Sign to Pedwell
Mrs Lily Tapscott was born in 1893, in Stout, a hamlet of High Ham, Somerset. She remembers when there was a signpost on the village green which read “Beer” in…
The Doctor's Car
The Red Flag Act was repealed in 1896 and Mrs. Grimstone of Halse, Somerset remembers seeing the first car in Bishop’s Lydeard bring driven up the Minehead Road, preceded by…
Letters for Just One Penny
An elderly lady recalls life before the First World War. She remembered that while in service in London her mother regularly sent her the Somerset Herald. The postman took the…
Cricket and Whisky Don't Mix.
Mr A.K. Grabham of Bickenhall, recalls that between 1920 and 1939 Bickenhall had a very good cricket team at staple Fitzpaine, Curland and Bickenhall. The Rector, Rev. Cooke, played himself…
Sunday School Outing
A woman from Enmore, Somerset, remembers a Sunday School Outing to the Quantocks. They set off in a horse drawn wagon prettily decorated by the children towards Will’s Neck Quarry,…
Building Folies
About 1866 there was much poverty in Yeovil and the surrounding districts. Many poorer people being near to starvation and begging at the larger houses. The Messiter family of Barwick…
Zeppelin Destroyed
These photographs and text were published in ‘The Illustrated War News, on November 18th 1914. It was no doubt comforting reading for the ‘Home Front’ to see pictures of the…
Gillette's Blades
In 1895 King C. Gillette had a wonderful idea. He was fed up with having to use a cut razor every morning so he set about designing a wafer thin,…
Harrods Escalator
Harrods, one of the smartest shops in London, has always prided itself on caring well for its customers – pandering to their every need. In 1898, Harrods installed the very…
Forgotten Heroes – Private Joergen Christian Jensen, V.C.
Private Joergen Christian Jensen, 50th Battalion, AIF, Victoria Cross action at Noreuil, France. Joergen (Jorgan) Jensen was born in Denmark. He came to Australia as a young man and was naturalised in 1914. He enlisted…