The villages of
Stoke St. Mary, Thurlbear and Orchard Portman, Somerset, England.

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Stoke St. Mary village.
A postcard sent 16-July-1907.
The building on the right is
The Half Moon Inn. On the left
can be seen: Dairy House Farm,
Fyrse Cottage and Woodfordes.
Source of postcard:
Mr & Mrs Parsons. April 2001

Additional information from
Howard & Sheila Drew in
January 2004 identifies Brewers
name-board of Harbury &
Cotching Fine Ales.

The picture postcard above has generated much interest in 2005 / 2006 and 2007 with various persons researching the life history of one Walter Goodman of Stoke Hill, Stoke St. Mary. A copy of the postcard provided by Mr and Mrs Drew of Stoke St Mary, was posted from Waltham Cross (Essex) on July 11th 1907 and addressed to Master B. Handscombe, 26 Holly Road, Freezywaters, Waltham X.
The message reads: "Dear Bernard, Wishing you many happy returns of the day, don't eat all the strawberries. Dad"

The copy of the postcard pictured above is an additional and different postcard.

A copy of a black and white postcard of the same scene identified as being addressed from Walter Goodman to another family member in Bath is located HERE
Latest information provided 2007 by Alan Prime. Web Manager, primear@hotmail.co.uk

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