DISCOVERING SOMERSET .

 

On this page there are documented photos and pictures of over 260 places and things of interest in Somerset. The original reason for this project was and still is to provide a source of pictures and information  for the many people overseas, who are unlikely ever to get the chance to visit the places where their ancestors lived and worked. Many features from those times, such as Post Offices, Primary Schools, Inns & Pubs, Garages, Petrol stations, Bakeries, and local shops are fast disappearing. Many old farms and farm buildings such as barns are rapidly being converted into luxury dwellings or group housing. Many vacant spaces, even green fields, are often quickly bought up and built over. All the places shown have been visited either by bicycle, motorbike or car. Coverage is variable, often controlled by the weather at the time. Some places only have 3 or 4 pictures, others a comprehensive display. Access to church interiors has not always been possible as some churches are kept locked. Where entry was possible a copy of the church guide was purchased if available, and this was often a good source of information. Other information was obtained from various internet sites, Victoria County History Online, old OS maps and books. In particular the book on Somerset by Arthur Mee was a wonderful information source.

This is a major photographic project that was started back in March 2006, and which will take some time to complete. It is possible, when it has been completed, that a picture book may be produced. Check back frequently for new or recent additions. If you have an interest in a particular village, and it has not been covered yet, please write to me and it can be added to the ‘to do’ list. If you would like a copy of a particular picture to do with your family history, please write to me with a short explanation of the family connection. Questions & suggestions always welcome.

  This page last updated on 13th  May 2008.

 

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Panoramic view, looking North  from Ham Hill above Stoke Sub Hamdon. (In Int Exp7 magnify to 150% then pan left to right, West to East)

In Firefox, right click on picture, click ‘view image’ then left click to magnify. Pan left to right.  See other Panoramic pictures: Link below

 

Important: The thumbnail pictures below show a very limited amount of detail. The original 3200x2400 pictures are extremely detailed and are too large to upload to this web page.

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Alphabetical Index:

 

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                        Cheddar Gorge cuts thru the Mendip Hills. >>>>>>

 

 

 

 

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Aisholt   http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/aisholtAlbum101.jpg

Just a few pictures of the church from the road.

 

Aller.    http://somersetvillages.tripod.com/allerAlbum101.jpg   <<<<<< Thumbnail Picture Link

The Norman1166 church:  4752 Looking towards the chancel with the 1610 carved pulpit on the left and the organ to the right, 4754 the Norman font, 4755 the pulpit,  4762 the effigy of Sir John of Clevedon d 1372, 4763 looking back into the Nave, 4764/5/6 the Altar, 4770 looking across to the south wall through the arches,

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo22.html   <<<<<< Link to a single 3200x2400 resolution picture

http://dbown100.tripod.com/allercardsAlbum101.jpg              <<<<<< Link to old postcard views

 

Allerford   http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/allerfordAlbum101.jpg

5987/9/94 the packhorse bridge, 5995 the reading room, 6000 the Post Office,

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo75.html

 

Andersea  see Westonzoyland

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo93.html

 

Angersleigh  http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/angersleighAlbum101.jpg

8680 the church, 681 the Norman font, 682 looking through the nave towards the altar, 683 the organ, 690 the altar, 693 looking out from the chancel into the nave, 694 Leigh Court,

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo148.html

 

 

Ashcott       http://somersetvillages.tripod.com/ashcottAlbum101.jpg                 

3436   the village hall, 3439 The Ring o Bells pub, 3440 Middle street, 3450 the old school building, 3451 School hill, and old school close, 3452 west street and the A39, 3454 the post office and village shop, 3455 looking along the A39 towards Bridgwater, 3456 looking towards Street, 3461 the Pipers Inn.

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo51.html

 

Athelney       http://somersetvillages.tripod.com/athelneyAlbum101.jpg 

 The river Tone & Athelney from Burrowbridge, the old bakery, the pumping station, Alfred’s monument,

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo23.html

 

Axebridge.   http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/axebridgeAlbum101.jpg                 

4494/5 the village from the reservoir, 4503/9 King John’s Hunting Lodge, 4505 the Almshouse Bistro, 4506 the Lamb Inn, 4507 the square with the farmers market, 4510/6 the church, 511 looking towards the chancel, 512 the organ, 4518 the Post Office, 4519 the Crown Inn, 0627/33 the old railway tunnel near Winscombe.

