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Upottery Primary School

1st April 2011 by Michael Cooper 4 Comments

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

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.

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

We’d like to know more about this school and would love to know who these pupils are. Can you help us?

Filed Under: 1900-1999, 1920s, 1930s, Decades, Football, Schools, Sport & Leisure, Upottery, Upottery, Villages

Upottery Mothers’ Union 1928

1st April 2011 by Michael Cooper Leave a Comment

Upottery Mothers' Union Members 1928

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

Perhaps you can tell us more about the members, old and new.

Filed Under: 1900-1999, 1920s, Decades, Upottery

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.

Do you know anything about this match or the people involved? Please tell us what you know.

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

Uffculme School Photos 1912

31st March 2011 by Michael Cooper Leave a Comment

These two photos were taken at Uffculme School in 1912. The bottom left of the chalk boards being held, have the numbers 1 and 2 – the class numbers? The bottom right, it appears to be ‘BYO’ or ‘B70’.

Class 1, Uffculme School, 1912

The teacher on the left, in the following picture is Mrs Whittle. The teacher on the right is Miss Quant – later to become Mrs Leatt. Mr Leatt was the landlord of the Commercial Inn.

Class 2, Uffculme School, 1912

Filed Under: 1900-1999, 1910s, Business & Trades, Decades, Families, Families K - O, Families P - T, Families U - Z, Leatt, Pubs and Inns, Quant, Schools, Uffculme, Uffculme, Whittle

Cornhill, Hemyock

31st March 2011 by Michael Cooper 1 Comment

View of Cornhill up Castle Hill between 1902-1912

This scene shows the old cottages on Cornhill, heading out of Hemyock and up Castle Hill.

The cottages on the right, are long since gone. The building in the upper left of the shot, is the Church Rooms.We knew the picture was taken pre-1912 because of the loss of the cottages. Having reviewed the image again, together with modern footage of the same scene, we now also know, the picture was taken after 1902 – the date of construction of the house in the left of the picture, which is still standing.

Filed Under: 1900-1999, 1900s, 1910s, Hemyock, Villages

James and William Berry

31st March 2011 by Michael Cooper 1 Comment

Picture of James Berry and son William. 1947.

James and sone William, digging out their Austin 7 Van.

James Berry and his son, William. Taken in 1947, the picture shows them, clearing the snow by hand. Their tiny (by today’s standards) Austin Seven van still has a long way to go!

Do you know the Berry family? Can you tell us more about James and William or why they were battling against the odds, that day?

Filed Under: 1900-1999, 1940s, Decades, Families, Families A - E

Knights of Lower Munty Farm

31st March 2011 by Michael Cooper Leave a Comment

Picture of the Knight Family at Lower Munty Farm 1919

William and Nellie Knight with daughter Doris. 1919.

William and Nellie White pictured outside Lower Munty Farm. Also pictured is their daughter, Nellie. Unfortunately, the poor family pet dog doesn’t get a mention!

This picture was taken in 1919.

Can you tell un more about the Knights? Do you have any connection with Lower Munty Farm?

Filed Under: 1900-1999, 1910s, Business & Trades, Families, Families K - O, Farms

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.

We think this picture was taken in the 1950’s.

Do you know anything about the subject matter in this image?

We would welcome your knowledge or interesting facts and stories.

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