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An index of images in our current, and ever
expanding, collection of historic images and old postcards of Taunton past.
1
| Cars parked outside the Castle Hotel in Taunton in around
1925.
1a
| A 1906 view of the Castle.
1b
| Vivary Park gates on an old ''Dainty' picture postcard.
1c
| A 1905 postcard of Vivary Park, printed in Dresden, Germany
and postmarked Weston-Super-Mare.
2 |
Feeding the swans in Vivary Park on an old postcard dating back to around
1907.
2a
| The Army Barracks on the edge of Vivary Park in 1907.
2b
| The war monument in Vivary Park during the 1950s.
3
| East Street and the County Hotel in Taunton, Somerset.
3a
| The same part of the center of town in the 1950s.
4 |
The bandstand in Vivary Park in Taunton in the early 1900s. 4a
| The Technical Institute and New Market in Corporation Street
in 1903.
4b
| Corporation Street and Fore Street, c.1910.
5
| The automobile club and visiting French motorists gathered
outside Claridge's London Hotel in the early 1910s.
6 |
The bridge over the River Tone in Taunton in the early 1910s.
7
| The front of Shire Hall in Taunton in around 1905.
8 |
Fore Street and the Burmese Monument, Taunton in the early
1900s.
8a
| The same area of Taunton in 1904.
8b
| Another postcard view of the same Taunton street, but in the
1950s.
9
| The County Hotel in the 1930s.
9a
| The front of the same hotel in the 1950s.
10 |
The Taunton Castle gateway on a postcard posted in 1910
11
| Vivary Park, bandstand, and the Barracks around 1905
12 |
North Street, Taunton, in the mid 1910s.
13
| Cricket being played at Taunton School in the 1930s.
13a
| A close up photograph of the front of Taunton School in 1925.
13b
| The Headmaster's House and Master's Boarding House, Taunton
School, 1906.
14 |
The roundabout in the centre of Taunton in the 1930s.
14a
| A different postcard view of the same central roundabout.
15
| The same Taunton roundabout seen from a different angle in
the 1930s.
16 |
A multiview picture postcard of Taunton, posted in the 1920s.
17
| A postcard view of French Weir in the very early 1900s. 17a
| The bridge across the River Tone, French Weir, Taunton, in
the 1950s.
18 |
The Burmese Monument, Fore street, Taunton, in the 1900s.
18a
| Another picture postcard view of a street car next to the
Burmese monument.
19
| A car on Castle Bow, Taunton, in the 1930s. Boots the Chemist
in the background.
20 |
Another postcard of the Bridge over the Tone, Taunton, in the
1910s.
21
| An aerial photograph of Taunton railway station in the 1920s
21a
| The front of Taunton railway Station, sometime in the 1930s.
22 |
Elm Grove, Taunton, Somerset, 1909.
23
| An animated North Street, Taunton, Somerset, in the 1950s.
24 |
High Street, Taunton, Somerset, in 1903.
24a
| The High Street on another old postcard postmarked 1903. 24b
| Another part of the High Street, this time in the 1950s.
25
| St James Street Church, Taunton, Somerset, in the early
1910s.
25a
| The Somerset County Cricket Ground on a postcard posted in
1911.
26 |
East Street, Taunton, Somerset, 1904
27
| Castle Bow, Taunton, Somerset, in the 1950s.
28 |
The Castle Hotel and North Street, Taunton, Somerset, 1901
28a
| North Street in the early 1950s.
29
| An old picture postcard of Fore Street, Taunton, Somerset,
1904
30 |
St George's Catholic Church, Taunton, Somerset, in the 1930s.
31
| A picture postcard of Fore Street, Taunton, Somerset, 1911.
32 |
The Crown and Sceptre Hotel, Station Road, Taunton, Somerset,
1909
32a
| A picture postcard of Station Road sometime in the 1910s.
33
| St Mary's Church, Hammet Street, Taunton, Somerset, 1909
33a
| An aerial view of St. Mary Magdalene, Taunton.
33b
| A picture postcard of the interior of St. Mary's Church,
Taunton.
34 |
The Jury and Witness Room of the Castle in Taunton,
Somerset, 1929
35
| The Royal Mail Stores, Station Road, Taunton, Somerset, 1919
36 |
Taunton and West Somerset Tram, somewhere in Taunton, Somerset,
1909
37
| Election Declaration for West Somerset election, Shire Hall,
Taunton, Somerset, in the early 1900s.
37a
| The Shire Hall seen on an earlier picture postcard.
38 |
Taunton Hospital and East Reach, Taunton, Somerset, in the
early 1910s.
39
| Free Church School, Taunton, Somerset, on a picture postcard
postmarked 1906.
40 |
An old picture postcard of the Parade, Taunton, Somerset. Date
unknown.
41
| The Castle, Taunton, Somerset, on a picture postcard,
postmarked 1933.
42 |
A 2-6-2 standard tank steam engine at Taunton Railway Station,
Somerset. Date, 13.6.1964.
42A
| A 2-6-0 steam train from Barnstaple approaching Taunton,
1962.
43
| An old picture postcard of St Mary's Church, Taunton,
Somerset.
44 |
The Great Hall, Taunton, Somerset. The picture postcard
inscription reads, "Here Judge Jeffreys held his Bloody
Assize"
45
| Tauntonians on the Bridge, Taunton, Somerset.
Postcard postmarked 1907.
46 |
Halliday's Antiques, Fore Street, Taunton, on a picture
postcard posted in 1937.
