Somerset Collection (page 2)

Williton Union Workhouse
The Union workhouse at Williton, Somerset. Some of the workhouse staff and some local residents are visible. The building, designed by George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt

Union Workhouse, Wellington, Somerset
The Wellington Union workhouse on North Street, Wellington, Somerset. A group of local children stand outside. The workhouse, designed by County Surveyor, Richard Carver, was erected in 1836-7

Union Workhouse, Wincanton, Somerset
The Wincanton Union workhouse, Somerset, with extensive vegetable gardens in front which were cultivated by the workhouse inmates. The workhouse opened in 1838 and was designed by George Wilkinson

Athelney in Somerset, the most flooded village in England
Athelney in Somerset, devastated by floods in 1930 showing the only method of travel around the area - in Venetian style, by boat

Clifton Bridge Photo
Clifton suspension bridge over the Avon, linking Gloucester- shire and Somerset, opened 1864, is largely constructed from the materials of Londons former Hungerford Bridge

Photograph of Red Lion Hotel, Crewkerne, Somerset. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

The Village, Uphill, Weston-Super-Mare, England
The Village, Uphill, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England. Date: 1910s

The Pear Trees, Bower Hinton, Somerset
The Pear Trees, Bower Hinton, Martock, near Yeovil, Somerset, England. Date: 1904

The Village, Mells, Somerset
The Village, Mells, Frome, near Radstock, Somerset, England. Date: 1905

Minehead Hobby Horse
MINEHEAD HOBBY HORSE Seen here at the opening procession of Sidmouth Folk Week. The horse is made from painted hessian, cloth strips & has a painted mask face

Frome Cheap Street early 1900s

Frome Catherine Street early 1900s

Worlebury, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

The Ship Inn, Porlock, Somerset - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Thatched cottages, Dunster, Exmoor, Somerset - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Photograph of Angel Inn, Castle Cary, Somerset. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Waifs and Strays Society Home, Sunny Side, Frome, Somerset
Boys and staff outside the Home for Boys, at Sunny Side (or Sunnyside), Frome, opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1887. Date: circa 1893

Main entrance, Montacute House, Montacute, Somerset, a late Elizabethan mansion with garden. Date: circa 1960s

The Pier, Clevedon, England
The Pier, Clevedon, near Nailsea, Somerset, England. Date: 1909

Rock of Ages, Burrington Combe, Blagdon, England
Rock of Ages, Burrington Combe, Blagdon, near Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England. Date: 1906

Great Western Railway Station, Dulverton, Somerset
Great Western Railway Station, Dulverton, near Bampton, Somerset, England. Showing 6372 Steam Locomotive 2-6-2 Date: 1950s

The Cow Inn, Ilchester, Somerset
The Cow Inn, Ilchester, Yeovil, Somerset, England. Date: 1930s

Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, Somerset
View of the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, Somerset, with a brick-built bridge. Date: 20th century

Templecombe, Somerset - Street scene
Templecombe, Somerset. Street scene. Date: 1904

Stanton Drew Stones
Stanton Drew Stone Circle, ancient standing stones in Somerset, England, said to be a wedding party, turned into stone by the Devil for dancing on the Sabbath. Date: BC

Wells Cathedral, Somerset, England, was begun between 1183 and 1192 and was completed in 1260. Date: 12th - 13th century

Unusual Sundial
An unusual armillary sphere sundial with a base with fish sculpted into it, at Bath, Somerset, England

Weston-Super-Mare
A packed beach full of family holidaymakers, and the splendid Grand Pier, Weston- Super-Mare, Somerset, England

Carousel Crewkerne
Steam dobbie set at Crewkerne Fair, Somerset

Play / Maugham / The Letter
Gladys Cooper as Lesley Crosbie in the play by Somerset Maugham

Wells / Marketplace 1906
Wells, Somerset: the market place

Bath Buns Shop
Fortts Original Bath Buns shop, also famous for its Oliver Biscuits and incorporating the Green St. Cafe, Bath, Somerset

Montacute Priory 1733
South view of Montacute Priory, Somerset, England. This priory of Cluniac monks was founded by William, Earl of Moreton, brother of William the Conqueror, c. 1091 - 1102

Photograph of Nags Head PH, Crewkerne, Somerset. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Market Place, Frome, Somerset. circa 1910

CRICKETER, WICKHAM
REV. A.P. WICKHAM CRICKETER - SOMERSET Date: 1855-1935

The Grand Pump Room and Abbey, Bath, Somerset. circa 1920s

The Grove, Country Home
A small country house, The Grove in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, with steps leading up from the gardens Date: circa 1830

John 1st Duke Somerset
John Beaufort (1403 - 1444), captain general in Aquitaine and Normandy, first duke of SOMERSET, created by Henry IV in 1442; he was Henry VIIs grandfather

Main Road, West Huntspill, Somerset
Main Road, West Huntspill, Highbridge, near Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England. Showing the Methodist Church Date: 1904

The Village & Lion Rock, Cheddar, Somerset
The Village & Lion Rock, Cheddar, near Axbridge, Somerset, England. Date: 1920s

Stormy Clevedon
High tide and heavy seas at the British seaside resort of Clevedon, North Somerset, England. Date: 1950s

Watchet Cliff Strata
The curious cliff strata at Watchet, Somerset, England

England / Wells
The Vicars Close, adjacent to the famous Wells Cathedral, Somerset, was originally built to house the clergy. Claims to be the oldest complete street of its kind in Europe

Railway Bridges, Templecombe, Somerset
Railway Bridges - Templecombe, Somerset. Street scene with children. Date: 1904

Medieval Corbal
A medieval corbal of a peasant thrusting his staff into a dragons mouth, in the Chapter House of Wells Cathedral, Somerset, England. Date: 14th century

Spettisbury station with train under steam

Thames Embankment / Somerset House - floodlit
Thames Embankment and Somerset House, London by floodlight

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