Wilts United Dairies c. 1947/8 pantomime chorus, L to R. – Y. Summers, A. Alway, K. Trickey, W. Ashton, W. Northam, ? Alway, R. Lowman, E. Hassan, J. Hawkins.
Wilts United Dairies 1947/8 Pantomime Chorus
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Cast of Lord Richard in The Pantry
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Cast of Lord Richard in The Pantry c. early 1930s, L to R.
Standing – Dr. John Griffin Sen., Mr. Prowse, Mr. Cundict, Bill Griffiths, Miss Agar, Rev: L Ketchley, Ted Hassan.
Seated – Mrs Cundict, Miss Ella Hookway, Miss Queenie Pring, Miss Phyllis James, Mrs E. Farrant, Miss Laura Cload.
Cast of Lady Gorringe Necklace
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Cast of Lady Gorringe’s Necklace
1798 document showing all men in Hemyock due for active service.
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This is the completed return, in 1798, listing all the men in Hemyock who would form the Active Service force (an early form of the Home Guard). It gives very important information. The men are listed in groups:-
(a) Artificers, viz. Smiths, carpenters, sawyers and masons.
(b) Pioneers- with felling axes etc.
(c) The main body, complete with their occupations.
(d) Pioneers, with shovels & pick axes.
Out of Dunkeswell
25th January 2012 by 6 Comments
This Book explains the exploits of the US Navy flying Liberators out of Dunkeswell Airfield in the last few years of WWII. Including the last flight of Joseph Kennedy, elder brother of JFK, who flew in a flying bomb towards France in August 1944.
The book is available from this web site at a price of 7 pounds.
Hemyock School Trip 1953.Hemyock School Open Day June 1955.
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School open day June 1955. Names at each table starting in the bottom left going clockwise around the room and around each table.
Table 1. Raymond Granger(bottom left), Doreen Howe, Derek Granger, Ronald Kallaway, Heather Cox, Janet South. Table 2.- Brian Jenkins, David Kallaway, Raymond Vian, Monica Bright. Table 3-Heather Grabham, Shelagh Bourdon, John Northam, Alan Ridler, Jean Burston, Shirley Troake, Bill Guppy, Raymond Salter. Table 4- Andrew Clements, Mary Sanders, – Edwards. Table 5- Michael Sweetland, Jennifer Smith, Patricia Maltby.
Parents and teachers. Left to right. Mrs Drew, Mrs Mutter, Mrs Evans, Mrs Coles, Mrs Burston, Mrs Perrott, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Grabham with Coralie, Mr.Jack Reed, (Headmaster) Miss Mavis Baker (Mistress), Beryl Sanders, Mrs Sanders.
Hemyock School Senior PE March 1954.
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Senior School P.E. March 1954. Back Row L to R. John Churchill, John Barrow, Christine Howe, Brenda Warren, Yvonne Gibbs, Margaret Hallett, Michael Bradford, Tom Bright. Middle Row- Phillip Martin, Michael Ashton, Harold South, Elsie Doble, Janet Lowman, Margaret Manley, Annette Maltby, Gordon Lowman, Michael Bishop, Winston Scoble. Front Row- Nigel Pring, John Doble, Pauline King, Sylvia Bright, Mr. Frank Warren (Senior Master), Anne Cox, Diane Mitchell, Brian Spiller and Derek Hadley.
Hemyock School Football Team 1979.
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School football team 1979.
Back row L to R. Teacher J. Ellis, D.Sparks, L. Sloman, ?, R. Bowden