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo52.html

 

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Babcary   http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/babcaryAlbum101.jpg

9543 the old Rectory, 544 entering the village on Babcary lane from the A37, 545 the church undergoing refurbishment inside, 547 churh farm, 548 looking towards Baker street, 550 the red lion inn, 551 the old chapel on main street, 552 the old corner stores, 553/4/5 the old school,

 

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo159.html

 

Badgworth   http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/badgworthAlbum101.jpg

434 the church, 449 the cross in the churchyard, 452/3 the rectory, next to the church, 454 looking into the village from the Allerton road, 457 looking out of the village on the Allerton road, 458/9 Badgworth Court,

 

Baltonsborough   http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/baltonsboroughAlbum101.jpg

5338/9 Farrants Mill, 5340 ‘The Gatehouse’, 5341 Mill Cottage, 5342/3 the church from the mill stream at Farrants Mill, 5344 the mill Stream feeding into a holding pool just to the side of Farrants Mill, 5347 the Vicarage, 5360/1 cottages next the churchyard, 5362 Clerks Cottage, 5364 the Greyhound Inn, 5363/5 the war memorial and shell case, 5366 the Old School, 5367 the Morovian Chapel, minister’s house and school on Ham Street, 5369/70/1/5 Baltonborough Flights, the river Brue flows over the weir after passing along Dunstans Dyke from West Lydford, and the Mill stream branches off at the same point to flow through Baltonsborough.

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo68.html

 

Banwell    http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/banwellAlbum101.jpg

9404/5 Steeplejacks attend to the clock face on the church tower, 406 the 1872 chapel on Church street, 407 looking down Church Street, 408 West Street, 409 the Square, 410 High Street with the Old Bakehouse on the left, 411 the Bell Inn on the Square, 412 Hill Path with Rock House on the left, 413 ‘The Narrows’ on High Street, 414 the Jubilee well of 1887, is 76 feet deep, 417 the Old School on High Street, 418 the old White Hart Inn on High Street, 419 looking up Castle Hill, 420/1 the Square, 422 the Old Chapel on East Street, 425 the Old Fire Station on East Street, 449 Lower Church Street, 450 looking across the bowling green to Mill House, 451 Lower Church Street leading to Riverside, 453/4 the other mill building, 457 Mill House, 458 the Old Village Bakery on West Street, 459 the butchers and Post Office, 460 the Old Malt House on West Street, 461-5 the castle.

 

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo156.html

 

Barrington   http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/barringtonAlbum101.jpg

1152/3  Barrington Court gardens, 1154/62 Barrington Court , 1161 inside the great hall,  3992 the Barrington Oak Inn, 4005 quaint cottage to the right hand side of the church, 4006/7/13 the Wesleyan Methodist chapel built 1859, 4010 Manor House? 4011 thatched cottage at the west end of the village, 4012 cottages by Bakers Lane, 4020 Glebe House, 4021   ?uggs Farm, 4023 a lovely thatched cottage, 205/6/7  St Mary & St Peters CE first school, 4028 large barn opposite ?uggs Farm, 4030 Rose Cottage.

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo18.html

 

Barton St David   http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/bartonstdavidAlbum101.jpg 

40185 the church, 186 the cross in the churchyard, 187 looking north on church lane, 188 looking east on Broadclose way, 189 the 15c font, 190 the painting of King David, 191 looking towards the chancel from the nave, 192 the old manual organ, 193 the Holy table dating from 1613, 194 the early 17c pulpit, 195/7/9 the tablet referring to Henry Adams b 1583, possibly the Henry Adams who sailed to America, and whose descendants produced two Presidents of the United States, John Adams 1797-1801, and his son John Quincy Adams 1825-1829, 198 the squint that allowed bell ringers to see the altar, 200 looking out from the chancel to the nave, 201 the door in the north porch with pumpkins ready for harvest festival, 202 the war memorial, 203 looking north on High street towards the cross roads, 204 looking west towards the church, 205 looking east towards the junction with Blind Lane, 206 Blind Lane, 207 High lane, 208 Peacocks Hill, 209  Peacocks Hill house, 210 Copse cottage on High street, 211 village hall, 212 junction of church lane and high street, 213 Tootle bridge and Tootle bridge farm, 214 Mill house near Tootle bridge, 215 the bridge over the river Brue, 217 Dunstans Dyke(the river Brue), 219 Mill house and Tootle bridge, 220 the mill stream with Mill house in the distance, 221/2 Mill house from the field,

