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Edgar family outside Badger’s Cottage — Badger’s Cottage Peak Lane Dundon
Edgar family outside Badger’s Cottage

Late C16th, named after Thomas Burt. Some of those farming at Burts Farm were: F B Willey to 1887; T Gooden 1890’s; Dawbin to 1897; Sims to 1913; W G Gillett to 1941. — Burt’s Cottage and cow yard Peak Lane Dundon
Burt’s Cottage and cow yard Peak Lane Dundon

Fred and John Wych at their forge. — Blacksmith’s Forge Peak Lane Dundon
Fred and John Wych at their forge.

Cox family the village carpenters, wheelwrights, undertakers lived here until 1939 — Cherry Plum Cottage Peak Lane Dundon c18th
Cox family the village carpenters, wheelwrights, undertakers lived here until 1939

Ernest Napper and wife Ellen nee Wright lived here in the 1920’s, followed by Eli (their son) and Christine Napper,c1800 — Church Farm School Lane Dundon Built c1800
Ernest Napper and wife Ellen nee Wright lived here in the 1920’s, followed by Eli (their son) and Christine Napper, c1800

View from Peak Lane towards St Andrew’s Church and Church Lane. Lollover Thatch is the building on the right — Church Lane Dundon
View from Peak Lane towards St Andrew’s Church and Church Lane. Lollover Thatch is the building on the right.

Cook’s Farm Peak Lane Dundon — Cook’s Farm Peak Lane Dundon
Cook’s Farm Peak Lane Dundon

Mrs Richards outside cottage (demolished) — Cottage in the Drain Peak Lane Dundon
Mrs Richards outside cottage (demolished)

Janet Legge (Davis) at Corner House (Now demolished) — Corner House c 1950
A Mrs Lampert sold sweets and cigarettes from Corner House until she left the village. A shop then opened on the other side of the lane.

Dame School below St Andrews Church — Dame School below St Andrews Church
Dame school run by Betsy Brown

Dundon Blacksmith’s House Peak Lane — Dundon Blacksmith’s House Peak Lane
Edwin Wych on left and Gladys Napper holding tree.

Robert Snr, Mary, Adelaide and Robert Jun at Lockyer’s Farm Robert died in 1927 and Amos Henry Leonard Douch ran the farm until 1930 when he retired due to ill health. In 1950 T G Cross was the farmer — Lockyer’s Farm Emblett's Lane Dundon
Robert Snr, Mary, Adelaide and Robert Jun at Lockyer’s Farm Robert died in 1927 and Amos Henry Leonard Douch ran the farm until 1930 when he retired due to ill health. In 1950 T G Cross was the farmer

Motte House — Motte House
The last remaining wall of Corner House is in the front.

Frank Vining ran the farm until 1927 He was elected to be a Parish Councilor — Middle Farm Peak Lane Dundon
Middle Farm Peak Lane Dundon

Mr and Mrs Henry Witcombe — Old Rectory Farm c1930
Mr and Mrs Henry Witcombe

Peak Lane Dundon c1900 — Peak Lane Dundon c1900
Middle Farm on left, the next door building sticking out into the road has been replaced by Arrow Glen

Opened as a National School in 1873 Closed by Somerset Education Authority in 2011 — School Building
Opened as a National School in 1873 Closed by Somerset Education Authority in 2011 Now a privately run education establishment

Spring Cottage — Spring Cottage
Spring Cottage

Swiss Cottage Peak Lane Dundon — Swiss Cottage Peak Lane Dundon
Schoolmaster Brashier lived here

Swiss Cottage Peak Lane Dundon c1850's — Swiss Cottage Peak Lane Dundon c1850's
Schoolmaster Brashier lived here

Run by Ella Green — The old Shop Peak Lane
The shop was run by Ella Green and then her daughter until 1970 - 1971

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