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WI0251 Christina Blackford with Doris and Henry. Leat Farm 1927?.
WI0252 1948 Fire Service. Percy Brewer at Gunhole. Other members were Rolf Tarr, Frankie Kingdom, Stan Price, Bill Vernon, Reg Tapp, John Luxton, Bill Somerwell, Stan Selley. First fire attended was May 29th 1947 at Lower Thorne, Rackenford. The warnings were siren by day, and by night, a bell in every fireman's house. The Austin fire engine towed a Coventry Climax pump.
WI0252a 1948 Fire Service. Percy Brewer at Gunhole. Other members were Rolf Tarr, Frankie Kingdom, Stan Price, Bill Vernon, Reg Tapp, John Luxton, Bill Somerwell, Stan Selley. First fire attended was May 29th 1947 at Lower Thorne, Rackenford. The warnings were siren by day, and by night, a bell in every fireman's house. The Austin fire engine towed a Coventry Climax pump.
WI0253 1913 Wedding of Mr W H Bristow and Miss L Lewis. The picture was taken outside the cottage at Drayford where Miss Lewis lived. Bride and Groom are seated. Left to right: Mr Bill Thomas (owner of carriage), Mr Walter Bristow, Mr C Squires, Mr H Lewis (brides father with beard) Mrs F Squires, Miss H Lewis (front left) Mrs H Lewis (brides mother without hat), Mr C Lewis and Miss M Lewis (fur hat).
WI0254 No.1 Ebrington Row. Mrs Jack Rice and John Bryant.
WI0255 John Bryant at Ebringtons Row
WI0256 Ebringtons Row 1939. Lila Bryant holding John Bryant, Kit Morris, Annie Rice, ?, aunt Paul Morris.
WI0257 Arthur Bryant and Commer Lorry.
WI0258 Mr and Mrs Burgess.
WI0259 1920s Leat Farm. Nora and Winston Chapple.
WI0260 Renee and Bill Churchill.
WI0261 The Cole family have their picture taken outside the front door of Essebeare in 1897. From the left are Abraham, Courtney, Ellen, Irene, Gwen, Audrey and Bernard.
WI0262 Percy Cole of Merryside. Special Constable.
WI0263 1930s. At the back: Michael Cutcliffe. Front from left his brother Dick, and his parents Mr and Mrs Ernest Cutcliffe.
WI0264 Dick Cutcliffe and his sister Nancy, with James Woollacotts pony Darkie.
WI0265 Michael Cutcliffe (early 1930s).
WI0266 Michael Cutcliffe in the yard at West Yeo (early 1930s).
WI0267 Michael Cutcliffe in the yard at West Yeo. Although no longer owners of Coombe, the family kept in touch by staying at West Yeo or at Cypress House in the 1930s.
WI0268 Michael Cutcliffes Grandfather, John.
WI0269 Farm buildings at Coombe.
WI0270 Michael and Ernest Cutcliffe with Robin Baker at the back of Cypress House, West Street.
WI0271 A Cutcliffe shooting party.
WI0272 Ernest Cutcliffe, who repurchased Coombe in 1941.
WI0273 Mrs Vanstone and Mrs Dryer at Appledore.
WI0274 Annie Gard (1873 to 1950), eldest daughter of Philip and Mary Gard. In 1901 she was housemaid to a General Whisk in London. Later she was head cook to a General Buller, also in London.
WI0275 Mr and Mrs Gards Golden Wedding. Back row, standing from left: Jose, Albert, Ross, Roy, Eric, Fay. Sitting from left: Charles, Stella, Greta, Joe, Mary, George, Mollie, Bob.
WI0276 Judy Roake with Husband Peter and their nephew Jarrett. Judy is historian of the Gard family.
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WI0277 1920s. Vauxhall 14/40. Known in the area for 40 years. From left: Gilbert Maunder, John Gibson, Christine Gibson (nee Maunder), Toz Gibson (with school cap), Bill Buchanan, Miss Sloman, Mr Roberts.
WI0278 Toz Gibson died in 2002, and the Vauxhall Motor Company sent the car down for his funeral.
WI0278a Toz Gibson died in 2002, and the Vauxhall Motor Company sent the car down for his funeral.
WI0279 Charles and Mary Gunn.
WI0280 Ethel Gunn was Sheila's grandmother, and Mary Gunn (nee Churchill) was her great grandmother.
WI0281 Ernest Herbert Gunn (Sheila's grandfather), born in Witheridge 1882. Ernest wrote May Cottage on the back of this photograph. He left for the USA, then went to South Africa, where he enlisted for the 1914/1918 war. One of his sisters became the second wife of Augustus Andrews.
WI0282 Left to right: George, Leslie, Jack, Nancy, Eva, Bill Knight.
WI0283 Jack Knights confirmation in September 1929 in the grounds of Hawley Hospital, Barnstaple.
WI0284 Jack Knight and Lambert Thomas in Holland.
WI0285 Jack and Freda Knight.
WI0286 Jack Knight with Grandma Howe.
WI0287 Mr and Mrs Mansfield in the garden at Cannington Cottage, listening to the wireless.
WI0288 1911. Dorrie and Winston Maunder, with Keeper.
WI0289 Frank Maunder, Winston Maunder and Lambert Thomas in 1910.
WI0290 One of Winston Maunders cows in the yard of The Lawns (70s)
WI0291 Mr William Partridge. A teacher at the congregational Sunday School for 59 years.
WI0292 1910. Mr William Partridge, Mr Herbert Partridge, Miss Elsie Boyd (later Mrs E N Partridge) Miss Mary Partridge.
WI0293 1936. Mr H.J.F Partridge. He went to school in the old Independent School (now the Church Rooms) and after attending a local carpentry class, he and his brother William carved the big bunches of grapes which decorated the big room of the then new British School.
WI0294 Doris Payne and her sister Alice Reed
WI0295 Debbie Payne's wedding. Left to right Nora Beer, Reg Tapp, Mary Brewer, Debbie, bridegroom, Freda Knight, Stewart Nott, Gordon Pyne
WI0296 Photograph captioned Bradford Barton family 1900 to 1919. L to R Knighton Wreford, Mr Wreford, Mrs Wreford, Winnie Wreford.
WI0297 William Pyne up the greasy pole in 1936.
WI0298 From the left: Bill Pyne, Gordie Pyne, Olive Pyne, Peggy Brown, Queenie Pyne, Reg Brown, Janice Hopkins.
WI0299 Carnival 1986. L to R: Queenie Pyne, Hilda and Freda Knight.
WI0300 Cedric Tudball and Gordon Pyne.
   



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