OTHERY4 OTHERY The Church Othery
othery05 OTHERY The Village, Othery
othery06 OTHERY 1913 Othery
church
othery07 OTHERY 1915? The Chapel, Othery
Built in 1836, a schoolroom was added in 1883. You can see the 1883 set
into the wall of the building. (ref British history on Line for Othery)
othery08 OTHERY The
Village of Othery,
A view of the church.
othery09 OTHERY The Church, Othery
othery10 OTHERY The Chapel, Othery
Another view of the chapel , built in 1836. Further up the road a horse
drawn wagon ambles up the road heading out of the village, followed by a man
walking in the middle of the road.
othery11 OTHERY The church, Othery
This view from
othery12
othery13 OTHERY 1907 No
legend but is a view from the tower looking SE
Superb photographic card looking down from the church tower towards the
Castle Inn on Main Road.
othery14 OTHERY Othery
A lovely old view looking towards the London Hotel, with several people
and a horse and cart in the street.
othery15 OTHERY The
Nice view looking towards the post office on the right, from just
beyond the London Inn, also on the right. On the left can be seen a big sign
that says ‘High Class Grocers, H C Nelson, Sweets & Tobacco’, also a sign
says ‘Lions teas sold here’. Just before that on the left, is the Stores.
pawlett01 Pawlett Village of Pawlett, Nr
Bridgwater
A superb aerial view looking
ped1 Pedwell 1906 Pedwell
House
PITNEY1 Pitney Pitney church
pitney02 Pitney 1915 Pitney,
nr Langport
A view taken from the west of the village near the road to High Ham.
PORLOCK1 Porlock 1905 Lynton
& Minehead coach at Ship Inn
puriton01 Puriton 1905? The
Schools, Puriton
Lovely old view looking towards the church with the school building on
the left and many children standing in the road.
shapwick01 Shapwick 1906 Ancient
British Boat found at Shapwick
TRIS 1 Triscombe Stone 1905 Triscombe
Stone
WATCHET01 Watchet 1930
WATCHET02 Watchet 1960? The
Harbour, Watchet
Lovely colour shot of the harbour as it used to look.
watchet03 Watchet Watchet from Cleeve Hill
A lovely old view looking down on the west end of the town and the WSM
railway as it snakes its way through the buildings.
wsm01 Weston Super Mare 1912 Knightstone
Pavilion & baths.
wsm02 Weston Super Mare 1933 General
view shows electric trams
wsm03 Weston Super Mare 1950 Views
wsm04 Weston Super Mare The Sands
wsm05 Weston Super Mare 1860
wsm06 Weston Super Mare 1983 The
Promenade and Knightstone Causeway, Weston Super Mare
wz01 Westonzoyland The Sedgemoor Battlefield
Looking north along the track with the battlefield memorial just
visible on the left.
wz02 Westonzoyland The River
Parrett,Westonzoyland
Looking south along the river Parrett with the Andersea pumping station
on the left and probably Whiting’s farm, Moorland on the right. The picture was
probably taken from near Moorland farm on the Westonzoyland or north side of
the river.
wz03 Westonzoyland 1938 St
Mary's Church, Westonzoyland
The church and tower from the road.
wz04 Westonzoyland A Famous Tower.Church of
St Mary Weston Zoyland
South aspect of the church probably from across the road in a field.
wz05 Westonzoyland 1939 The
three bridges Westonzoyland
The actual location of this is on the back road at the junction for the
turning that goes to Andersea. The view is looking south in the direction of
Andersea, with the road to the left going to Westonzoyland & Burrowbridge,
the road to the right to Bridgwater.
wz06 Westonzoyland The Cornhill,
Westonzoyland
Looking east along Main Road past the Three Greyhounds Hotel as it was
then known, next to the church.
wz07 Westonzoyland 1905 Church
of St Mary Westonzoyland
Old photo of the church taken from the field opposite.
wz08 Westonzoyland 1982 Westonzoyland
from tower, looking west
wz9 Westonzoyland 1912 Westonzoyland
A view looking north towards post office corner. The railings of the
Methodist chapel can be seen on the right hand side.
wz10 Westonzoyland 1946 Battle
of Sedgemoor Memorial Stone, Westonzoyland
wz11 Westonzoyland 1917 Standards
Road Westonzoyland
A view looking east along Standards road towards the church, with a
solitary cyclist in the road.
wz12 Westonzoyland 1925?
wz13 Westonzoyland 1925? High
Street, Westonzoyland
An elevated colour view that
must be from the church tower, looking
east to the airfield where tents and hangars can be seen.
