Old Cleeve, Cleeve Abbey, The Abbots House 1919

Photo ref: 69284

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.

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 ...see more

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.