Repaired photo recoloured to Black and White

Photo Restoration Service Launched

Do you have old photographs that have been damaged over the years? Would you like them restored? Would you like a digital copy of your old photo […]

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Picture of 10 Uffculme men with face masks and name boards. Something to do with William Furze's business?

An Uffculme Mystery

An event at Uffculme was captured on camera. Can you unlock the mystery behind these strange names? Gossip Sheep Dip Sweet William Gen. Tom Thumb Our Billy […]

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Undated picture of people skating onthe River Culm, Devon.

Skating On The River Culm

Hopefully, not on thin ice! This undated shows some adventurous locals ice skating on the River Culm. It was probably taken near Uffculme.

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A post card showing Fore Street, Uffculme in Devon.

An Uffculme Postcard

This postcard was sent to Mrs L Pope, of 2 Coldharbour, Uffculme. The date is unknown, as is the identity of the sender, ‘A. L.’.

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Open Sign

Open Days – This Weekend

The Blackdown Archives project is opening its doors this weekend to capture peoples memories and display its collection of more than 2300 local family photographs. During the […]

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Undated picture of the Uffculme Cricket Club, Devon.

Uffculme Cricket Club

These days it is hard to imagine cricket in Devon being played in waistcoats and ties! It obviously happened at some stage, as this picture of the […]

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Picture of the inside of St Mary's Uffculme, Devon

St. Mary’s Church Uffculme

St. Mary’s Church at Uffculme is a grade two listed building, and can trace its roots to the early 1100’s. The steeple can be seen in the […]

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Picture of William Hancock, Blackdown Hills

Hancock Family

William Hancock was born in about 1793, in Hemyock. It seems likely he was baptised at Dunkeswell or possibly Hemyock his baptism and census returns say not […]

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Picture of a cottage down an Uffculme lane, Devon

Cottage Down An Uffculme Lane

This pretty little image appears to be in the Uffculme area. We are working on trying to get a better resolution so we might be able to […]

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