Culmbridge Mill

Looking towards Culmbridge Mill.

Henry and Victress Tickery, Hemyock

Culmbridge Road in the 1920s. Henry and Victress Trickey outside their home.

 

Culmbridge Road, Hemyock

Looking from Culmbridge Road towards Fore Street. The top of the roof of the Baptist Chapel can be seen on the left. The present Post Office is a part of the cottage with tall chimney.

 

Station Road, Hemyock

Station Road before Castle Park was built. c. 1950

Station Road, Hemyock

Looking down Station Road towards Millhayes, with smoke pouring from the old factory chimney. Dobles Garage is now situated just beyond the terrace of houses on the left. A field on the right, part of Hollingarth Farm has been fenced into building plots, which were sold for

Modern view from the Church tower.

Modern view from the Church tower. The smaller white building on the left (recently demolished) was once the Midland Bank Agency Office. The property in the centre of the picture was a shop for many years, last used as a butchers, it is now a private house.

Mr Carricks shop, High Street, Hemyock.

Looking up the High St. to Mr. Carricks shop, the windows are elaborately dressed with oil-lamps on the left and a tiered display on the right. Inside the shop, boots, buckets and jugs etc. were hung from many hooks on the ceiling.

The view of Hemyock square from the Church tower.

An early view of the Square from the top of the Church tower. Both public houses, The Star (which later burnt down) and The Catherine Wheel, were joined together are on the right.

 

The Square, Hemyock

The Square, the thatched cottages have been replaced by the brick built Orpington House and the old Post Office. A range of farm machinery is on display outside the Blacksmiths.