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Bishops Nympton photos
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Bishops Nympton maps
Historic maps of Bishops Nympton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Bishops Nympton maps
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Illustrated Victorian map of Devon
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Bishops Nympton books
Displaying 3 of 15 books about Bishops Nympton and the local area. View all Bishops Nympton 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 Bishops Nympton
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I was born at Filleigh and went to Filleigh Infants School. But then at eleven years old went to school at South Molton Secondary Modern. It was 1953 and the school was quite new, opening in 1952 if I remember correctly.
As I recollect Mr Larson ( ref below post) had an upholstery business in South Molton. My memories... [more]
Shared on 20 July 2008
I was born in Gothic House, The Churchyard, South Molton in May 1941. My name was Patricia Elizabeth Abbott Huxtable. My father was Charles John Huxtable and my grandparents were Charles George Pearce Huxtable and Elizabeth Avery Abbott (of North Molton). The churchyard was a playground for myself, my brother Roger and our friends. We were lucky not to suffer the... [more]
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My memories of Court Hall School started in 1955 when I went with my brother from our London home, at the tender age of four and five. My father was told not to visit us for 3 months and so we were left. The head was Mr. Owen Reidel, and his wife Simone, who was French. They had two children, Nicole... [more]
Shared on 17 April 2008
Extracts From Bishops Nympton & Devon books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Bishops Nympton, inspired by Frith photos.
Barnstaple Photographic Memories
The Green is now built over. This picture shows the Union Workhouse. Subsequently, it would become the Alexandra Hospital, which remained in business until 1978 when the new North Devon General hospital was opened.
This is an extract from Barnstaple Photographic Memories.
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Barnstaple Photographic Memories
This picture faces the opposite direction to the previous one. The cabman's shelter seen in photographs 49616 & 64564 on pages 34 to 36 is still in place. On the left, The Golden Lion was a 17th century merchant's house. Today it is called The Bank inn. This district was known locally as The Hearts of Oak.
This is an extract from Barnstaple Photographic Memories.
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Barnstaple Photographic Memories
By the time this picture was taken, the trees had gown to an enormous size and needed surgery. The river still pro- vided scope for pleasure boating and Shapland & Petter's factory had grown to its full size. Today, boating is but a memory.
This is an extract from Barnstaple Photographic Memories.
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