Over many years June and Tony Perry have gathered an archive of historic photographs of Chiselborough. These images represent a rich primary source for our clearer understanding of the village.
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Lewis Langdon & Norman Greenham driving sheep down New Road
Fair Place before road tarmac
Chiselborough Gypsies mid-1900s
Children in North Street
Ladies, children & ducks outside New Inn (now Cat Head Inn)
Lady & children near Y junction at foot of Common
Fair Place, Myrtle Cottage & other cottages
Manor Barton Farm, vacated September 1986
Manor Barton Farm, vacated September 1986
Silver Jubilee, 6 May 1935
Two ladies talking at top of North Street
Chiselborough fancy dress c. 1948
Family on Fair Place
New Inn (now Cat Head Inn) Chiselborough 1893
Cottage next to the former school
Chiselborough Carnival c. 1946
Gordon Snelgrove's Forge, Cat Street
Pulling flax
Gospel Hall (chapel), Fair Place
Villagers on a bus trip to Cheddar
The Cavill family's cottage, Fair Place, March 1958
Y Junction on Common
the cottage currently called Shepherd's Cottage
Up East Street - School Corner - 1880s/90s
Two ladies talking, top of North St
School pupils, c1900
The Court House, c1900s
11, North Street
East Street Buildings from School Corner, 1950s
Rose Cottage, Fair Place
Mr Gwade's orchard, c 1965
Mr Crabb's Farm with footbridge
Clearing the mill pond 1986
Harvesting potatoes on Mr Hollway's Farm, 1952
Church interior with bossed ceiling, early 1970s
School photograph, c1915
Gerald Holloway & Norman Greenham driving sheep up New Road
View across the common, Upper Fair Place
Car in North Street
Chiselborough Church, c.1896
Chiselborough, picking up potatoes, 1950's
Church bell, Lewis Cavil, April 1971
Church bells & wheel being put on lorry, April 1971
East Street from School Corner, 1950's
Families on Common
Fred Langdon ploughing on Chiselborough Hill, 3 Feb 1960
From Pinkhay, looking up to top of New Road
With thanks to June and Tony Perry, and to those who have supplied photographs to June and Tony over many years.
The photographs are published at low resolution on this site. If you would like to purchase a higher resolution print of any of these historic photographs, please contact Tony Perry on 07808778642 or E: tonyandjune.perry@gmail.com A small charge will be made, with majority of proceeds donated to the Village Hall.