William Bidgood served as Curator of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society from 1862 until his death in 1900. Natural history was Bidgoodês chief interest, but he contributed to...
Reginald Henry Bean is shown with his wife Emma Lucas and three children Anna Louisa, John Rodbard and Henry Lucas. Emma was the daughter of John Robert Lucas who founded...
The Lytes were Somerset gentry who had lived in the county at least since the 13th century. They created the beautiful manor house which survives at Lytes Cary. This portrait...
This painting shows Castle Green and the Castle Hotel. In the 1800s stagecoaches travelling to and from London used the Castle Hotel as a stop-off point. Another of Tauntonês best-known...
Colonel Thomas Pigott became MP for Bridgwater in 1647. In the same year he married Florence Smyth a wealthy widow who lived at Ashton Court in North Somerset. In the...
This watercolour provides the only pictorial record of the complex of buildings that existed behind Hammett Street, East Street and North Street. The picture predates the earliest detailed map of...
Lady Gass has served the county in many ways. Most recently she has acted as Somersetês Lord Lieutenant, the monarchês representative in the county. This portrait was painted by Hans...
These three boats are dredging for oysters near the shore at Porlock Weir. Look closely at the nearest sloop and you can see the drag nets used to gather oysters....
William Kingston was a farmer in Ditcheat in Somerset who was known for his great strength. He was born without arms and used his feet and mouth to carry out...