
Clearing the line of snow in 1963.
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Clearing the line of snow in 1963.
An excellent elevated view of the station in the 1950s The track on the extreme left crossed the road and was used to deliver coal to the factory and to collect milk powder. The other track on the left only ran a few more feet into buffers. The track on the right also crossed the road and was used for milk collection.
Engine 1466 with a couple of admirers in the early 1960s
A later post card view showing the arrival of a passenger train at the station.
An early post card view looking towards Hemyock Station with Pencross Hill in the background
A post card view of The opening of the Culm Valley Light Railway in May 1876
An early post card view of Hemyock Station with the River Culm in the foreground.
The result of a flash flood outside The Catherine Wheel c. 1963/4
The Somerset cricketer, Vic Marks pulling a pint after opening the renovated Catherine Wheel in 1983. On the left are Jane and Keith Root, the licensees at that time.
The Hemyock History Group meet on the second Thursday of the month with speakers talking about interesting historical subjects.
The meetings start at 19:30 in the church rooms. For more information please send us an email on the Contact Us tab.
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