Off the Beaten Track in Somerset

In most places bus stops are very dull buildings. However in a few places they have been decorated in imaginative ways.   These 2 bus stop...

A huge rusty metal shed a mile to the west of the village of Pawlett at the junction of Gaunts Road with Ham Lane is the most visible remind...

Francis Edward (Frank) Foley (1884–1958) was born on 24th November 1884 at 7 Walrow Terrace, Highbridge. He attended St Joseph's Roman ...

According to legend, Joseph of Arimathea landed on the beach at a spot between what is now Burnham-on-Sea and Berrow on his way to Glastonb...

Trinity Close is a small cul-de-sac in Burnham-on-Sea.  Unremarkable for 11 months of the year, for the whole of the month of December it is...

Ashwick Grove House is a shadow of its former self.  In the late 18th century an existing house was altered and enlarged for the agricultura...

The Dwarf's House is located on Church Road in Bawdrip. There is very little written about it and no one seems to know why it is so sma...

Animal pounds were secure enclos ed areas where trespassing animals (usually cattle, horses, pigs or sheep) were impounded until their ow...