Our memories fade with time, but photographs can, and often do, preserve a moment in time forever. However, all too many of these valuable photographs that document our history, and only a small number of people ever get to see them. In Witheridge, we are fortunate to have a fine collection of some 750 photographs donated by residents to start a historical archive for the enjoyment of others. The material in this archive have been provided by many residents, past and present, to help to identify and preserve the rich history of Witheridge. Up until now this material has been either left hidden in the personal collections of those who were there, or has been published to a limited audience. It has now been decided to make all of the material held in the archive available to all by means of this website. Contributors are invited to offer their photographs, memories and anecdotes for publication on these pages and inclusion in this exciting archive. It is hoped that a high level of interest and supporting contribution will allow this archive to grow.

Other material used on this site represents the work by Peter and Freda Tout, along with John Usmar, who, between them, can muster 175 enjoyable years here between them. They have spent the last twenty-five years putting together a fine collection of nearly 700 pictures depicting life in Witheridge since around 1880, along with a wealth of historical information relating to the Parish of Witheridge. They have been helped through the years by very many people - too many to list here. However, particularly thanks are due to Mike Sampson for his work on the earliest period, to Jenny Bidgood for her illustrations, to Mr and Mrs G Pyne and to the late Revd J A S Castlehow for his many years of research. We thank those who have shared their memories and photos with us, we are indebted to them, and we have appreciated their enthusiasm and pleasure in contributing. We are also grateful to the Mid Devon Gazette Series for permission to use excerpts from their newspapers dating from 1857, and to Tiverton Museum for their cooperation, both in advice, and in letting us take photographs of some of their exhibits. In addition, thanks to all those people, to numerous to mention for their support, if I have missed anyone out, please accept my apologies. All material made available to me has been placed into the appropriate historical time span, along with a brief historical note for that period in an attempt to give a better picture of life through the ages.

We would like to take this opportunity of thanking all those people who have, over the years, provided material and memories to the archive material used in the creation of this on line history of Witheridge. Many of those names and organisations are listed below.

Mrs R Alleyne Mr W Baker Mr and Mrs A Beer Mrs Bourne Mrs P Bourne Miss Bowden Mrs G Bristow Mr A Bryant Mr C Bryant Mr F Bryant Mrs R Buchanan Mr A Buckingham Mr and Mrs Burgess Mrs Carnochan Mr F Chapple Mr and Mrs W Churchill Mr F Davey Mrs Densham Mrs England Mrs Gard Mr and Mrs J Gard Mr G Gard Mr A Gard Mr T Gibson	Mr A Gard Mr T Gibson Mrs L Gilbard Mrs M Gillard Mrs G Greenslade Mrs E Heard Mr and Mrs J Knight Mr and Mrs F Lawrence Mrs D Manning Mr and Mrs J Martin Mr K Nott Mrs S Nott Mr and Mrs E Partridge Mrs D Payne Mr W Pyne Mr and Mrs R Reed Mrs Rodd Mrs M Selley Mr P Smyth Mr W Stoneman Mr and Mrs R Tarr Mrs W Thomas Mr A Trawin Mrs D Tucker	Mr A Trawin Mrs D Tucker Mr C Tudball Mr and Mrs F Venner Mrs O Vernon Mr H Whitfield Mrs E Williams Miss E Winter Mr and Mrs Woollacott Mr R Woollacott Witheridge Parish Council Witheridge Fire Brigade Lloyd Maunder Ltd Nott Quarries Tiverton Gazette Chumleigh Resource Centre Peter Risbey-"The Midnight Watch" Bernie Howe - "Over There Devon County Council West Country Studies Library Somerset Records Office Guildhall Library Tiverton Museum Library South Molton Library North Devon Records Office

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