 

Bason Bridge    http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/basonbridgeAlbum101.jpg

397 the old milk factory tower from church road in East Huntspill, 403 the river Brue looking west, 404/5 east on the Brue with the milk factory tower, 406 looking along the old Glastonbury to Highbridge railway trackbed in the Highbridge direction, 407 looking towards the Bason Bridge Inn, 408 the bridge over the Brue, 409 the old station platform to the west of the bridge, 410 the Bason Bridge Inn, 411 Bason Bridge Garage, 412 Factory lane, 413 the Post Office, 415 the old station masters house just beyond the station platform,

 

 

Bawdrip.    http://somersetvillages.tripod.com/bawdripAlbum101.jpg

2901-3 the A39 at the Bawdrip turning into New Road, 2905-7 coming into the village under the old railway bridge, 2586 The Church, 1033/3418 Uplands House, 1034 the old chapel and post office buildings on the A39, 2736 the council houses at East Side Lane, 3503 the former site of Church Farm, 0719-23 the village from Bawdrip levels near the river, 0344 the church. A rare view of the north face, taken between demolition of church farm and the building of the new housing estate. 2737 the wall running along the old S & D railway line, 0956 the village hall next to the location of the old halt on the railway,

Look at old postcards?   http://dbown100.tripod.com/bawdripcardsAlbum101.jpg

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo19.html

 

Beer Crocombe    http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/beercrocombeAlbum101.jpg 

8124/5 the old rectory, 126/7 the church, 128 the font, 129looking through the nave to the altar, 131 the organ, 133 the altar, 134 the nave from the chancel, 135 the pulpit, 143 the old school house of 1868, 144 Little portion cottage, 145 Allens cottages on the village green, 146 Allens farm, 147 Allens cottages and the signpost at the crossroads, 148 looking towards Little portion cottages, 

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo123.html

 

Bicknoller.    http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/bicknollerAlbum101.jpg      

4536/48 views of the exterior of the church, 4538 the west window, 4537 the 16c screen  that came from Huish Champflower church in 1726, 4541 the organ case and 16c bench ends, 4545/6 the original stone altar, 4549 the 1000yr old yew tree and the parish stocks underneath it, 4551 the Bicknoller Inn, 4552/3 cottages in church road, 4554 the post office and village hall.

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo69.html

 

Bishops Hull    http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/bishopshullAlbum101.jpg  

6019/23  the Old Mill, 6020 the mill stream, 6021 the river Tone downstream, 6022 upstream the weir, 6024/7 the church, 6025 church cottages, 6028/30 the Old Inn, 6029 the Post Office, 6031 Shutewater Hill, 6032 the Coach house, 6033 the United Reform Church, 6034 the Meryan House Hotel, 6035 the Wheel House, 6036 Netherclay House

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo79.html

 

Bishops Lydeard    http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/bishopslydeardAlbum101.jpg 

9120 the Lydeard Bell Inn on West St, 9121 the Almshouses on High St, 9122 the old Police house at the junction of West st with High St, 9123 looking up High St towards Cothlestone, 9124 looking down towards Church st, 9125 The 1837 Chapel at top of High St, 9126 looking down High St with the almshouses on the left, 9127 the old Vicarage down vicarage lane, 9128 the church tower from vicarage lane, 9129/30 the church, 9131 the church cross with the village cross behind it, 9134 the 14c font, 9155 the church from west st, 9156 Lydeard house stable block, 9157 Lydeard house, 9158 west street near the Bell Inn, 9159/60 the bottom end of church st, 9161 the village school, 9162 Mount st garage, 9163 cottage at junction of Mill lane, 9164/5 the Mill on mill lane, 9167/8 the mill wheel of the overspill type, 9169/70/1 figures in the mill museum, 9174 looking along mill lane towards mount st, 9175 Warre house, 9176 the Lethbridge Arms, 9177 Gore sq stores and garage, 9178 Farringdon cottage on Gore sq, 9180 the Post Office on Taunton rd just off Gore sq, 9183/5 the Bird in the Hand pub, 719/20 the ‘Fives’ wall in the car park of the Lethbridge Arms pub,

 

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo157.html

Bishopswood      http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/bishopswoodAlbum101.jpg 

9816 looking towards the ford, 817 the ford, 819 outskirts of the village where the river Yarty passes under the road, 821 looking up the hill to the village, 822 looking out of the village,

