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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
Historic map of Georgeham
Illustrated Victorian map of Devon
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Georgeham books
Displaying 3 of 15 books about Georgeham and the local area. View all Georgeham 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 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.
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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
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.
This is an extract from Ilfracombe Photographic Memories.
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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.
This is an extract from Ilfracombe Photographic Memories.
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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.
This is an extract from Ilfracombe Photographic Memories.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
