Roadwater, The Village 1930
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A Selection of Memories from Roadwater

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 Roadwater

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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?
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 ...see more