 

 

Blackford    http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/blackfordAlbum101.jpg

623 entrance gate to the church, 624 the Sexeys Arms Inn, 625 the Holy Trinity church built 1823, 626 the High street with the white cottage Bakers Batch on the left, 627/9 the old Methodist chapel?, 628 Brook farm, 630/1 the Brook, 632 the old bakery, 633 Yew tree house, 634 old barns behind yew tree house, 635 the old vicarage, 636 cottage called Butterfield, 637 the Manor House,

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo114.html

 

Blagdon    http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/blagdonAlbum101.jpg

6178 the High Street, 6180 the Rent House, 6181 the Village club, 6182  the ….. pub ?, 6183 the Baptist chapel, 6185 pink cottages on the green, 6192/3/5 the church, 6196 Blagdon Lake, 6224 Bell Square, 6225 Garston Lane & Pound Corner, 6226 Blagdon station,

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo82.html

 

Bleadney   http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/bleadneyAlbum101.jpg

467 the river Axe to the south of the B3139 road on the edge of Bleadney, 468 the river on the north side of the road, 469 just a few houses off the main road make up part of this hamlet, 470 entering the village on the Wedmore/Wells road,

 

Bleadon    http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/bleadonAlbum101.jpg               

4950/1 the church, 4952 the water pump, 4953 the Queens Arms, 4958 looking towards the chancel, 4960 looking over the Nave, 4961 the 1460 carved stone pulpit, 4962 the font, 4963 the mysterious arches in the north wall,

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo70.html

 

Blue Anchor     http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/blueanchorAlbum101.jpg        

8406 Blue Anchor Railway museum, 407/8/9 the wonderful flower display on the station platform, 418 No88 pulls into the station at 14-20, 417 the sea front road looking east, 418 the Smugglers Hotel on the right and the Blue Anchor Inn in the distance, 419/27 looking west towards Minehead, 421 the Blue Anchor Inn, 423/5/6 looking along the beach towards Dunster, 424 the Blue Anchor Inn from the beach, 0168 the Smugglers Hotel,

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo132.html

 

Bossington     http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/bossingtonAlbum101.jpg

6002 house with very tall chimneys, 6009 bridge over the river at the NT car park, 6011/5/6/7 looking out across towards Exmoor and the coast from the coast guard path, 6015 sheep on the steep Cliffside with the Welsh mountains covered in snow across the Bristol Channel, 6018 looking inland towards Exmoor and the village of Porlock,

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo76.html

 

Bradford on Tone    http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/bradfordontoneAlbum101.jpg

5835 a train heading for Exeter on the nearby mainline, 5836/7/8 the river Tone, 5839 looking up the hill into the village from the riverbridge, 5840 the 13th c church and war memorial, 5841 the crossroads, 5842 the village hall, 5844 the White Horse Inn and the post office/ shop, 5846 the stocks in the churchyard, 5849 the Victorian font carved from Caen stone, 5850 looking towards the chancel, 5852 the organ, 5853 the altar, 5854 looking towards the nave, 5856 the 18th c pulpit which came from St Mary’s church Taunton, 5857 The effigy of Sir John de Merriet, Lord of the Manor and Patron of the church(1350-91). Note that his elbow is missing, probably hacked off to make way for a pew, 5858 the Courthouse, 5859 the Old School House and Gardeners Hall Cottage, 5860 the Old Vicarage,

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo65.html

 

Bradney     http://somersetvillages.tripod.com/bradneyAlbum101.jpg

 0442  entering Bradney Lane from the A39, 0447 Chapel House.

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo105.html

   

Brean   http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/breanAlbum101.jpg 

608 looking north along Brean beach towards Brean Down, 1600 up on the Down, the few bushes or trees are heavily windswept, 1602 looking down towards the fort on the end of Brean Down, 547 brick gun emplacements?, 549/563 Weston Super Mare from the Down, 550 Steep Holm from near the end of the Down, 553-6 pictures of the fort, 562 Brean showing the ramp onto the beach, and looking inland towards Uphill,

 

Brent Knoll    http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/brentknollAlbum101.jpg                 

