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Events Photo Archive

Events Photo Archive

The history group collect and collate photographs of local buildings, people and events and store the original pictures in the photo archive in East Worlington Parish Hall. 
An ongoing task is to scan in all of these archive pictures for display online, and to collect additional physical or digital photographs from residents who wish to share them with the community – historic images are particularly welcome.

If you can supply additional information about any of these images of have photographs of your own that you wish to share with the community then please conact the history group using the Contact Form in the menu or email history@ewph.uk.

Below are archive images that, in some way, refer to events. Click or tap any image to see a larger version.
Change the display order using the up/down triangles at the top of each column.

You can search the archive using the Search box at the top right of the list: enter a few words to display only those pictures whose title or description contain the words you enter.

Archive pictures for: Events

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Description Image

East Worlington School children visiting Romantica opening ceremony with Princess Anne

Date: 2001
Archive reference: EV2
East Worlington School children visiting Romantica opening ceremony with Princess Anne

Empire Day. circa 1950

Unknown children.

Date: 1950
Archive reference: EV5
Empire Day. circa 1950

Floods at Worlington 1910

Edgelake Bridge

Date: 1910
Archive reference: EV7
Floods at Worlington 1910

Old TIme Music Hall 1993

Date: 1993
Archive reference: EV13
Old TIme Music Hall 1993

Old Time Music Hall 1993

Date: 1993
Archive reference: EV13a
Old Time Music Hall 1993

Witheridge Carnival 1952

L to R Brian MacDonald, George Banson, Merv Gard, Jack Yendell, Francis Venner
Date: 1952
Archive reference: P12
Witheridge Carnival 1952

Worlington Bellringers at Winkleigh July 1908

Date: 1908
Archive reference: P2
Worlington Bellringers at Winkleigh July 1908

May Queen and attendants mid 1950s

May Queen Maureen Ayre with Christine Venner, Sheila Stenner, Jean Gilbard, Julie Keenor, John Troake

Archive reference: ED18
May Queen and attendants mid 1950s

Wedding of daughter of the former Polly Vickery

Marriage of Ivor and Betty near Minehead
Archive reference: P38
Wedding of daughter of the former Polly Vickery

Judging the Collies

Early 20th century
Archive reference: FA8
Judging the Collies

Village outing charabanc 1912 to 1915

Outing to Exmouth?

Date: 1912 (uncertain)
Archive reference: EV9
Village outing charabanc 1912 to 1915

Victory celebration WW1

Date: 1918
Archive reference: EV3
Victory celebration WW1

Worlympics 2000 Group

Zoom in on the people in the Worlympics larger image allows a higher res view of the people's faces.

Identified names are included on the web page for the event and the full size picture.

Date: 2000
Worlympics 2000 Group

Beating the boundaries 8th August 1970

Sponsored walk for the Parish Hall roof. For names see EV1a.

Back Row: Les Jones Cuddenhay, Johnny Stevens Worlington House, Janet Symons Halse, ?, Margaret Nott, Bert Wills, Jim Partridge (with tie) ex Prison Farm (East Burrow), man (back), boy, Marian Crane(?), lady back, Reg Nott, Rev Alan Jones, Lilla Wall, ? curly hair, ? middle row, ? boy behind, ? at back, ?, Cynthia Pullen, man at back, ?, Brenda Cole

Front row: Peter Symons, John Symons, ?, Aubrey Hosegood (age 7y11m, walked 12 miles, 5th home), boy with glasses, Mrs Chudley, Mrs Troake. Children: ?, Alice Wall (age 9), ? boy

Date: 1970
Archive reference: EV1a
Beating the boundaries 8th August 1970

1985 Floods at West Worlington

Flooding at West Worlington Bridge

Date: 1985
Archive reference: EV8
1985 Floods at West Worlington

Alan Tanner at Knights Cottage talking to Rosemary Webber

Alan Tanner talking to Rosemarie Webber at Knights Cottage raising money at an Open Day for Rest-a-While Centre Witheridge.  £100 raised.

Date: 1980
Archive reference: EV10
Alan Tanner at Knights Cottage talking to  Rosemary Webber

Friends of West Worlington Church

Audrey Tanner, Alan Tanner, Marzi Fiske.  Stall At Witheridge. c1990s

Date: 1990 (uncertain)
Archive reference: EV6
Friends of West Worlington Church

Victory Celebrations WW1 outside East Worlington House

Names noted on back of photo.  Miss Hammond, Coombe Cottage.  Miss Sproul, The Rectory, Miss W G Troake, Mrs Lake


Date: 1918
Archive reference: EV4
Victory Celebrations WW1 outside East Worlington House

Worlympics 2000 and Presentation of Millenium Mugs

Photo belived to be taken by Terry Brown - it was taken at the 2000 Worlympics. 

Each of the Parish children was given a Millennium mug - Cilla King did the chosen design, and, at the time of the photo, had just been presented with a beautiful bouquet by Sir Hugh Stucley.

The overlay is stored as a separate photo.

People identified so far:

1 Bronia Blake 2 3 David Milsom? 4 Philippa Haydon
5 6 Michael Wall 7 Ian Whiting 8 Robert Fryer
9 Hugh Rendell 10 11 12 Sally Fryer
13 Geoff Boyles 14 Maureen Clements 15 Val Widgery 16 Val Clare
17 Brian Widgery 18 Karen Reynolds 19 David Reynolds 20 Sheila Hockley
21 22 Ron Seabrook 23 24
25 26 Anna Smyth 27 Peter Townsend 28 Kay Williams
29 Jim Williams 30  31 32 Tim Wall
33 Jim (scotsman)? 34 Jean Smyth 35 Henry Haydon 36 Margot Seabrook
37 Hugh Stucley 38 Cilla King 39 Paul King 40 Paula Townsend
41  42 Margaret Burgess 43 Sheila Reynolds 44 Ann Hosegood
45 Hazel Hosegood 46 47 Caroline Rendell 48
49 Ivo Freiesleben 50 Lawrence Freiesleben 51 Rev Vernon Ross 52
53 Becky Boyles 54 Charles Mills 55 56
57 Bob Smale 58 Ben Smale 59 Oliver Smale 60 Liz Hosegood
61 62 Ruth Crumby 63 64 Ros Bolt
65 66 67 68
69 Oliver Burgess 70 Jack Haydon 71 Suzy Wall 72 Cressida Micklem
73 74 75 Poppy Micklem 76 Jack Burgess
77 78 79 Hannah Bolt 80 James Hosegood
81 Bertie Wall 82 Clemency Wall 83 84 Diane Loosemore
85 George Bolt 86 Daniel Hosegood 87 Hannah Hernon 88 Mary Blake
89 Undine Turner 90 91 92
93 Fanny Mills 94 Sylvia Mills 95 Jem Freiesleben 96 Celeste Freiesleben
97 Kirsten Freiesleben 98 Kit Freiesleben 99 Mary Milsom 100 Louise Hosegood
101 Edward Hosegood 102 Mary Hopkins 103 Sam Mills 104 Catherine Burgess
Date: 2000
Worlympics 2000 and Presentation of Millenium Mugs
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