Barton Family at Castle Cottage

The Barton family at Castle Cottage c. 1920, Lydia Jane, Reginald and Mabel Dora (nee Russell)

Clist and Granger Wedding party 1920

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A wedding group c. 1920 following the marriage of Lily Granger and Eli Clist. The small girl standing front left wearing boots is Cissie Granger. The bride is in the white dress in the front row, her groom is standing behind her.

Henry and Victress Tickery, Hemyock

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

 

Castle Farm Cart at Wagon and Engine Shed

Castle Farm cart at Engine and wagon shed Hemyock 1920

The front horse and cart is from Castle Farm Hemyock with others after delivering milk churns to station. The building is the Engine and Wagon shed at the station.

Upottery Primary School

About 125 years ago, Lord Sidmouth built Upottery School, providing free education for the village children. The distinctive building, with its single high-vaulted schoolroom and the adjacent Victorian schoolhouse, is very much a feature of the village landscape still.

Early Picture of Upottery School

Early Picture of Upottery School

It was built in the centre of the village for the local community and is surrounded by beautiful countryside, in the heart of the Blackdown Hills. The listed original Victorian building has been improved and extended to meet the needs of a modern curriculum, but the school retains much of its close family atmosphere.

Picture of the Upottery Primary School Class of 1928

Class of 1928

The football boots in 1933 look more like a challenge than an advantage and more than one of the boys in the picture looks like they are fully armed with a catapult in their back pocket! In 2011, they would be well in to their 80’s – time to own up lads!

Picture of the 1933 Upottery School Football Team

The 1933 Upottery School Football Squad

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Upottery Mothers’ Union 1928

Picture of Upottery Mothers' Union 1928

Upottery Mothers' Union Members 1928

In 2010, 82 years after this picture was taken, the Upottery Mothers’ Union was still going strong.

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George and Effie White’s Wedding

George and Effie White - Wedding Photo taken at Battens Farm, 1924

George and Effie White – Wedding Photo taken at Battens Farm, 1924

This Wedding Photo was taken at Battens Farm, (Stockland near Hontion?), in 1924.

Front row: Bessie Clements, George White, Effie White, Kit White, Florrie White and Maria White.

Back row: Frank White, Douglas Brealey, Isaac Sparks and Albert Butler.

George and Effie were parents of Cora Doble, Irene Dearsley, Ronald White and Olive Burston.

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Mr & Mrs Ayres, Bournemouth c.1927

Mr & Mrs Ayres, Bournemouth c.1927

Mr & Mrs Ayres, Bournemouth c.1927

Where exactly was this picture taken and what does it look like now? We understand this picture of Mr & Mrs Ayres with their motorcycle and side-car was taken in Bournemouth around 1927.

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Churchinford Post Office

Churchinford Post Office

Churchinford Post Office

Churchinford’s Post Office remains largely unchanged, in structure. The Post Office and stores closed for business at Christmas, 2010. The building was advertised for sale in February, 2011.

The petrol pumps, dispensing Shell, Esso and BP fuel (at 1’/4) have long since gone and the underground tanks filled with concrete. There is a doorway marking the entrance to the new ‘Old Post Office’ building, where the pumps used to be.

The telephone kiosk appears to be a K3 design. These were introduce in 1927. Rural communities were shocked by the bright red colour and so these were often painted cream with red for the glazing bars. They were actually made from pre-cast concrete but were quite fragile. Only 12,000 were introduced to the UK. Interesting to note, is the absence of the crown above the door; both K2’s and K4’s had the crown. The original shape of the familiar red kiosk by Giles Gilbert Scott, was said to be taken from the design of the tomb (in St Pancras’ Old Churchyard) of Sir John Soane – architect of the Bank of England.

The poster on the wall above the pumps boasts ‘The Finest Job in the World’ and encourages men to ‘Join the Army’. The sign above the door advertises ‘Post Office for Money Order, Savings Bank, Parcel Post, Telegraph, Insurance and Annuity Business’.