0398 the top of Brent Knoll from near the start of the Western access, 0399 looking out across the Bristol channel with Steep Holm and Brean down visible, 0400 looking down on the village from the Knoll, 0403/4 the village down below as it stretches out towards the A38,  0406 Glastonbury Tor in the distance, 0407/8 Cheddar Gorge & the Mendip Hills, 0410 the M5 motorway heading south towards Bridgwater, 0411 the steep descent from the Knoll, 4875 the Manor House?, 4876 the Rectory in front the church, 4880 the John Somerset memorial, 4882 the font, 4884 the 14c carved bench ends, 4885 the Stuart period pulpit, 4886 the organ, 4892 the Charles 2 period coat of arms over the vestry door, 4893 the plaque commemorating George Norcote who ‘brought the great boon of water to Brent Knoll’, 4898 the Methodist church, 4899 the Post Office,

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo71.html

 

Bridgetown   http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/bridgetownAlbum101.jpg

677 the village on the Western side of the River Exe, taken from the A396 road, 678 approaching the village from the south with the Badgers Holt Inn on the right, 679 the turning left to the bridge over the river Exe, 679/80/86 Chapel Cottage and the Old Chapel of 1848(pink building), 681 Week Lane leads over the bridge, 682/3 the bridge from the river bed, 684/5 looking back into the village from Week Lane, 688 the Old Post Office,

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo124.html

 

Bridgwater   http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/bridgwaterAlbum101.jpg 

882/3 the Cornhill illuminated for Christmas, 2754/5 demolition of the old TA centre, 3039/40 construction of the new bus station, 3574/6 construction of the new Asda, 5784/87/7508/9 new housing construction at Crowpill near the NDR bridge, 7492 the junior school at Hamp next to the river, 7496/7 old chimney from brick & tile works near the present Laundry site on Taunton road, 7498/500/1/2 new development at the old Hamp industrial Estate on old Taunton road, 7503/1339 the Taunton road bridge over the canal, 7504 Old Taunton road bridge over the canal, 7505/6 looking back toward the town from St Matthews Field( Alternatively known as Northfield or the  Fairfield) 7507 looking down Durleigh road towards the town, 7511 looking towards the junction at Wylds road from the NDR bridge over the Parrett, 1302/4 the old telescopic railway bridge, 1305 the swing bridge at the east end of the docks, 1307 canal boats moored in the docks, 1308/9/10/12 the old warehouse now a pub and flats, 1313 Bowerings animal feeds building, 1314 the walkway along the riverside in Blake gardens near the library, 1340 the canal looking towards Northfield,

 

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo73.html

 

 

Broadway    http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/broadwayAlbum101.jpg

6112 the church, 6115 the font, 6119 the organ, 6122 the pulpit, 6123 the altar, 

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo106.html

 

Brompton Ralph    http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/bromptonralphAlbum101.jpg

907/8/9 the church, 910 the cross, 912 the church path leading out to the war memorial, 913 the yew tree near the south porch, 915 the war memorial and the church from the south, 917 the village hall,

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo125.html

 

Brompton Regis    http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/bromptonregisAlbum101.jpg

646 the village from near the Wimbleball Lake car park, 647 the old school with the headmasters house just beyond it, 648 the George Inn and the church, 649 looking towards the junction with Sanctuary Lane, 651 looking down through the churchyard, 652/4 the old Vicarage, 653 the church(which was locked due to the fact that a piece of plaster had recently fallen from the ceiling during a service) 656 the Post Office, 657 the ‘Lockup’ at the bottom of the churchyard, 658 the Old Forge, 659 view of the village from the old forge, 660 Sanctuary Lane and Sanctuary cottage on the left, 661 the Old Post Office, 662 the old drinking water supply, 663 the village hall, 664 the old bakery, 689/90/2/3 Pulhams Mill, claimed to date back to Doomesday 1086, driven by water from the Pulham River, 

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo126.html

  

Bruton   http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/brutonAlbum101.jpg

