Index of Photographs and Pictures

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St Swithun's Church. Probably around 1855.	St Swithun's Church. The artist helpfully dated this at 1847.	St Swithun's Church. Probably dated between 1856 and 1870

St Swithun's Church. This predates the rebuilt tower in the 1870's.	St Swithun's Church. Photographed in 2007, for comparison.	Bathford House. The day after the fire in 1913.

Bathford House. After the fire in 1913.	Bathford House. Before the fire in 1913.	Bathford School, Church Street. Built 1839 by local builders.

Bathford Vicarage. This is one of the original vicarages. It predates the current Old Vicarage.	The earlier Briscoe House. The current house was built around 1870.	The original Post Office showing the 1903 extension.

The original Post Office before the 1903 extension.	The original Post Office showing the 1903 extension.	Start of Church Street. Probably early 1900's? Cleaned up image.

Start of Church Street. Probably early 1900's? Leonard's Stores. Cleaned up image.	Start of Church Street. Taken 2007, for comparison.	The Post Office operated from here between 1960 &1994.

The Inn, Help dating this picture appreciated	The Inn, Help dating this picture appreciated	The Inn, Help dating this picture appreciated

The Star public house in Ashley Road. Early 1900's?	Ashley Road looking towards the High Street. The Star is on the left and the Smith's Arms on the right.	The Smith's Arms in Ashley Road. The people are probably the Mulcock family.

The middle part of the High Street showing the Baptist Chapel and the Upper Stores.	The Upper Stores in the High Street..	The dairy, operated by the Gage family until 200?

The Crown Inn. Before refronted in 1904	The Crown Inn. Before refronted in 1904	The Crown Inn. After refronted in 1904

The Crown Inn. After refronted in 1904	The Crown Inn. After refronted in 1904	The Crown Inn. After refronted in 1904

A view of the Paper works.	View from the Church tower along Church Street. Briscoe House is on the left.	View from the Church tower looking on Briscoe House, Tamarisk and Bidstone on the left.

An early view of Brunel's bridge with the cafe that replaced Bridge Farm on the left.	Bridge Farm after about 1880.	Browne's Folly, before 1950's

Browne's Folly, before 1950's	The Lodge outside the main gate to Warleigh Manor. C. 1940's.	Warleigh Manor, probably in the mid 1900's.

A modern photograph of Shockerwick House.	The original school, built 1839, in Church Street near the Church.	Help needed to date this photograph and identify the people.

Help needed to date this photograph and identify the people.	Help needed to date this photograph and identify the people.	Help needed to date this photograph and identify the people.

Help needed to date this photograph and identify the people.	Help needed to date this photograph and identify the people.	Help needed to date this photograph and identify the people.

Help needed to date this photograph and identify the people.	c1918. Reginald John Thresher 4th from left, top row, Frank Hobbs 3rd from right, top row, Kathleen Hobbs 3rd from left, 2nd row, Georgina Hobbs 2nd from right, 2nd row.	School Maypole Dancing in the 1920s

Who were these people?	The Smith's Arms with, presumably, the Mulcock family.	The Star Inn. Who were the people? - &Date?

Charabanc outing outside the Crown. C 1920's?	Military procession along Ashley Road. 1940?	Military procession along Ashley Road. 1940? Enlarged view of people.

The Eaton sisters from Manor Farm delivering milk.	A group photograph of Paper Mill employees. Date?	Mrs Tackel's painting of Bathford with Brunel's new railway bridge. C. 1841

One of the earliest photographs of the area by The Crown.	An early photograph of the area by The Crown with the electric tram.	Another of the earliest photographs of the area by The Crown.

An early photograph of the area by The Crown with the electric tram.	An early photograph of the area by The Crown with the electric tram.	View of Bathford from the North. C. 1900

Another pre 1904 photo of The Crown with the tram rails.	Tram and bus at the junction with the London Road.	Tram and bus at the junction with the London Road.

Tram approaching The Crown. After 1904.		The cafe with train crossing Brunel's bridge. Probably in the 1950s?

An early 1900s (?) view of Church Street looking towards the original Post Office with the Parish Hall beyond.	A mid 1900s (?) view looking up the High Street.	The stone wharfes at the top of the High Street, looking back towards the village.

View of the village, probably late 1800's. The Crown has not been refaced.	View of the village from the West. Probably before the 1950s.	The river Avon with the Bradford Road hehind.