wz14 Westonzoyland The Church Interior,
Westonzoyland
wz15 Westonzoyland
An elevated view from the
Chedzoy lane area looking south east towards Westonzoyland across fields with
the church tower in the distance, in the middle of the picture, and Burrow Mump
off to the right hand side. The actual battlefield site would have been out of
the picture further to the left hand side, but it is however only several
hundred yards out of shot.
wz16 Westonzoyland 1925 Westonzoyland
A view of the Post Office to the left, and the Three Greyhounds Hotel,
proprietor George A Seaman.
wz17 Westonzoyland The Church Tower & Three Greyhounds Hotel
Another view of
the Post Office and the Three Greyhounds Hotel, proprietor George A Seaman.
wz18 Westonzoyland 1951 Standards,
from the tower, Westonzoyland
A view from the tower looking west out over Standards road with the
A372 to Bridgwater in the distance.
wz19 Westonzoyland 1940? RAF
camp, Westonzoyland
Possibly a view looking north eastwards towards Greylake from the road
that cut across the airfield to Middlezoy. A large number of tents of various
sizes, and two lorries, one with the medical cross on its side presumably used
as an ambulance. Note from ‘A History of
the County of Somerset: Volume 8’ : The
former Weston open field which stretched
eastwards into Middlezoy became the site of annual summer training camps for
the Royal Air Force between 1926 and 1939. In 1940 it became a 'fully-fledged
self-accounting station' and in the following year at least one house in the
village and the village hall were commandeered when it became a camp for
training pilots to bomb gun positions and two gliders. In 1943 the runways were
extended and the Middlezoy road diverted; in 1944 the coming of a large unit
from the
wz20 Westonzoyland 1906 No
legend, but is a view of the church
A rare early view, shows a group of people, mostly children, standing
in the road alongside a high wall on the East side of the church.
wz21 Westonzoyland The village, Westonzoyland
A view approaching the sharp left hand corner from Bridgwater, in the
centre of the village, shows several old cars parked up, and the Monmouth guest
house on the left.
wz22 Westonzoyland 1960? Weston
Zoyland from Tower looking East
A view from the tower looking out across the aerodrome towards
Middlezoy. Only clue to its date is a minivan parked on the road below.
wz23 Westonzoyland 1939 The
Village, Westonzoyland
A view along the main road just past the
church, no cars, but plenty of horse muck along the road.
wz24 Westonzoyland Westonzoyland
This is a view looking north along School
road towards
wz25 Westonzoyland Unveiling Sedgmoor
Memorial
An interesting view of a ceremony involving
local dignitaries, and Army men playing a fanfare on trumpets. Lots of people
facing the camera make this a picture worth looking closely at.
wz26 Westonzoyland 1935 No
legend but is a view of the church
wz27 Westonzoyland Fore Street, Westonzoyland
A lovely old view looking east along
wz28 Westonzoyland 1910 Westonzoyland
Another view along Fore Street, but looking
west out of the village. A lone man strolls along the road.
wz29 Westonzoyland The site of the Battle of
Sedgemoor,Westonzoyland
A man and his dog stand in the field looking
at the memorial.
wz30 Westonzoyland No Legend but is of WZ
Pumping Station
A fairly modern card of the pumping station
in glorious colour.
wz31 Westonzoyland 1954 The
Village, Westonzoyland
Looking west along Main road towards the
Sedgemoor Inn. A cart stands on the roadside outside the ............Hall.
wz32 Westonzoyland 1938 Westonzoyland
from the level
A view across the fields to the church from
the south from the Thorngrove road.
wz33 Westonzoyland 1905 Bussex
Rhine, Sedgemoor
wz34 Westonzoyland St Mary's road and church,
Westonzoyland Somerset
wz35 Westonzoyland Church and Main road,
Westonzoyland Somerset
A fairly modern view similar to wz31, ie
looking west along Main road near the church.
wz36 Westonzoyland Lake Wall, Westonzoyland
Looking south past the school on the left, with 4 men with caps
standing to the side of the road obviously watching the photographer.
wz37 Westonzoyland Westonzoyland, Coronation
day, June 22nd 1911
Interesting scene of the procession through the village with 2 horses
at the front, one ridden by a serviceman, followed by a brass band, then
followed by schoolchildren waving Union Jack flags.
wz38 Westonzoyland Fore Street, Westonzoyland
Photographic view looking east towards the shop.
woolav01 Woolavington 1907 Church
of St Mary, Woolavington