Items in Somerset

Clevedon

Many are the pleasant and busy towns and villages which look forth upon [the River Severn at the Bristol channel] in its salted and merged condition and know it not. Of these, Clevedon alone may be in [...]

Keywords: views, water

Places shown: Clevedon; Somerset; England

Added: 2006-02-01

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67. Brympton D’Evercy, Somerset.

Bay Windows (late 15th century). I couldn’t find anything much about the stately home and priest house that I suspect is pictured here. If you want to visit, there is a local place to stay.

Keywords: manors, windows, creeper, entrances

Places shown: Brympton D’Evercy; Somerset; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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105. Montacute House, Somerset (1580)

The two-storey screen between the wings is of earlier date (circa 1520) and was brought from Clifton Maybank. This appears not to be the same as the nearby Montacute Castle, of which only earthworks r [...]

Keywords: manors, windows, entrances

Places shown: Montacute; Somerset; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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Overview map of Somerset, England

Taken from the map of England and Wales on page 2237.

Keywords: colour, maps

Places shown: Somerset; England

Added: 2006-01-20

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Plan of Minehead [1910]

A map of Minehead in 1910 or perhaps a little before. It shows the Great Western Railway Station and the Pier. Note that North is not at the top. 1910 census for Minehead lists residents by street, al [...]

Keywords: colour, maps

Places shown: Minehead; Somerset; England

Added: 2006-01-16

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Farley Castle

“The venerable remains of Farley Castle, the renowned baronial residence of the Hungerfords, is situated about six miles south-east from bath, in the county of Somerset. It is supposed to derive its n [...]

Keywords: castles, towers, entrances, walls, animals, trees, ruins, spooky

Places shown: Farley; Somerset; England

Added: 2006-07-16

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