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WELCOME
to Yeovil's Virtual Museum
Welcome
to Yeovil's
Virtual Museum. This
website was
created by Bob
Osborn to
record much of
the history of
Yeovil,
Somerset,
England (pre-1970).
The 'Themes' in the various navigation bars gather pages into themes while the 'A-to-Z' matrix links to listing pages starting with each respective letter, plus some special features that are only accessed from this page.
For technical reasons, this website's creator,
Bob Osborn, is no longer
able to expand and
administer
this website, it is now under
the custodianship of Yeovil Town Council
but will not be updated.
Viewed in 139 countries with over SIX MILLION page views, this website contains more than 3,000 pages (equivalent to over 15,000 A4 printed pages) including over 14,250 images.
MAJOR THEMES
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People
Discover more than 530 personalities who made Yeovil the town it is today.
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Places
Streets, courts, yards, buildings, etc. If it was in Yeovil it's probably here.
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Yeovil's Pubs
The history of Yeovil's hostelries - all 147 of 'em
plus 104 beerhouses.
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Yeovil at Work
Earning a crust - commerce and industry in Yeovil.
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Yeovil at Play
Sports, events, celebrations, and so forth in Yeovil.
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Trades and Traders
The shops and shop keepers of yesteryear.
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Yeovil at War
Yeovil's and Yeovilians' response to war.
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Education in Yeovil
Learning in Yeovil from Dame schools onwards.
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Leather & Gloving
The mainstay industries of Yeovil for centuries.
THE History of Yeovil
Also included in this website, separate from the A-to-Z listings, is a series of essays outlining the History of Yeovil through time. Click here to read..
SPECIAL
PAGES
Click the appropriate graphic below
Westland Aircraft
Bob's Books
