Bring the past to the present
St. Mary’s Church choir c.1960, L to R
Back row Patricia Fuller, Ann Turner, Margaret Llewellyn-Jones, John Northam, Sid Turner, Leslie Purcell, Francis Bustard, Susan Pring, Brenda Pring, Monica Bright, Janice Fuller and Sheila Marke
Seated Mr Farmer, ? Hannaford, Frances Hart, Rev. W. Llewellyn-Jones, Ron Cork, Ray Clapp, and Mr J. Hart
Front row Ian McCulloch, Gary Still, Richard McCulloch, Geoffrey Casely, David Llewellyn-Jones, Martin Pring
Gordon Hold and Brian Middleton
A later group of ringers L-R Les White, Les Morrell, Len Mutter, Dennis Hart, Les Hart, Bert Hill, Rev. Stamp, Tom Bright, Michael Pike and Leonard Netherway. This photograph was taken at Michael Pike’s wedding on 19th May 1956.
Bellringers c. 1949 this was taken at the time of Rev. L. Ketchley’s departure as Rector of Hemyock Church and the arrival of Rev. Stamp
Back row L-R Les Morrell, Dennis Hart, Donald Salter (in RAF uniform) Joe Thomas and Brian Small.
Front row L-R Rev. Ketchley, Charles Trim, Leslie Hart, Michael Pike, Rev. Stamp and Ernest Symons (?)
Laying the foundation stone for Hemyock Parish Hall in 1927. On the right is the Rector, Rev de Burgh Forbes. And on his right Mr. Jim Hart who built the hall. A time capsule was placed beside this stone at the time. The Rev.Forbes was remembered later the smaller of the rooms in the building was named The Forbes Lounge.
Mr Perce Sanders giving hotcross buns to some village children Good Friday 1962. This is outside Hemyock Post Office which, on those days, also housed Mr.Sanders bakery. The recipients of his wares are , Back Row L to R.- Maureen Granger, Janice Fuller, Patricia Fuller ? North and Malcolm Shire. Front Row L to R.
The wedding between Ellen Clist and Edward Farrant in 1911. Picture taken at Mountlands after the wedding.
Dennis Hart. Dennis’s family first came to Hemyock in 1702 and have been builders in the village for generations. He has now retired but his son, Steve, continues to run the family business.
V.E. Day 1995. Lilian and David Fensom. The couple met on Cilla Black’s television show Blind Date in October 1993. Love blossomed and after a Civil Wedding at Tiverton on 5th. February 1994 their wedding was blessed at St.Mary’s Church, Hemyock. Cilla Black attended the wedding, which was filmed for television. It was a very hectic day for Hemyock when the village was taken over by an army of T.V. cameramen, technicians and hundreds of onlookers.
Jack Granger c. 1930