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Bird bath

I rounded a corner in the little village of Combwich and I could hear a peculiar sound; it was a sort of flapping, rattling, squawking sound. I was near an estuary – beside me were the village houses,then there was a raised bank and beyond it was the River Parrett flowing into the sea. I […]

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Change of name, change of luck?

This splendid building in Burnham on Sea is, as you may see, now an estate agent’s. On this site was a public house called the Masons Arms. A Quaker gentleman, Mr J. B. Braithwaite, was a teetotaler and extremely concerned about the evils of drink. It is understandable really; for the working man in those days, earning a […]

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Reeds Arms

This rather elegant building on the seafront of Burnham on Sea is the Reeds Arms, named after George Reeds who was an important individual in the history of the town. The hotel, as it was, was built in the 1850’s, and was actually originally called The Reeds Arms; it then became the Queen’s Hotel, before […]

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The Old Tivoli

I came across this photo of the Old Tivoli in Weston-super-Mare; although we’ve lived here for some time, I’m not as familiar with the town and its history as maybe I should be. I think the Old Tivoli here is what was the Tivoli cinema which was bombed in 1942 during the war. I’m not sure that when […]

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The old vicarage

If you were making a film and wanted to find an old house which could be the vicarage in your film, this one would be ideal. So attractive, and tucked away at the end of a broad drive, it looks just the right place for a variety of different films, romance, period, crime, drama… In […]

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