645 High st looking east, 646 High st looking west from near Hugh Sexey’s Hospital, 647 the Castle Inn, 649/50 the post office, 651 the Sun Inn, 652 Priory House on High St, 653 the old chapel, 654 the library at the east end of High st, built on the site of the old Wellington Inn655 looking down Packwell st towards the church, 656 looking back west on High st, 657 Blue Boar Hotel on Combe st, 658 the 15c packhorse bridge over the river Brue, 659/60/62 stepping stones over the old ford, 664 the rectory on the right and Plox house on the left on Silver st, 666 the community hall and buildings, 667/8 the church, 669 view of the Dovecote on the hill behind the church, 672/3 church bridge, 674 unusual shot of the church shows the two towers, 682/4 the Jacobean screen of 1620, 686 looking up through the nave, 688 the 1847 font, 690 the south aisle west window dedicated to the Ames brothers who emigrated to the USA, 694 the lecturn and Jacobean pulpit, 695 the plaster Reredos over the altar, 697 the Royal Arms of Charles II, the parish registers from 1554 refer to both CharlesI & II both staying in Bruton and worshipping in the church, 698 the rood screen with above it Christ on Calvary with St Mary & St John, 702 the rererdos behind the north Aisle altar, 703/5 looking out into the nave towards the west window, 704 the tomb of Sir Maurice Berkeley d 1581, 706/7 the roof  above the chancel, 709 the organ of 1760, 711 the Somerset king post roof of the nave, 713 close up of Christ above the rood screen, 714 the packhorse bridge from church bridge, 716 church bridge from the path, 718/9 the packhorse bridge, 722-5 the rear of Hugh Sexey’s hospital building, 726 Mill Lane, 727 Town Mill house at the west end of High st, 728 west end of High st, 729 the Methodist chapel, 730 the Mill pond, 731/2 Combe Brook feeding the mill pond, 733 West end with the dovecote on the hill, 735 1897 Red cross hall on High st, 737 Sexey’s Hospital 1638, 738-40 inside the hospital grounds, 741/2 inside the hospital chapel, 748 Bruton Station, 749/51 the Dovecote, 752/3 views out over the town from dovecote hill. 

http://somersetvillages.tripod.com/brutonpan1.jpg   view from the churchyard looking towards church bridge

http://somersetvillages.tripod.com/brutonpan2.jpg   view out over the town from dovecote hill

 

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo107.html

Buckland St Mary    http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/bucklandstmaryAlbum101.jpg

9777 the Post Office, 778 the church, 780 the school, 809/11 the rectory, 813 Pound lane,

 

  

Burrington   http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/burringtonAlbum101.jpg

 6130 Rock of ages plaque commemorating where the Rev A M Toplady wrote the hymn, 6132 Burrington House, 6133 the Parish Room, 6134 looking up the road leading to the combe, 6135 the School, 6136/7 the church, 6141 the font,

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo81.html

  

Burnham on Sea       http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/burnhamAlbum101.jpg

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo101.html

 

Burrowbridge.     http://somersetvillages.tripod.com/burrowbridgeAlbum101.jpg

2527/ 0418 the mump from Turn Hill, 2565/7 the mump from the Westonzoyland road, 2569 the A361 towards Lyng, 1206/7 the King Alfred Inn, 1213/4 where the toll house used to be next to the bridge, 0157/8 4056-60 the Ebeneezer chapel and some gravestones, 0194-96 The church,  4061 Lockyers farm, 2749 the river Parrett..

Also some hi res pics at   http://www.worldisround.com/articles/285992/index.html

Look at old postcards?  http://dbown100.tripod.com/burrowbridgecardsAlbum101.jpg

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo11.html

 

Burtle.     http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/burtleAlbum101.jpg     

Just pictures of the church.

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302235/photo108.html

 

Bury   http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/buryAlbum101.jpg

665/6/7/8 the Packhorse bridge over the river Haddeo which flows directly out of Wimbleball Lake a few miles NE, 669 the Forge, 670 the narrow bridge, 671 the River Haddeo and the Forge on the left, 673 the Ford across the river, 674 Church House, 675 the Old School House, 676 a Land Rover ‘fording the river’,

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Butleigh  http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/butleighAlbum101.jpg 

5312 The village cross, south of the village near Lower Hill Farm, 5313 entrance to the church, 5314/5/6 the church, 5317 Butleigh Court, 5327 looking along High Street, 5328 the Post Office, 5329 an old house of 1699 next to the school, 5331 the Old School, 5332 Corner House, 5334 Old House in High Street near the junction with Chapel Lane, 5334 the old Chapel, 5336 Sycamore Cottage in Water Lane,

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Cannington    http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/canningtonAlbum101.jpg        

4818/24 the church(only open 10-12), 4819/20/2 Cannington Brook, 4823 the Old Vicarage, 4825 looking towards the chancel through the 15th C rood screen, 4826 the 15th C font, 4833 the Reredos of 1885 shows the whole company of heaven with Christ  occupying the centre panel,  4834 the organ, 4835 the carving of ‘The child of Cannington’,  4836 the Nave, 4838 the village Hall, 4839/49 Cannington College buildings, 4842 the Priory, 4845/6 the Henry Rogers 1672 Almhouses, 4847 the Globe Inn, 4848 Priory Cottage,

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Catcott.      http://somersetvillages.tripod.com/catcottAlbum101.jpg 

Pictures from around the village, including the church, and the old schoolhouse.

