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Umberleigh| Chulmleigh| Atherington| South Molton
Burrington area books
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View Down Onto Umberleigh Bridge, Showing Village Square
It is with great interest we see your picture of the village square, showing what is now the Post Office and largest post code sorting office in England. It also shows the Regency Gables Tea Rooms, we moved there in 2004. We run the free Community Parish information site... www.umberleigh-northdevon.co.uk and would be interested in any memories of Umberleigh, which we can put on the site.
Thornton Estates
I have an old photo named Thornton Estates. Devon.-Elevated large house, with stone retaining wall in front.
I presume it belonged to George Thorne, or Jenkins.
My Ancestors
Two of my ancestors were born in Chulmleigh, John and Edward Adams. John eventually moved to Marwood and married Prudence Yeo. John Adams was a Tailor and had shops in Barnstaple. I visited Chulmleigh, it was lovely, I would love to know if any Adams survive in Chulmleigh. John's son William married Emily Adams from Exeter, her father was Edward Adams, I wonder if this is John's brother. June Adams, now Tipping.
Ashley Manor School
I was the very first pupil at Ashley Manor School, and hold some very fond memories of my time there. Atherington was a very important time of my life, I enjoyed the shop, park and the wonderful church, I got my jubilee cup at the village fete. I would love to visit the area again.
Playing at Eggesford
I will never forget as a child playing around the ruins of Eggesford House. My imagination ran wild and still to this day, the house inspires me. It amazes me how such a beautiful house could fall to such ruin. As a child I imagined my self as a baron of a secret society and Eggesford House was my headquarters. Funny! I used to sneak up there alot for my "secret meetings". Don't tell anyone but it was just a couple of scrappy boys getting in trouble. I have since moved to America back in 1985 and would just love to vist it today. My understanding is that someone lives there today and has restored the place? I would just love to see it and imagine once again.
Holidays in Devon at Pulrew And Tanners
My dad, Claude Harper, went to school at Herner I think, our Aunt Emma and Uncle Perce and our cousins lived at Pulrew, in the late 1930s we spent our summer holidays there. Names that come to mind are Tanners where my grandparents lived when my dad was a child in the early 1900s. I remember catching eels in the river by Chapelton down stream from the railway station, anyone have memories of that time. Tony
Growing up in Chapelton
I was born in Chapelton in 1933, my auntie and uncle and their children lived at the top of the village, and my grandmother and grandfather lived on the main road, about a quarter of a mile away towards Barnstaple. They used to serve petrol in the early 1930s but I remember them selling teas from a wooden cabin.
When it was time to go to school, I had to go to Herner, but when the Taw flooded it was impassable,so they sent me to Harracott.
I did not do much schooling there! My father's mother and father, who lived in Lake, needed taking care of in their later years, so my mother spent a lot of time there, and it was thought best that I should go to Tawstock school, the headmistress was Mrs Maude.
And during the early war years, we used to make camoufladge netting, and I remember collecting rose hips from the hedges, towards the war effort.
We had to move back to Chapelton because we... Read more
