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Bolberry, Devon
Bolberry maps
Historic maps of Bolberry and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Bolberry maps
Historic map of Bolberry
Illustrated Victorian map of Devon
Historic Map of any Bolberry postcode
Bolberry books
Displaying 3 of 15 books about Bolberry and the local area. View all Bolberry 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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I lived in the coastguard station from about 1952 to 1955. I spent alot of time sitting on the sea wall in the summer. I worked for a time at Greystones Guest house. I met my future husband in Hope Cove, he lived in a house that his father built called Homelea next to the Grand view hotel. About 1955 I... [more]
Shared on 02 December 2007
My husband's great-great-grandfather William Luckham was b ca 1795 in Malborough, son of Thomas Luckham and Susannah Prowse. He joined the British Army, married Ann Fardy from Ireland and sailed with the army to Canada in 1827, settling in Ontario.
Barbara Luckham bluckham@ciaccess.com
Shared on 21 January 2008
I knew Leonard Yeoman,my sister Doris was married to his brother Percy.I worked in the village at the post office, Callender Stores.Lots and lots of happy times there. My name was NURSE before I married.
Shared on 26 October 2007
The tall young chap in the right-hand side of the photograph was my grandfather, Leonard John Yeoman. He also features in a photograph taken in Higher Town.
Shared on 27 May 2007
Extracts From Bolberry & Devon books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Bolberry, inspired by Frith photos.
Around Plymouth Photographic Memories
The building of Mount Edgecumbe House was started by Piers Edgecumbe in 1539 and remodelled in the 17th and 18th centuries. It was badly damaged by German incendiaries in March 1941 and subsequently restored, but the highest tower in this picture was never rebuilt.
This is an extract from Around Plymouth Photographic Memories.
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Around Plymouth Photographic Memories
In the centre is the Edgecumbes' Winter Villa, which later became the convent and nursing home Nazareth House. It was completely rebuilt after a fire. The grassy area to the left is Devil's Point, a popular picnic and walking spot.
This is an extract from Around Plymouth Photographic Memories.
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Around Plymouth Photographic Memories
The broad channel between Drake's Island and Mount Edgecumbe, known as The Bridges, is only navigable via one narrow channel, which is why ships always appear to take 'the long way round', following Drake Passage to the east and north of the Island, as the three-master in this picture is probably doing.
This is an extract from Around Plymouth Photographic Memories.
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