Bring the past to the present
Standing at Uffculme
This picture of a steam train standing at Uffculme is undated.
The quality of the image makes it very difficult to find clues – unless of course you are an expert on the Culm Valley Railway.
Do you know anything about this train? If so, please tell us.
Pollit and Wigzell engine plate dated 1910
Coldharbour Mill is a 200 year old spinning mill, built by Thomas Fox, to spin woollen and later worsted yarns. The Mill is a rare example of surviving Georgian architecture, industry and enterprise and is based in Uffculme, Devon.
Machinery at Coldharbour Mill
The Steam Engines are regularly started up and on display to the public.
Steam power made the mill one of the most successful in the country
The mill was famous for the production of putties, for the British Army.
Some of the engines are still in working order
Uffculme Jam and Cider Factory. 1974
On the corner of East Street, High Street and Ashley Road is the listed building that has been a brewery and general business building. In this 1974 picture, the building was being used as a Jam and Cider Factory.
It was originally built by William Furze, in 1858. The red brick construction sits on a stone plinth. The tower has a slate roof clevely concealed by parapet.
The polygonal building is four stories high and has a date stone set high which reads ‘Built W.A.D.F. 1858‘.
The Old Brewery is a prominent landmark in Uffculme.
Furze’s Probate of will and codicils lists simply him as, ‘Brewer‘. The documents (reference O/064/008) are available to the public, at the London Metropolitan Archives. The documents were drafted in 1845 and 1855.
Railway lines heading towards Lloyd Maunder feed mill in Uffculme
The Culm Valley Railway lines heading towards the feed mill at Uffculme. We have contacted Lloyd Maunder to see if they can offer us any help on establishing some more information about this photo. They seemed very helpful when we called them and we await their reply.
We know the family business began in 1898, although Lloyd’s father, FJP Maunder, was in the meat trade around 1879, in Witheridge, Devon.
Some more about their history can be found on the Lloyd Maunder website.
View from the bridge, looking north-west with Denners Way on the right
Little has changed in this view of Bridge Street, Uffculme. Probably taken in the early 70s, as the railway lines have been removed, although the level crossing gates are still shown.
The Esso garage appears to have the name of the proprietor shown as Featherstone. Perhaps you can recall the Featherstone’s or are part of the family?
The Square & Shambles, Uffculme. Tiverton Industrial Co-op Society No. 2 branch (left).
The car and Co-op may give clues to the date of this picture which is unknown to us, at the time of publishing. The Co-op branch is Tiverton Industrial No. 2.
Picture of Uffculme Square c. 1970
The much later picture appears to have been taken sometime around 1970. Clicking on the image will show the Square, as it is today.
Click on this image to see its location
Upottery Fire Crew. Date unknown.
It would be really good to get some names to these heroic faces. The equipment (or lack of it) in ‘those days’ must have made dealing with fires quite frightening! Add to the mix, the many thatched cottages, candles and oil lamps…
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.
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