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Historic maps of Banwell and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Banwell maps
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Happy Childhood Memories..
I have very fond memories of living in Winscombe as a child, in fact they were some of the best years of my life. I was living in Yadley Lane, and loved to take walks up the old railway line which ran past our house, in fact we had an access slope from the garden which was quite handy! I remember picking primroses, huge bunches from beside the stream, a beautiful scent that always reminds me of my childhood in Winscombe. I also remember toboganning down Hillyfields on a tray when we had those huge snow drifts, it was freezing but brilliant fun, I've not experienced snow like it since and doubt now I ever will. I also remember the sirens going off at the local fire station when we were living in Homestead Way, we'd rush down to the station and watch the fire engines zooming off, it all seemed so exciting! I have lovely memories of my time in Mendip Vale Players, all the rehearsals, making of costumes... Read more
Childhood in The 1950s
Life for a child in the village of Worle in the 1950s was exciting, parochial and safe. Our parents did not lose sleep over thoughts of us being molested. Children were more likely to be in danger from their own recklessness than anything else, and so our parents were able to allow us freedom to roam happily. My great friends, Kaye, Mim and I had a wonderful time. As Kaye remarked, at my 50th birthday party, we laughed, ran, sang and climbed our way through childhood. My first introduction to the wider world of play was through the boys and girls in the lane and in Greenwood Road. A crowd of about twelve of us set off each summer evening to Tripp's Field, which could be approached via a stile opposite the Golden Lion pub. The Tripp family owned the local farm and actually had four fields, each one separated from the others by a rhyne (the Somerset name for a drainage ditch) and joined by a little stone-built, arched... Read more
Sunnyside
Does anyone know of a home called Sunnyside or Sunny Side in Bleadon?
A brother of a family member died there in 1900 aged 20.
His family were very wealthy and lived in Mayfair, but the son had TB and I assume came to Bleadon for this reason. A sister also died from TB in the same year, but not sure about the Sunnyside connection there.
h.baggott@virgin.net
The Figure of Eight
I remember riding on an old wooden rollercoaster inside the pavilion on the Grand Pier in 1962 or 1963 called The Figure of Eight. I was around about 6 years old and the next time I went to Weston, probably the following year, the ride was gone. Now I can't find out anything about the ride and it is as if it never existed. What happened to it and why no photos or info now?
I Lived Here.
There are three attic rooms and I had a flat in the first one. This was around 1972. The windows on the other side gave a view of the Technical College, but you could see the sea (if the tide was in).
Rowberrow Visit
I visited Rowberrow on 31 July & 1 August whilst staying nearby at the Penscott Inn, Shipham.
The main purpose was to explore the Churchyard at Rowberrow Church as part of my interest in family research. The parish registers for Rowberrow show many Venn's buried here. The churchyard is small in size and we were amazed to see that, according to parish registers, over 850 burials took place. Many of the burials are in unmarked graves and given the size of the churchyard one can only assume that multiple burials took place in each plot.
Fishing
I can't be 100% sure but this is a great likeness of myself and my brother Rob... I have fished this swim for large roach since the early 1990s and we still fish the weirpool to the present day. I have had many happy memories here and have some nice photos of truly outstanding catches.
I have also met some lovely old boys there and have enjoyed hearing their tales of whoppers caught in the days of way back when the river here used to be tidal. They even used to have flatfish competitions!!
