Crewkerne, Somerset, England

The Georgian market town of Crewkerne lies in South Somerset which is near Ham Hill where splendid churches and villages are built of the golden coloured stone which is still quarried on Ham Hill to this day. The town makes an ideal spot to tour parts of South Somerset and is only about 12 miles from the Dorset coast.

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West Street
A general view of West Street looking in a westerly direction.

West Street
Looking down West Street in an Easterly direction.

Chubb's Almshouses
These houses were built in Jacobean style in 1897 to match the real...

Chapel House
Chapel House and the Unitarian School Room in Hermitage Street. Chapel...

Tudor Cottage
This picturesque cottage is in Pulmans Lane which runs off of Hermitage Street.

The Hermitage
This 18th century house was the home between 1863 and 1878 of George Pulman,...

Hermitage Street
Looking back towards the town centre in a Northerly direction.

Hermitage Terrace
This colourful row of houses is in Hermitage Street and are dated 1879.

The Royal Oak
The Royal Oak is situated in Hermitage Street and is reputed to have...

Unitarian Chapel
Built in 1733 and situated in Hermitage Street, this is the oldest...

Masonic Hall
The meeting place of Freemasons is situated on South Street. To read...

The Elms
This Grand House is a private residence and is in South Street.

St. Peters Methodist Church
St. Peters Roman Catholic Church is situated in South Street.

South Street
Cottages in South Street looking in a North Westerly direction.

Henhayes Lane
Looking from South Street

Market Street
This is the main shopping area of the town. The street is lined with 18th and...

Market Street
Traffic is very busy in Crewkerne and this crossing in Market Street...

Church Street
Leading to Church Steps with Saint Bartholomew's Church Tower in the...

Church Steps
Church Steps leading from Church Street into the graveyard of St....

St. Bartholomew's Church
St. Bartholomew's is the 15th century parish Church of Crewkerne.

The Church Tower
This view shows the hexagonal stair turret with it's many...

The South Entrance
The elegant south entrance with a statue of St. Bartholomew above the...

St. Bartholomew
The statue of St. Bartholomew in the niche above the south entrance...

The Font
The Font is of the late Norman type made of Purbeck marble and dates from the...

The Nave
The doorway high up on the right hand side of the massive Tower Arch...

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article published 6/12/2007

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Hi Tony, Thanks for the reply. My original hometown is Fairfield, CT. It is in the southwest part of the state about 50 miles from New York City on Long Island Sound. After my stint in the Navy 1959-1962 wwe settled in Simsbury, CT (named after Simondsbury in England. Simsbury is located about 16 miles north and a little west of Hartford. I have also retrieved additional information from the Crewkerne website. Thanks. Ray
— Ray Jennings, March 14, 2008

I am very honoured Raymond, that you will be using my photographs in your family reunion presentation. You are very welcome to do so and I hope the day goes well for you. As a matter of interest, what part of the world do you live? E mail me here if you wish. tony.ethridge@btopenworld.com Tony from England
— Tony Ethridge, March 12, 2008

In doing genealogical research on my father's family for presentation to a family reunion in June, I find that our ancestors descended from Richard Hull b circa 1515 d 1559 and was baptized at St. Bartholomew's and whose godfather was Sir William Sherewell. The line goes from Richard to Thomas (the younger) to George, b 1590, who left for MA in 1632 and then on to Windsor and Fairfield in CT from where Alice Hull and Milton Jennings began the Jennings line in CT. I will be using the pictures of Crewkene in my presentation at tne reunion and hope to visit your beautiful town one day.
— Raymond Jennings, March 12, 2008

Thank you for sharing., next best thing to being there. I hope to visit one day, my ancester was born there in 1699.
— susan, October 1, 2007

crewkerne is my home town and all the pics brought back a lot of memories,at this time i live in the united states but i am planning on coming home asap ,i realy miss my town and my family so just as soon as i can ill be back,by the way my born name is alan jeffery.
— alan burns, September 30, 2007

Beautiful photos
thanks for sharing.
— Ben Hsu, June 13, 2007

Tony
The pictures were wonderful.Enjoyed looking at them very much. Thank you so much for sharing with all of us who would love to be there.
— Marcy, June 13, 2007

Another beautiful English village . Thank you for sharing your super photos Tony .
— Margaret Sherwood, June 13, 2007