Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Christmas Deliveries: If you placed an order on or before midday on Friday 19th December for Christmas delivery it was despatched before the Royal Mail or Parcel Force deadline and therefore should be received in time for Christmas. Orders placed after midday on Friday 19th December will be delivered in the New Year.

Please Note: Our offices and factory are now closed until Monday 5th January when we will be pleased to deal with any queries that have arisen during the holiday period.

During the holiday our Gift Cards may still be ordered for any last minute orders and will be sent automatically by email direct to your recipient - see here: Gift Cards

Bishops Lydeard, West Street c.1955
Photo ref: B868007
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More about this scene

The building on the right of this picture was built as the village police station in 1915, and contained a cell. The beautiful 15th-century tower of the church of St Mary the Virgin, beyond, is of the Somerset type, and stands over a hundred feet high.

A Selection of Memories from Bishops Lydeard

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Bishops Lydeard

Sparked a Memory for you?

If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

I remember well having to walk from Greenway estate to collect parafin from the machine outside of the garage on the right. Every day we walked to school in the village and we would call into the shop and spend our pennies on sweets, ice pops on the way home if it was hot.