Georgeham, Devon
Georgeham photos
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Georgeham maps
Historic maps of Georgeham and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Georgeham maps
Georgeham books
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Memories of Georgeham
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I was born and lived the early years of my life in South Molton. My father had his own building firm there. In 1958 we moved to Croyde Bay my father having bought this large house on the cliffs above the bay for £1800. This photo shows it before it became a motel. He put a new roof on the property... [more]
Shared on 06 April 2006
The hotel was used by the Duke of York's Military School which had been evacuated from Dover - on the cliff tops. Wooden huts were erected along the cliff in front and alongside the hotel to be used as classrooms - each with coke-operated stoves leading to outside chimneys.
All doors were taken off the hotel rooms [to create... [more]
Shared on 02 October 2008
My Great Aunts Martha, Sarah & Elizabeth built the Castle Rock Hotel for around £3000. It then became a nursing home and somebody was heard to say that it was the closest place to Heaven as the view over the sea to Lundy was oustanding. I was very sad to see it demolished and apartments put in its place.
They... [more]
Shared on 08 July 2008
Last weekend I had a glorious gentle walk from Hunters Inn down the track to Heddons Mouth with my wife Elizabeth and two friends, Valerie and Jim.
We parked our car by the National Trust buildings up the lane from Hunters Inn, then put on some stout shoes, made sure our picnics were in our back packs and strolled down... [more]
Shared on 18 November 2008
looking at the picture of appledore my father in law was born in number 20 in 1907 his name was frederick cyril hobbs his father was fred hobbs and his mother was mabel (hooper) we visited last year what a lovely place our family has a lot of history in the town we carnt wait to return
Shared on 02 February 2008
I have a copy of the Meeting Street photo as the girl standing in the road (with the black sleeve) is my Grandmother SARAH POWE (nee Lesley). The family house was at 29 Meeting Street just out of view. Grandmother also ran the BELL INN in Appledore for a number of years and on retirement moved back into Number 29. Sarah... [more]
Shared on 24 January 2008
My mother - Hilda Florence Allen - worked as a hairdresser in Instow for a time during the Second World War. At the time she was married to Douglas Steer although the marriage did not survive long and she later joined the WRAF and was posted to Egypt for the remainder of the war years.
She had happy memories... [more]
Shared on 26 October 2008
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!
Shared on 17 January 2009
Extracts From Georgeham & Devon books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Georgeham, inspired by Frith photos.
Ilfracombe Photographic Memories
On the day Queen Victoria died, the postmistress at Lee`s old post office was taking down a telegram announcing the Queen`s death when she was struck by lightning in the left eye and blinded.
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Ilfracombe Photographic Memories
Morte Point`s reputation as a sailors` graveyard was never more deserved than on 26 October 1859 when eight ships - the I`ll Try, the Matthew Thompson, the Rose, the Thistle, the Hannah, the Clara, the Anne, and the William Robertson, were lost. From one ship, all the crew survived; from the other seven, all but four men were lost.
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Ilfracombe Photographic Memories
It is thought that the first ocean-going ships to visit this harbour belonged to the Phoenicians, who came to trade for silver around 400BC.
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