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Brimpton History: A few more houses

Brimpton History: A few more houses

Before I decided to make this website, my original aim was to publish a collection of old photos from around the village, accompanied by a modern update taken recently. Whilst that plan got put to one side for various reasons (most notably: the complexity of copyright!) I came up with the idea of this website, as a way to share some of these photos and some accompanying history that I had collected. Many of the buildings and properties I’ve featured…

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Brimpton News: Made in Brimpton

Brimpton News: Made in Brimpton

A massive thank you to everyone who came along to our ‘arts and crafts’ show this weekend, Made in Brimpton. Having originally been planned for 2021 (but delayed by a year due to Covid) this show has been well over a year in the planning, but it seemed to go off without a hitch. If you came along to view the artwork, thank you! The organisers behind the scenes put a huge amount of work into getting everything to run…

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Brimpton History: The Three Horseshoes

Brimpton History: The Three Horseshoes

Situated in the middle of the village, the Three Horseshoes was Brimpton’s longest-serving public house, before it closed its doors in the year 2021. The present building (currently in the process of being turned into a private dwelling) was built in 1869, and replaced ‘The Horse Shoes’ pub which was sat near St Peter’s Church. The pub was named after the village farrier, who used to shoe horses in a building next to the pub. The building was first owned…

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Brimpton History: The Almshouses

Brimpton History: The Almshouses

According to the details recorded in the ‘Brimpton Story’ book, the St Peter’s Almshouses (to give them their full name) date back to 1854 when they were built to accommodate the poor, the elderly and widows. They were built and maintained by the Brimpton Charity, and endowed by the Countess of Falmouth. The building originally housed six separate almshouses, each of which was made up of a living room with a bedroom above. The six dwellings shared a single outside…

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