Combe Martin memories
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Is Sue Green on One of These Boats?
Always stayed at Wavecrest with mum and dad plus the Green family each year. Good old Mrs Mills. Always had a trip to Lee Bay on "Bills" boat. Great Memories. Is Sue Green (my age) still around?
Memories of Devon
Marilyn Pringle Who Lived at Woodlands in Sterridge Valley Wrote This
We moved to Berrynarbor in 1964, and I left to go to university in 1970. My mum stayed in Sterridge Valley until about 1983 - I can't remember the exact dates.
I love this photo because you can clearly see Hagginton Hill. My friend and her family lived there. They had no mains drains and a lovely outside toilet. Outside toilet means no smells in the house! They had a hillside garden and I especially remember the gooseberries. I also remember the turkeys, and at this time of year (Christmas) the house smelt of singed turkey feathers.
I remember having a desire to swim every day in each summer holiday. We used to go to Watermouth and swim aross the cove if the tide was in or swim out of the cove if the tide was out. I particularly remember the year of the SPIDER CRABS! You couldn't put your foot down in case you stepped on a spider crab shell - I think this may have been... Read more
Still Going Strong
As the current landlady of Ye Olde Globe I am pleased to say that our lovely village pub still retains character. From what I have been told it became a pub in 1675, being converted from 3 cottages that were built in 13th century to house the mason workers building the church tower. If anyone has memories, or facts or photos I would love to hear from you. 01271 882465. Karen
The Richards Family
My Grandfather, James William Henry Richards, was born in Berrynarbor 15, Sept. 1866 to William Richards and Ann (Boyant) Richards. He immigrated to Salt Lake City, Utah some time in the 1880's or early 1890's. I think I was named for one of his brothers and have always wondered if I still have family living in Berrynarbor?
Sterridge Valley
This shows Sterridge Valley and I lived there, at Woodlands House, between 1964 and 1970. It is a beautiful sheltered valley only 2 miles from the coast.
In winter it was often wet and miserable but in summer it was wonderful!
1970's in The Carlton
My family ran the Carlton from the early 1970s. We lived there for a year or two in the flat which was on the right where the garage is in the picture here. I remember cycling around the place on my blue plastic tractor (I was born in 1971 was I wasn't old). We found that some guests came into the flat and used our bathroom so we hid a fake rubber severed hand poking out of the toilet. They never came in again. Mike Ward used to play the Hammond Organ in the Caribbean Lounge (which was once a snooker room). The Lions Club would come in and I would try to win a huge lion every week but never did. After years of trying they presented me with a small one which I still have!
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