Mom spent her war years there teaching young students who were relocated there for several years while Bristol was been a target of GermN bombs during the war. It must have been a tough job teaching kids who never got to see their parents for many months ar a time; and be responsible for seeing the into fallout shelters from time to time.
Next was Taunton, home of my Gramps.
He was born here in 1882. They were the Cider makers of the town. Much to my surprise they drink as much cider on this town as beer!
It is truly a beautiful old town with a very ornate cathedral. It was a little disappointed Ing that we were unable to locate the proper people to allow us a more thorough family search.
This area was the home a a large British insurrection agInst the king in the Middle Ages. After a fierce battle , hundreds of revolutionaries were executed but the area must have temained in the kings favour as it is the homes a many estates and beautiful architecture.
It is one of the nicest places we have visited and a "must-see" on some future visit.
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