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Culmstock, Devon
Culmstock maps
Historic maps of Culmstock and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Culmstock maps
Historic map of Culmstock
Illustrated Victorian map of Devon
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Culmstock books
Displaying 3 of 15 books about Culmstock and the local area. View all Culmstock books
Devon County Memories
Paperback
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£12
South Devon Coast Photographic Memories
Paperback
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£11.20
Devon A Century Ago Photographic Memoiries
Paperback
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£11.20
2 Culmstock photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Culmstock
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OMG!!! Wow, I was amazed when I saw this picture! The house I grew up in is the one on the right of the two stuck together, behind the cottage at the front of the picture! My bedroom was the top right hand window, I even remember my brother climbing out of it on to the wall to go meet his... [more]
Shared on 18 June 2009
Wow, I remember that pub. When I moved there the track had been covered in tarmac, what a shame! But me and my sister went down into the forest on the left and found the rest of the track! It was brill! Shame the pub has become fancy, they even closed the bowling alley, what madness!
Shared on 18 June 2009
This is a photograph of the railway crossing gate, the line has been long closed (blame Dr Beeching!) The white building on the right is the Culm Valley Inn, prev The Railway Inn. My father Sydney Dennis was licensee, my brother was born here, my bedroom window can be just seen on the 1st floor........What fun days they were for me... [more]
Shared on 27 December 2007
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Hi everyone. I lived in Holcombe Rogus during the war years. My Father Leeming Greaves and Kathleen Korner had leased the Prince Of Wales Hotel. My brother Joseph and I attended the local School, I was 9 years old at that time. My Teachers name was Mrs Berry. Mrs Berry had a son Roger who... [more]
Shared on 04 June 2006
Hi there all you Karters. Just sitting here in Queensland, Australia and thought I'd pass on a bit of history regarding The Dunkeswell Kart Club. The club started as an 'offshoot' of The Torbay Motor Club of which I was a member, as were Allan and Gordon, Jim, Tony and Paul. One evening over a beer at the 'local' the conversation... [more]
Shared on 23 October 2009
My name is Peter Labdon and I lived with my father Wilf, my mother Ruby and my brother David in Halberton from 1933 to 1943, between the ages of two and twelve. We lived first in Norway House, at the top of the road to Lower Town, and then around the corner in Rockville, fronting the High Street in the... [more]
Shared on 12 January 2008
Although born in Churchstanton in 1791 my gg grandfather James Doble moved to Upottery and I have had close relatives living in the village until my grandmother Beatrice Doble died in 1982.
My sister and myself were born, baptized and lived at Addington Cottages until the Sidmouth estate was sold in 1954 and we moved to Ilminster. My father,... [more]
Shared on 21 October 2008
My family of Hurford all came from Upottery and later in 1860s setteld in Luppitt just down the track!
Shared on 19 September 2008
Extracts From Culmstock & Devon books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Culmstock, inspired by Frith photos.
Tiverton Photographic Memories
In fairness, Culmstock is not one of England's natural tourist attractions. But there are better corners than can be seen from this view. The church, for instance, is 15th-century and is built of local flint. This view is taken from the tower.
This is an extract from Tiverton Photographic Memories.
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Tiverton - A History and Celebration
These cottages were at the lower end of St Andrew Street. They remained until the middle of the 29th century when they made way for council housing.
This is an extract from Tiverton - A History and Celebration.
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Tiverton - A History and Celebration
These cottages were at the lower end of St Andrew Street. They remained until the middle of the 20th century, when they made way for council housing.
This is an extract from Tiverton - A History and Celebration.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