47
| St John's Church, Taunton, on a picture postcard dating back
to 1907.
47a
| The interior of St. Johns Church, Taunton, c.1910.
48 |
A tram, the Burmese Monument, Parade, and Fore Street, in
Taunton, Somerset.
49
| Fore Street, Taunton, Somerset.
50 |
Another picture postcard of Fore Street, Taunton, Somerset.
51
| Priory Weir, Taunton, Somerset on a picture postcard
postmarked 1904.
52 |
A picture postcard from 1908 of the Municipal Buildings in
Taunton.
52a
| The Municipal Buildings and an old truck on an old postcard
posted in 1923.
53
| The Parade in Taunton in the very early years of the
twentieth century. 53a
| Another postcard view of North Street and the Parade area. 54 |
An old picture postcard of the River Tone in Taunton. Date
unknown.
54a
| A First World War era postcard of a cannon and tracked vehicle
in East Reach.
55
| A tram in East Street in Taunton, Somerset. Postmarked 1911.
55a
| Another view of East Street. This time on a photochrome
postcard, looking down on the street.
56 |
The bandstand and barracks in Taunton, Somerset. Postmarked
1910.
57
| An old picture postcard of Fore Street in Taunton, Somerset.
Dated 1907.
58 |
A picture postcard view of East Reach Hill in Taunton,
Somerset. Postmarked 1910.
59
| An open-air street market on the Parade in Taunton, Somerset,
at the very beginning of the twentieth century..
60 |
North Street and Vivary Park on a postcard posted in 1909.
60a
| An tram in North Street on a 1910 old postcard.
61
| An old postcard of Bathpool Mill, Taunton, Somerset.
62 |
An ivy covered Taunton Castle on an old picture postcard from
1910.
62a
| An old postcard from 1908 of Rough Moor, Taunton.
63
| Sheep grazing on the grass of Vivary Park, Taunton, in 1907.
64 |
An unusual view of the River Tone, Taunton, in 1904.
65
| A vintage photographic postcard of the Burmese Monument and
Fore Street.
66 |
Motors cars, horse and carts, hand carts, tram lines, people,
the main Post Office and North Street.
66a
| An equally animated postcard view of North Street, but, from
the late 1950s
67
| An old postcard of Bishops Hull Mill.
68 |
Market Day on the Parade, Taunton, Somerset, 1904.
69
| A 'Stengel' postcard of the Library in Corporation Street.
69a
| Another view of the Free Library, Taunton, Somerset, 1906.
70 |
An original photograph of a double decker tram, Taunton,
Somerset, c. 1904.
71
| A German-made 'hold to light' picture postcard of the Shire
Hall, Taunton, Somerset. Postmarked 1902.
72 |
Dellers, the Bridge, Taunton, Somerset, on an old picture
postcard. c.1922.
72a
| An animated Bridge Street around 1900.
73
| The Bridge, Taunton, Somerset
73a
| The Lyceum Theatre Cinema and another part of Bridge Street.
A busy street scene.
74 |
Children playing by the fountain in the Park, Taunton,
Somerset, on an old picture postcard. postmarked 1902.
75
| Another picture postcard view of children playing in the
Park, Taunton, Somerset.
76 |
The County Buildings, Taunton, Somerset.
77
| Roman Road, Taunton, Somerset on an old picture postcard
postmarked 1913.
78 |
Wilton Church, Taunton, Somerset, on an old picture postcard.
79
| Vintage car in Fore Street, Taunton, Somerset.
80 |
North Street, Taunton, Somerset, on a picture postcard
postmarked 1905.
80a
| Fore Street and Market Square, Taunton, c.1920.
81
| Taunton Castle and Crest for the Borough of Taunton.
82 |
'The Old Castle', now the Castle Hotel, Taunton, Somerset, on a
picture postcard postmarked 1902.
83
| The High Sheriff's Trumpeters outside the Castle Hotel,
Taunton, Somerset, in 1933. 84 |
An original lithographic print of the Market Place in North
Street, Taunton.
85
| A similar very view of the Parade area of Taunton, but in the
1950s. 86
| St. Andrew's Church, Taunton, in the 1930s. 87
| Trinity Church, Taunton, on a postcard, postmarked in 1928. 88
| The old Almshouses, East Street, Taunton, in around 1900. 89
| The bridge over the river in Bathpool, just outside Taunton. 90
| King's College on an old picture postcard. 91
| Queen's College on a picture postcard dated 1901. 92
| An aerial view of central Taunton from the late 1950s. 93
| A very old Taunton picture postcard posted in 1901. 94
| A boat on the River Tone. Taunton town in the background. 95
| People and a horse-drawn cart on Fore Street, Taunton, 1936.
Devon and Somerset Stores, etc. 96
| The interior of the banqueting hall of the 'Tudor House' at
15, Fore Street, Taunton, 1935. 97
| A Castle class 4-6-0 steam train at Taunton railway station. 98
| A multi-view postcard of Taunton from the 1950s. 99
| St. Mary's Church and the parade area of Taunton in the
1950s. 100
| A three-wheeler Phoenix automobile pictured in Taunton in
1903. 101
| An early photographic view of the River Tone with Taunton in
the background. 102
| A very early photograph of an 'old Tauntonian' and his
bicycle. 103
| Soldiers of the Somerset Light Infantry at Jellalabad
Barracks in 1918. 104
| Two 19th Century 'Cabinet' photographs of unidentified
Tauntonians. 105
| Taunton town centre from the air!
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