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Hemyock Station 1950.

27th September 2011 by Michael Cooper 1 Comment

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.

Filed Under: 1900-1999, 1950s, Business & Trades, Decades, Hemyock, Railways, Transport

Milk factory staff of 1957/8 outside Taunton station.

24th September 2011 by Michael Cooper Leave a Comment

c. 1957/8, staff from the milk factory outside Taunton Station en route to London for the annual two day re-union for long service staff, L to R.

Percy Pike, W. Bradford, Bill Griffiths, Bill Miller, Jack Jennings, Bill Alway, Bill Trickey, Kit Pike, Harry Trickey, George Northam, ?, ?, Bill Cload, Ernie Hole.

Filed Under: 1900-1999, 1950s, Bradford, Business & Trades, Families, Families A - E, Families F - J, Families K - O, Families P - T, Griffiths, Hemyock, Hole, Milk Factory, Northam

Coronation Celebrations 1953

22nd July 2011 by Michael Cooper Leave a Comment

Coronation Celebrations in the village in 1953. Dancing through the streets. Early leaders in the dance are Thelma Lowry and Mrs Pike, June Bradbury and Mary Salter, Barbara and Les Bowden, Mrs Netherway and Marjory Webber, Barbara Hole and Michael Pike, Mrs Reed followed by a large part of the population of Hemyock.

Filed Under: 1900-1999, 1950s, Bowden, Bradbury, Hemyock, Hole, Lowry, Netherway, Reed, Salter, Webber

Hemyock Baby Show

22nd July 2011 by Michael Cooper Leave a Comment

Another generation of Hemyockians pictured with their proud mothers at a Hemyock Baby show c1949/50. The proud mothers include Mrs Joan Lawrence with John sitting in the from row right also Mrs Granger, Higgins, Salter, Pursey, Still and King.

Filed Under: 1940s, 1950s, Granger, Hemyock, Higgins, Lawrence, Pursey, Salter, Still

Fashions through the Ages. WI 1950

22nd July 2011 by Michael Cooper 4 Comments

Members of the Women’s Institute modelling, Fashions through the Ages, in the 1950s

Back Row L to R. -Joan Lutley, ?, Mary Netherway, Emily Salter, Barbara Hole, Mrs Naish, Lilly Guppy. Middle Row L to R – Marion Lowman, Mollie Lutley, Mary Rich, Marjory Webber, Alice Clark, Elsie Board. Front Row sitting L to R- Joan Hannaford, Mrs Bennett, Evelyn Pike.

Filed Under: 1900-1999, 1950s, Board, Groups and Associations, Hannaford, Hemyock, Hole, Lowman, Naish, Netherway, Rich, Salter, Webber

Station Road, Hemyock

26th June 2011 by Michael Cooper 1 Comment

Station Road before Castle Park was built. c. 1950

Filed Under: 1900-1999, 1950s, Hemyock

Upottery & Yarcombe Ploughing Match

1st April 2011 by Michael Cooper Leave a Comment

: Local ploughing skills beng put to the test while the ‘experts’ look on.

Local farming skills being put to the test in 1958. Some of these young lads are likely to be in the area, still.

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Filed Under: 1900-1999, 1950s, Business & Trades, Farms, Upottery, Villages, Yarcombe

Effie White at Troakes Farm

31st March 2011 by Michael Cooper Leave a Comment

Effie White at Troakes Farm c. 1950

Effie White from Troakes Farm, seeing to her chickens.

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