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The former magistrates’ court and police station building now houses the town council.
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Ilminster’s Victorian police cells
Did King George III’s secret son live in Somerset?
Frederick Blomberg was adopted and raised by the King and Queen in 1765.
The leaning church of Burnham-on-Sea
Discovering the unique quirks of St Andrew's Church built in the 14th century.
The Victorian pleasure ground
The artist William Turner sketched the view of the Watchet coast from the site.
The incredible stories of Cricket St Thomas
The estate has been used as a wildlife park, a theme park and filming location.
Black dogs on the Quantocks?
Dan Broadbent from the Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme recounts mythical tales.
Brean Down: from the Iron Age to WWII
The land has seen an Iron Age hill fort, a Roman temple and a Victorian folly.
The Cold War secret on the Mendips
The research centre improved the accuracy of radar systems for ground-to-air missiles.
The frozen in time Somerset chemist
The South Petherton chemist was recreated in Cornwall and is now moving to County Durham.
Somerset is home to the tallest tree in England
The Douglas Fir tree on Exmoor became the country’s tallest tree in August 2024.
Inside Hinkley Point B: The Station Director
Nicola Fauvel speaks to Charlie Taylor on working in the nuclear power station.
Inside Hinkley Point B: The Tour
EDF's Shaheed Mungur takes Charlie Taylor on a tour of the nuclear power station.
Building Brunel’s lost railway
Yeovil Railway Centre's volunteers are trying to raise £100k pounds for the project.
The mill in Bryan Adams’ music video is for sale
The old mill features in the music video for ‘(Everything I Do) I Do It For You’.
The forgotten canal tunnel closed for over 150 years
Simon Maggs takes us down into the Crimson Hill Tunnel running under his garden.
The Exmoor Oral History Archive
Birdie Johnson recorded over 200 hours of archive around the turn of the century.
