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Belstone, Devon
Belstone maps
Historic maps of Belstone and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Belstone maps
Historic map of Belstone
Illustrated Victorian map of Devon
Historic Map of any Belstone postcode
Belstone books
Displaying 3 of 15 books about Belstone and the local area. View all Belstone books
Devon County Memories
Paperback
£15
South Devon Coast Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Devon A Century Ago Photographic Memoiries
Paperback
£14
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Memories of Belstone
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As a kid this is where I cycled to from my home in Windy Ridge, Skaigh Lane, Belstone to save my pocket money - I knew I would never be a millionaire but I achieved my target of having a thousand pounds by my 18th birthday and I remember making the deposit at Belstone Post Office not long after my 17th... [more]
Shared on 06 August 2008
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St Bride's School in the late 1940s and early 1950s
My maiden name was Quarman. I boarded at St Bride's School in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The headmistress was Miss Thompson, assistant Miss Watson. We wore a green unifrom. I ued to enjoy ballet in gym on Wednesday afternoons. I played Mustardseed in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', ha ha ha. A few of the friends I remember were Anne... [more]
Shared on 05 April 2009
I am wondering if anyone remembers the school in Chagford at Holystreet Manor. I went to this school in the mid 1950s and at the time it was called St Brides, later to be re-named Holystreet Manor School with a change of Principal. I believe it closed down shortly after.
I lived in Moretonhampstead at the time (my parents were managers... [more]
Shared on 19 January 2009
My granparents, Sid and Nancy Harris, nee Podgers, lived and went to school in Broadwoodkelly. They lived in the rectory, Silver Trees, when I and my sister Liz were growing up. We loved visiting and sleeping in this huge and wondrous house, it seemed so magical, especially the grounds. My gran, Nancy, would lay the enormous kitchen table for tea, with... [more]
Shared on 29 March 2009
Extracts From Belstone & Devon books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Belstone, inspired by Frith photos.
Teignmouth Photographic Memories
Skirts and hair were shorter than ever before in the new decade! A two hour horse-drawn carriage ride for four people cost two shillings (10p). A Spanish Oak planted as a cen- trepiece when Victoria became Queen in 1837 was felled to make way for 1920s public lavatories. Electric street lighting was in its infancy. The Belgian Urn on the Triangle was presented by refugees... [more]
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Teignmouth Photographic Memories
A more casual style prevails in 1955. Now the tower of St Michael`s Church is more obvious, following the destruc- tion of numbers 1 and 2 Esplanade (the Berkeley and Esplanade Hotels) in September 1942.
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Teignmouth Photographic Memories
Holidays at British resorts were thriving in the 1940s. Large stacks of deck chairs punctuated the prom- enade. Ice cream was delivered in aluminium boxes, some can be seen beneath the serving hatch.
This is an extract from Teignmouth Photographic Memories.
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