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Evacuation to Martock During The Second World War
I have really good memories of Martock. During the Second World War, some time in the 1940s, I along with some other boys from Farningham Home For Little Boys was evacuated to Yeovil and Martock. We were taken to the Church Hall in Martock and sat in threes around some small tables. We sat there a bit forlorn thinking we would be split up. Then lo and behold a Mr Rogers came in and went straight to us and said "Right, I'll have this three". The three of us were billeted at Mr Roger's house. Our names were Dan Ellis, Walters and David Roberts and we were 7 or 8 years old. Mr and Mrs Rogers already had 3 children of their own. We were treated very well and after the pretty harsh treatment at the Boys Home it was like a breath of fresh air!! We were allowed out to roam over the fields and spent many a day feeling free as within reason we could do what we... Read more
Somerset memories
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I love this place, I grew up around here and all my family are littered all over the place.
I used to get my old dead dog macky to drag me up to the top and then I'd drag him back up. I'd always get stuck in the mud and i'd fall out of my wellies. Oh I miss being a child and running round here and watching all my uncles and grandads getting drunk in the club.
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Happy Times
We lived in Castle Street opposite the school> I remember neighbours as the Mounters, Tratt, Gosneys, and I remember the Browns who were very kind to my mother when Dad died in 1956, 3 days after my twelfth birthday, he is buried in the churchyard of St Marys Church. The horse and cart that a couple had who lived at the end of the road and went round the village with groceries etc. Oh so many memories. Our surname was Cooper, also I remember a friend called Heather Harmsworth, I wonder where she is now??
Barbara.
Village People.
I remember the people with shops in village. There was Charlie Chants grocers, Hardings stores, real old characters were Jack & Charle Hawkes with their grocery and corn shop. Good old Edger Stagg and his sweet shop. Jack Dykes and Fred Tulks fish and chip shops, oh, so good after pictures on a Friday night at Kendicks cinema. Dentist Mr Coleman, barber Hallett and Mrs Welch's sweet shop. Fred Merlace with his horse and cart with fruit and veg, we used to sit on the cart and ride up Kings Road where I lived. I remember the farmer, nicknamed Squeeker Hebditch, when he used to catch us scrumping his apples. It was such a happy time in my life.
Rollerskates
Just like to say I have many happy memories of rollerskating down past the green and went to school just by the church in the photograph and remember the stocks on the green. Are they still there by the big oak tree?
Elm Tree
I remember well the village green ,the stocks and the enormous elm tree, we had to walk from school beside St Margarets church, over the green, past the tree and the stocks to the village hall where we had our lunch(ugh school dinners) do you remember Mrs Kensington? Sorry to say the tree was lost to dutch elm disease, the stocks were moved to side of the main walkway into the churchyard.
Great memories of the village I left in 2000
Wendy Leach
War Time Memories
I was evacuated to Tintinhull during the war years, and remember getting off the train at Pen Mill Station with my gas mask case, and waiting for someone to look after us. I was lucky, there was a Mr and Mrs Lye took me to their home in Montacute Road facing what used to be an allotment where Mr Lye used to garden.
I spent many years with them, a few little thing stick in my mind. Going to the glove factory to pick up the parts for Mrs Lye to sew together and then we would take them back, also on a Sunday morning the fire brigade would set up a target in the square to do their practice, and the large fish pond at Tintinhull House.
The old school where we used to go sadly burnt down years ago.
Many happy days.
I think this is what brought me back to Somerset thirty eight years ago and loving every minute.
