Broadhembury 1890

View of centre of Broadhembury

Marching to the Great War


This postcard was sent to Mrs Ayres, Fivebridges Farm, Hemyock in 1915 with a picture of the Wiltshires cheering on their way on the Great Advance.

Postcard from the Great War


This postcard of the Wiltshires cheering on their way to the Great Advance in 1915 was sent to Mrs Ayres, Fivebridges Farm, Hemyock.

Ayres Haymaking


This photo is at the Ayres Farm at Fivebridges creating the Hay Ricks from the Hay collected.

Ayres Van

Mrs Ivy Ayres driving their 1920 delivery van.

Ayres Station Garage Uffculme

What connection is there between Trenchard and Redwood Garages in Uffculme and the Redwood coaches of Hemyock. Uffculme garage and the Uffculme Mill and Coldharbour Mill certainly made Uffculme a thriving commercial and industrial centre for many years. Plus the row of workers houses built in the 1930’s that Devon History Society has included in their special project of unique pre war housing.

Hemyock Church Choir in 1955

From. L-R
Seated Jack Hart (Warden) Francis Hart (organist) Rev Stamp, Sonny Farmer (Warden) Sarah Lowman (chorister)
Standing – Judith Hannaford, Joyce Clapp, ?, Ronald Cork, ?, ?, Roy Salter, ?, Margaret Dunn, Marion Salter
Back row – ?, CJ Hannaford, ?, ?
as supplied by Janice Bawler 30/11/2023. Can you supply some of the missing names?

Cload’s Railway Hotel

This invoice to Mr Cload was from the Blacksmith for shoeing etc, presumably Mr Cload sent a horse and carriage down to the station to collect passengers arriving and staying at his hotel which became the Catherine Wheel much later. He may have operated a taxi service. The hotel was separate from the Pub which was called the Star, until 1928 when it was burned down.

Cload’s Railway Hotel

Receipt for goods supplied. The Catherine Wheel was called the Cload’s Railway Hotel up until part of the premises called the Star Inn was burnt down in 1928 when a traction engine passed by and a spark set the thatch on fire. Alfred Wide was the shop at the bottom of the High Street. This receipt is from 1896 signed by Alfred Wide who served in World War 1 throughout, sending letters back to his daughter who lives in Hemyock called Joan Cooper. He fought in the Battle of the Somme and survived, although injured. He then went back to the front line later, returning to Hemyock to work in the shop and play bowls. He was a stalwart of the Bowls Club.