List of illustrations and maps

A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 8, the Poldens and the Levels. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 2004.

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'List of illustrations and maps', in A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 8, the Poldens and the Levels, (London, 2004) pp. ix-x. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/som/vol8/ix-x [accessed 19 March 2024]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS

Maps deriving from inclosure or tithe maps were drawn by the Drawing Office, University College, London, from drafts by M. C. Siraut. Photographs from the collections of the Somerset Local Studies Library (S.L.S.L.) and the Somerset Archaeological Society (S.A.S.) are from copies by David Bromwich.

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1 Somerset Victoria County History: key to volumes published xvi
2 Turf Cutters c. 1895. Photographs by R. Nutt of Compton Dundon. (S.R.O., DD/X/NUT 1). 2
3 The Sowy parishes before inclosure 3
4 Inclosure of King's Sedgemoor 1795 4-5
5 View south from Polden ridge across King's Sedgemoor towards High Ham. Photograph by Iris Hardwick (S.L.S.L.) 6
6 The Henley - Pedwell Drove across King's Sedgemoor. Photograph from Womens' Institute History of High Ham (1995) 6
7 The site of the battle of Sedgemoor, Westonzoyland, 2002 (© English Heritage. NMR. BB016037) 6
8 Huntspill and Puriton Hundred c. 1840 8
9 Whitley Hundred (part) c. 1840 10
10 Ashcott parish 1838 14
11 Turbary on Ashcott Heath. Photograph by Iris Hardwick (S.L.S.L.) 15
12 Ashcott, cob house on Ashcott Heath c. 1910 (S.C.C. Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury) 15
13 Catcott parish 1842 26
14 Catcott, seat extensions in church. Photograph by Iris Hardwick (S.L.S.L.) 32
15 Chilton Polden parish 1839 35
16 Chilton Polden, church c. 1870. Photograph by R. Gillo (S.A.S.) 41
17 Cossington parish 1839 43
18 Edington parish 1794 51
19 Edington, Burtle, floods, 1920s. Photograph by A. Vowles (S.R.O., D/P/lanf 23/4) 53
20 Edington, Edington House, 2002 (© English Heritage. NMR. AA012405) 54
21 Edington, church, c. 1870. Photograph by R. Gillo (S.A.S.) 61
22 Greinton parish 1840 64
23 High Ham parish 1838 71
24 High Ham, manor house, 1847. Wash drawing by W. W. Wheatley (S.A.S.) 74
25 High Ham, ploughing team at Aller, late 1920s. Photograph from Womens' Institute, History of High Ham (1995) 80
26 High Ham, windmill, 2002 (© English Heritage. NMR. AA017882) 81
27 High Ham, cart made by Lavis family, c. 1910 (S.R.O., A/AWU 1) 82
28 High Ham, former rectory house from N., 1830. Wash drawing by J. C. Buckler (S.A.S.) 84
29 High Ham, church, 2002 (© English Heritage. NMR. AA017923) 86
30 High Ham, church, 2002 (© English Heritage. NMR. BB016062) 87
31 High Ham, Low Ham chapel, 2002 (© English Heritage. NMR. AA017930) 88
32 High Ham, Low Ham chapel, 2002 (© English Heritage. NMR. BB016070) 89
33 Huntspill parish 1840 92-3
34 Huntspill, sea wall, c. 1900 (S.A.S.) 95
35 Huntspill, Bason Bridge, milk factory (S.L.S.L.) 105
36 Huntspill, West Huntspill, former rectory house, 2002 (© English Heritage. NMR. BB016031) 108
37 Huntspill, West Huntspill, church, c. 1870 Photograph by R. Gillo (S.A.S.) 110
38 Huntspill, East Huntspill, church, 2002 (© English Heritage. NMR. AA017900) 111
39 Middlezoy parish 1846 114
40 Middlezoy, church, c. 1870 Photograph by R. Gillo (S.A.S.) 122
41 Moorlinch, view south from church. Photograph by Iris Hardwick (S.L.S.L.) 125
42 Moorlinch parish 1840 126
43 Moorlinch, former inn, 1843. Pencil drawing, artist unknown (S.A.S.) 127
44 Moorlinch, former vicarage house, 2002 (© English Heritage. NMR. AA017869) 132
45 Moorlinch, church, 2002 (© English Heritage. NMR. BB016054) 133
46 Othery parish 1841 135
47 Othery, village street, c. 1850. Pencil drawing by C. W. Clennell (S.A.S.) 137
48 Othery, church, 2002 (© English Heritage. NMR. BB016053) 144
49 Puriton parish 1842 147
50 Puriton, Dunball, c. 1906. Photograph (M. J. Tozer colln.) 148
51 Puriton, Downend, motte and bailey castle, 2002 (© English Heritage. NMR. BB016040) 149
52 Puriton, church, 2002 (© English Heritage. NMR. BB016038) 158
53 Shapwick parish 1839 161
54 Shapwick, map of village 1764 (S.R.O., DD/SG 41) 162-3
55 Shapwick, Shapwick House, c. 1790. Engraving by T. Bonnor (J. Collinson, History of Somerset (1791)) 167
56 Shapwick, turbary c. 1900 (S.A.S.) 174
57 Light railway carrying peat from diggings in Shapwick to Meare Heath. Photograph by S. C. Nash 174
58 Stawell parish 1840 181
59 Stawell, church, 2002 (© English Heritage. NMR. BB016030) 183
60 Sutton Mallet parish 1837 185
61 Sutton Mallet, church, 2002 (© English Heritage. NMR. BB016021) 189
62 Sutton Mallet, church, 2002 (© English Heritage. NMR. BB016023) 189
63 Westonzoyland parish 1836 191
64 Westonzoyland, airfield, 1927. (S.R.O., A/DCO) 193
65 Westonzoyland, pumping station, 2002 (© English Heritage. N.M.R. AA017885) 203
66 Westonzoyland, former church house, 1845. Wash drawing by W. W. Wheatley (S.A.S.) 206
67 Westonzoyland, church, 2002 (© English Heritage. NMR. BB016028) 206
68 Westonzoyland, church, 2002 (© English Heritage. NMR. BB016027) 207
69 Westonzoyland, Burrowbridge, former Baptist chapel, 2002 (© English Heritage. NMR. AA017880) 209
70 Woolavington parish 1842 211
71 Woolavington, church, c. 1870. Photograph by R. Gillo. (S.A.S.) 221