View of the village looking up the By Brook valley.	Looking North along the Kennet &Avon canal with a glimpse of Warleigh Manor through the trees.	Warleigh Manor House

Help needed to date this photograph and identify the people	Ashley Road c1910	Bett James, Reecy, Steve Lord. Bathford Post Office 1975

Steam train crossing Bathford Bridge c1905	Bathford Hill from Rock House	Bathford Post Office with Peter Boltwood 1963

Bathford Post Office with Peter Boltwood 1963	Bathford Post Office, 2 Church Street c1975	Bathford Post Office, 2 Church Street c1978

Browne's Folly c1930	Browne's Folly c1930	Browne's Folly c1946

By Brook Bridge and Crown Inn c1880	Card from Mr and Mrs George, Sycamore House 1953	Church Street c1965. School children going to school dinner at the Parish Hall

Crown Inn c1910	DEA Hair Fashions	Fire engine crash at By Brook bridge

Fire engine crash at By Brook bridge	Fire engine crash at By Brook bridge	Floods at Bathford. Late 1970s

Gage's Dairy	Gage's Dairy	Gage's Dairy

Gage's Dairy	George V Special, Bathford. 1980s	George V Special, Bathford. 1980s

Infant's school hut, now demolished	Laurel Cottage, High Street c.1907	Bungalows on London Road, now demolished

Bungalows on London Road, now demolished	Manor Farm with Grace and Bella Eaton, 1936	The Tramway for mined stone, Brown's Folly and Monkton Farleigh Mines. This was taken at Bathford near railway track at entrance of tunnel that leads to the mines at Monkton Farleigh c1886.

Mountain Wood, 1959	Mountain Wood, 1959	Rail cleaning tram, Bathford Hill c.1906

Soldier with horse near Titan Barrow gates	The Swan Inn, 1970s	The Hut Tea Gardens at Bathford Hill

The Inn, early 1980s	Train at Bathford Halt, c1920	Tram outside The Crown, c1910

The Upper Stores, Bathford	The Upper Stores, Bathford	Warleigh Ferry Cottage

View from Bannerdown (pre 1905)	Tram crossing By Brook (pre 1905)	Warleigh Manor Lodge, early 1940s

Postcard, early 1960s. Centre image shows cottages on Dovers Lane prior to demolition for British Legion car park.	View of the village from London Road, Batheaston	View under railway bridge, 1960s

Junction with London Road, early 1900s	Steve Lord, Martin Lewis, Heather Lord and Paul Willcox - Bathford Hill telephone box1976	The New Inn, Telegraph pole &children

The New Inn, &children	Cottage by Inn and children	The New Inn, &children

Advertisement for redecorated Inn.	Rock House &Inn	Rock House from Inn

View of Ashley Road looking west.	Start of Ashley Road on left, Maslen's shop and High Street on right	High Street, half-way up by Maslen's other shop.

Looking down High Street from pavement by allotments	High Street, from about half-way up looking up hill.	Stone loading wharf at top of High Street

Stone loading wharf at top of High Street	Browne's Folly, viewed from south	Browne's Folly, viewed from north

St. Swithun's church from Bradford Road end of Church Street	Horatio Nelson's sister Ann's tomb in St Swithun's churchyard	Interior view in St Swithun's church showing previous East window.

St Swithun's church viewed from burial ground.	St Swithun's church tower and Church Street looking south	St Swithun's church viewed from Church Street

St Swithun's church viewed from Church Street	The Old Vicarage, now replaced.	Church Street from Bathford Hill

Church Street from Bathford Hill end	Church Street from Bathford Hill end	Church Street from Bathford Hill end

Bathford's Old Post Office	Bathford's Old Post Office	Church Street looking north from by old Post Office.

Church Street looking north from by old Post Office.	Church Street looking north from Pump Square.	Church Street looking north from Pump Square.

Village Pump outside Sycamore House, Pump Square.	Eagle House, Church Street.	Eagle House, Church Street. View of garden.

Looking up Bathford Hill, about half-way up.	Looking up Bathford Hill towards the New Inn	Looking up Bathford Hill towards the New Inn

Looking down Bathford Hill and junction with Church Street	Looking down Bathford Hill and junction with Church Street	Looking down Bathford Hill and junction with Church Street

Titan Barrow through iron gates	Titan Barrow from lane.	Titan Barrow from lane.

Titan Barrow from inside gates.	Titan Barrow from north west when called Whitehaven..	Kingsleigh Garage on the Box Road, where NHS Kidney Care Centre is now.

