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Rodhuish maps
Historic maps of Rodhuish and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Rodhuish maps
Rodhuish photos
We have no photos of Rodhuish, although we do have photos of these nearby places:
Roadwater| Withycombe| Old Cleeve| Washford| Leighland| Carhampton| Stickle Path| Blue Anchor| Dunster| Williton| Watchet| Timberscombe| Alcombe| Doniford| Minehead| Cutcombe| Wootton Courtenay| Bicknoller| Wheddon Cross| Bratton
Rodhuish area books
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Memories of Rodhuish
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Croydon Hall Residential School
My mother, Margaret was sent to Croydon Hall in 1949, give or take a year. Although she was only there for a year she has very fond memories of story times, learning embroidery, the beautiful gardens and the pond at the front of the hall that was her duty to keep clean. Also fond memories of visiting Lorna Doone's valley.
Croydon Hall School
I went to school (Croydon Hall) at Felon's Oak, on Sundays we went to the little tin church in Rodhuish morning and evening, we also went to Minehead on the Saturday bus, I wonder if anyone remembers?
Somerset memories
Childhood Memories
In August 1939 I came to Roadwater from Kingston, Surrey to stay with my grandparents for my summer school holidays. My grandmother's name was Eva Morse and my grandfather's Rupert Morse. At that time they lived in a house that was opposite the church at the lower end of the village. This was my great-grandfather's house, his name was VOSS.
I was due to return home at the beginning of September but the outbreak of the war stopped that as my parents were both called up. My mother into the army and my father's role as a parttime fireman became a full-time occupation
My schooling continued at Old Cleeve School in Washford and I well remember the 2-and-a-half-mile walk every day.
The highlight of the week was the Saturday bus into Minehead where we used to go the cinema or down to the beach. On a Sunday I would accompany my grandmother to the Methodist Chapel for the services and on some Sundays I would get to help... Read more
The War Years
During the war my brother, my three cousins and myself stayed on a farm, I think it was in Roadwater or Watchett, it was called Stamborough or something like that. My Great Aunt and Uncle Tom and Cassie Carpenter lived in a cottage further down 'the line'. Is there anybody there now who would know where I mean?
Grandmother And Grandfather, Also Aunts & Uncles Lived in The Village
My grandmother and grandfather had the general store and post office. Their name was Cridland. One of my aunties and uncle Charles had a house down by the church, their name was Hunt. The other auntie, Edie, and uncle Bert lived in the house in the photo, their name was Cannon, Pat and Gwen. My name is Beryl. We came to the village when the was was on. I was eight. My mother was Chris Mitchell and my father was Rowland. Chris was the daughter of gran and grandad Cridland.
Old Cleeve
Hi, I am also related to the Cridlands. My Mother was Pat Cannon. She was the daughter of Bert & Edie. They also had another daughter Gwen, who used to live in Bilbrook with her husband Ted and daughter Linda who taught me how to ride a bike. The house you see in this picture is Southview thought to be built around the 17th-18th Century. I came to live in this house with my sister in 1963 and stayed for 2 years. The Cottage is still there today albeit modernised and extended. We had plenty of happy memories here. Old Cleeve has managed to stay relatively untouched by progress throughout the years, and is well worth a visit.
Our House
I lived in Old Cleeve for 19 years at no. 17. Our surname was Ryan. We continued to live there after our mother's death in 1983 and our father died in 1986, we then moved up to Scotland, even though I have some fond memories of my life in Somerset.
