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Photo 1 is the interior of Puxton church.
Photo 2 and 4 are Puxton church with its leaning tower.
Photo 3 is Ted and Carol Thomas on Banwell church tower.
Photo 5 is Banwell abbey from the tower of Banwell church.
Photo 6 is Banwell from the…

Photo 1 is Carol Thomas, Arthur Thomas' wife, taken in 1948.
Photo 2 is Mr Haytor on Banwell Hill.
Photo 3 is Banwell from the hill.
Photo 4 is Carol holding Paddy, the dog.
Photo 5 is Mr Haytor and Arthur's father with Paddy.
Photo 6 is…

Photo 1 and 3 are the same. Arthur's mother and Ted are standing in the snow, captioned Christmas dinner 1946, in the garden.
Photo 2 is Arthur in uniform sitting on a wall, captioned 'Flying Officer AF Thomas DFM 149 Squadron RAF Methwold'.
Photo…

Photo 1 is a head and shoulders colourised image of Alison Thomas.
Photo 2 is Alison and her groom on their wedding day, outside the church.
Alison, her groom, bridesmaid and parents standing outside the church on their wedding day.

Half-length side portrait of Arthur Thomas' uncle.

Photo 1 is Sergeant Len Jones, Home Guard at Banwell in 1943.
Photos 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are ships forming up for a 1941 convoy from Boston. The photographer is Arthur's friend Cecil Reid.

Photo 1 is the wedding party standing outside the church. Arthur Thomas is the best man.
Photo 2 is a small group including choir boys outside the church.
Photo 3 is the bride, groom and a bridesmaid.
Photo 4 is a man and woman standing on the…

Photo 1 is a man identified as Mike Osmond, standing in a garden.
Photo 2 is a group of four, identified as Dick Osmond, Mollie, Arthur and Margaret, sitting on the grass.
Photo 3 is two men and two women identified as Margaret, Percy Thomas,…

Photo 1 is a charabanc outing. It is an open top bus with a group of unknown people.
Photo 2 is a group of people outside the Ship Hotel, Banwell. There are hounds and hunters identified as the Otter Hound pack.

The two photographs are the same. They are of a group of women and two men, identified as possibly a Harvest Festival in the 1930s. The group includes Arthur's mother, front row, first on left.

Photo 1 is Alison, two friends and a woman on swings.
Photo 2 is Alison in a yard at West St, Banwell.
Photo 3 is Uncle Froude and a friend.
Photo 4 is Uncle Froude, two children and a friend at Harrow.

Photo 1 is a group of mostly men arranged outside the Ship hotel, Banwell. It includes his uncle, Ted. Dated early 1920s.
Photo 2 is a group of children in a classroom. Arthur is standing on the left. Dated possibly 1933.

Photo 1 and 2 are the same. Arthur's uncle Froude, his grandfather and his father standing by a gipsy caravan that his dad had made.
Photo 3 is a Children's Concert with his sister, Alison.

Photo 1 and 2 are the same. Three men are seated on the bonding frame at the forge and drinking cider. They are identified as Sam Starks, Herbert Gain and Grandfather Charles Thomas.
Photo 3 is a group of 16 men arranged in three rows with musical…

Photo 1 is Arthur standing in the garden taken 1924/5.
Photo 2 is a colourised head and shoulders image taken at school.
Photo 3 is Arthur standing with Alison in front of him.
Photo 4 is a colourised head and shoulders image of Arthur taken at…

Photo 1 is the farm cart Reginald built with himself at its side. Behind is a wooden building with 'RH Thomas Coachbuilder and Wheelwright'.
Photo 2 is the same image but with Uncle Edwin also standing by Reginald.

Photo 1 and 2 are the same. Fanny is holding Charles with Arthur and Alison standing on either side.
Photo 3 and 4 are the same. Fanny is holding Charles with Alison at her side.

Photo 1 is Arthur and his sister, Alison standing outside their cottage in Banwell, taken about 1928.
Photo 2 is Arthur as a baby with his mother and father, taken in 1922.

Photos 1 and 2 are the same and are of Fanny Thomas.
Photo 3 is Arthur's family cottage at Banwell with Arthur and Alison outside.
Photo 4 is a half length portrait of Arthur Thomas, son of Uncle Edwin and Aunt Mary. He died on active service in…

Photo 1 and 3 are the same. Photo 2 and 5 are the same. They are of Arthur's Grandfather at the entrance to his forge at Banwell.
Photo 4 is Arthur, a friend and his sister at the forge.

Photo 1 and 2 are the same. Two men and two women identified as Great Uncle Edwin, Grandmother Emily, Reginald and Fanny Thomas.
Photo 3 and 4 are the same and are a man and woman identified as Arthur's father and mother.

Half length portrait of Arthur Thomas' father, Reginald.

Photo 1 is a rugby team with Arthur Thomas' uncle rear row second from right.
Photo 2 is a fire engine, captioned 'in use in the Parish of Banwell 1610'.
Photo 3 is five men outside a tent. Two men are dressed as civilians and three are in army…

Photo 1 is a view of the village about 1900.
Photo 2 is a street scene.
Photo 3 is the church with a pond in the foreground.
Photo 4 is a view of West Street.
Photo 5 is the Square.
Photo 6 is a view of part of the Square looking down West…