Houses on Box Road.	Now the Box Road Garden Nurseries.	Crown Inn before 1900 and By Brook bridge

Crown Inn before 1900 and By Brook bridge and ford.	Crown Inn before 1900 and By Brook bridge and ford.	Crown Inn before 1900 and By Brook bridge and ford.

Crown Inn before 1900 and By Brook bridge and ford.	Crown Inn around 1904 and By Brook bridge and ford.	By Brook bridge and refaced Crown inn

GWR rail bridge from the By Brook ford.	The Crown c. 1904 withelectric tram gantries	The Crown before 1900

The Crown after rebuild	Inside the Crown showing Lavington's collection of copper warming pans	Bathford Hill with Crown and tram gantries.

c. 1904 view of village from rail bridge showing ford and a tram.	Tinted version of tram crossing Bathford bridge	c1904 Tram crossing Bathford bridge.

Tinted version of tram crossing Bathford bridge	Tinted version closer to tram and ford.	c. 1904 view of village from rail bridge showing old Crown, Eagle House, Browne's Folly and a tram.

Tinted view c. 1904 view of village from rail bridge showing old Crown Inn, Eagle House, Browne's Folly and a tram.	View from railway bridge towards The Crown	View from railway bridge towards The Crown

View from railway bridge towards The Crown	View from railway bridge towards The Crown	View of Brunel bridge from Batheaston side showing the Crown and Quaker Burial Ground entrance on right.

Gardens at Shockerwick House.	Shockerwick House.	Shockerwick House. As viewed from the Bath Road side. A4

Shockerwick House.	The ferry &wier at Warleigh.	The ferry &wier at Warleigh.

The wier at Warleigh.	The wier at Warleigh. Tinted.	The wier at Warleigh.

The ferry &wier at Warleigh.	The wier at Warleigh.	Warleigh cottage.

Warleigh Manor garden view.	Warleigh Manor garden view.	Warleigh Manor garden view.

Warleigh Manor garden view.	Warleigh Manor view from north.	Warleigh Manor view from south west.

Warleigh Manor view from south.	Warleigh Manor view from south west.	Warleigh Manor view from south west.

Warleigh Manor view from south west. From river Avon.	The Lodge Tea Garden at Conkwell	Conkwell

Conkwell	Mrs England's Tea Garden at Conkwell.	Mrs England's Tea Garden at Conkwell.

Conkwell	The Wishing Well at Conkwell.	The Wishing Well at Conkwell.

The Wishing Well at Conkwell.	Conkwell	Conkwell

Conkwell	View of Conkwell from river Avon.	View of Limpley Stoke Valley from Conkwell.

The Grange at Conkwell. This is on the hill midway between Conkwell, Limpley Stoke and Winsley.	The Grange at Conkwell. This is on the hill midway between Conkwell, Limpley Stoke and Winsley.	View from Warminster road side towards Conkwell.

View from Warminster road side towards Conkwell.	View from Warminster road side towards Conkwell. Tinted.	Looking towards Brunel's bridge and Batheaston from Eagle House.

View of Batheaston from Browne's Folly.	Looking from bridge over river Avon towards the Bradford on Avon Road, Bathford Church and Folly	Looking from bridge over river Avon towards the Bradford Road, Bathford Church and Folly. C. 1930s.

View of Prospect Place showing the allotments.	Shockerwick House and Colerne from Browne's Folly.	Shockerwick House and Colerne from Browne's Folly.

View looking north along Limpley Stoke Valley towards Bathford from Conkwell.	Bathford from Little Solsbury direction. Tinted.	Looking from bridge over river Avon towards the Bradford on Avon Road, Bathford Church and Folly. Tinted.

Batheaston with Bathford in distance.	Bathford from near Little Solsbury.	Bathford from west before 1930s.

Bathford from west before 1930s.	Bathford from near Little Solsbury.	Bathford from near Little Solsbury.

Bathford from north showing Folly &railway. C. 1900. Tinted.	Bathford from north showing Folly &railway. C. 1900.	Bathford from north showing Church St. houses &railway. C. 1900.

Bathford Hill.	Bathford from Bannerdown.	Bathford from Hampton Down.

Bathford from Warminster Road.	Bathford from Warminster Road.	Frank Lavington with his lorry.

Early tram.	Early tram.	Early tram.

Early tram outside The Crown.	Tinted cards with views of Bathford.	Tinted cards with views of Bathford.

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