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Chaffcombe     http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/chaffcombeAlbum101.jpg                           

277 the church from the road, 278/306 Pound cottage, 280/1/2/3 the church, 285 looking out over the village from the churchyard, 286 looking down the approach path to the church, 287 the sign at the Pound field, 290 the font, 291 looking towards the chancel, 292/3 the altar, 294 the organ, 297 looking out into the nave, 300 the village hall, probably the old school, 301/2 the old school house, 303/4/5 the war memorial,

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Chapel Allerton    http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/chapelallertonAlbum101.jpg

7602 the old school house, 621 manor farm, 622 the junction for Stone Allerton,

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Chard  http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/chardAlbum101.jpg

9860 Chard Museum at the top end of the High Street, 861/3 Site of the old School built in 1854, 862 looking down High st into the town, 864 Myrtle cottage at the junction of Crowshute Link, 865 Richard Harvey’s home left by him in his will of 1663, rebuilt in 1842 for use as a hospital, 866 looking down High st, 867 Old Brewery court, 868 Crowshute House on Crowshute Link, 869 Community Primary School on Duck Lane, 870/1 looking north on Holyrood Street with Mill lane on the right, 872 Holyrood House and the Borough boundary on Duck Lane, 873 the Kings Head Inn on the corner of Church st, 874 St Mary’s church on church st, 875 Glebe Land on Forton road.This was the home of Dr R A Fawcus, 876 looking down Mill Lane towards the Boden Club & Institute, erected in 1892 by Henry & Walter Boden  for the mill workers, 877 the Law Chambers on Holyrood Street, 878 the Lace Mill Workshop on Holyrood Street, 879/80 Holyrood Lace Mill buildings, manufactured plain net from 1829-1964, 881 Baptist’s church on Holyrood st, 882 junction of Fore st & Holyrood st was the site of  the Corn Hill and the Bakers dozen. Here in 1343 stood the medieval borough chapel of St Francis, 883 the Chard Town Hall on Fore st, 884 Hope Terrace on Combe st built by Revd John Gunn to relieve acute hardship caused by unemployment in the 1820’s, 885 Prospect House the home & workshop of James Gillingham a pioneer in making artificial limbs, 886 the Lodge next to Chart cemetery, 887 the chapel of rest & the cemetery, 888 the Bel & Crown in on Helliers road, 889 looking up Fore st, 890 looking down Fore st, 891/2 the Methodist church at the lower end of Fore st, 893 Chard school, btm end of Fore st, was a Manor House owned by John Symes in 1583.The school was founded in 1671.894 Monmouth House next to the school, 895 looking South on Silver st, the old road to Seaton, 896 Church of the good shepard, junction of East st and Furnham rd,  897 looking down East st, 898 looking north on Furnham rd, 899 English Martyrs church at the btm of Fore street, 900 the Boden club on Mill st, 901 Old Town looking towards the Kings head, 902 St Mary’s church and the cross, 903 Chard ‘Joint Station’ buildings on Great Western way, this was on the Taunton to Chard Junction Branch Line railway. For pics of this railway goto http://www.worldisround.com/articles/344376/index.html

 

Chard Junction   http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/chardjunctionAlbum101.jpg

1904/5 looking south along Station road from Perry Street, 1906 approaching Chard Junction with the old Station House on the right, take the footpath to the right by the broken fence to get to the next picture, 1907 the old Taunton Chard railway trackbed looking towards Perry Street, 1908 the branch line joined the main line which runs left to right this side of the green tanks, 1909 looking back to the old Station House, 1910 the Three Counties, an old Inn?, 1911 looking east on the mainline, 1912/4 looking west, 1913 the crossing.

 

 

Charlton Adam   http://members.lycos.co.uk/dbown100/charltonadamAlbum101.jpg

9517 the Abbey, 518 looking down church hill, 519 the church and abbey cottage, 536/7 the abbey from the churchyard, 538 abbey barns along top road, 539 the post office, 540 the old school near Broad street and the post office, 541 Corner cottage broadway road, 542 top road looking back towards broad street,