Railway crossing at Bridge Street

Picture of railway crossing at Bridge Street, Uffculme, Devon.Picture of railway crossing at Bridge Street, Uffculme, Devon. Undated.

The River Culm after heavy rain

Picture of The River Culm after heavy rain.  Taken from the Park, Uffculme, devon.  Undated.

The River Culm after heavy rain. Taken from the Park

The River Culm after heavy rain. Taken from the Park, Uffculme, devon. Undated.

Mill Stream House

Picture of Mill Stream House, Uffculme, Devon.  Undated.

Mill Stream House

Mill Stream House, Uffculme, Devon. Undated.

Mr G. T. Marshall’s yard

Picture of High Park near Uffculme, Devon.  Mr G. T. Marshall's yard.  Undated.

Mr G. T. Marshall’s yard

High Park near Uffculme, Devon. Mr G. T. Marshall’s yard. Undated.

Mrs Stevens at Mill Stream

Picture of Mrs Stevens pictured at Mill Stream, Uffculme, Devon.  Undated.

Mrs Stevens at Mill Stream

Mrs Stevens pictured at Mill Stream, Uffculme, Devon. Undated.

The Square at Uffculme

Picture of The Square at Uffculme (North side) undated.
The Square at Uffculme (North side)

The Square at Uffculme (North side); undated.

Mill Bridge, Uffculme

Picture of Mill Bridge, Uffculme, Devon.  Erected by voluntary subscription.  Date unknown.

Mill Bridge, Uffculme

Mill Bridge, Uffculme, Devon. Erected by voluntary subscription. Date unknown.

South side of Uffculme Square

Picture of Uffculme Square, south side with St Mary's Church Spire in background.  Devon.  Undated.

Uffculme Sq. South Side.

View of the south side of Uffculme Square with St Mary’s church in the background.

How the Bible was built

Picture of Launcelot Andrews (1555-1626)

Launcelot Andrews (1555-1626)

The Hemyock History and Archiving Association members welcomed the May ‘Speaker of the Month’, Mr James Bradnock.Given its original purpose, the Church Rooms seemed an ever more fitting place for the topic of Mr Bradnock’s talk – The King James Bible.

The informal gathering was entertained with an excellent presentation on how and why the King James Version came in to being. Often, comparisons were made to earlier fore-runners.

The history [of the work] developed alongside the increasing enthusiasm for the Bible to be accessible to the wider population – and in spite of shock and horror from some quarters, this included women too!

The process was very much steered by the ‘King’s Men’, most notable of which was the Dean of Westminster, Lancelot Andrews – fluent speaker of 15 languages.

During this extremely well researched and presented talk, the group learnt the origin of the phrase ‘to drop off to sleep’ and that an estimated 257 similar sayings, now in modern use, can be found in the King James Bible.

Popular local historian, Chris Dracott, quietly informed a few of the gathering that occasionally, there were misprints in some versions – and that he has a copy without the word ‘not’ in the commandment instructing on adultery!

A collection raised