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Malborough, Devon
Malborough maps
Historic maps of Malborough and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Malborough maps
Historic map of Malborough
Illustrated Victorian map of Devon
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Malborough books
Displaying 3 of 15 books about Malborough and the local area. View all Malborough 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
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Memories of Malborough
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My husband's great-great-grandfather William Luckham was b ca 1795 in Malborough, son of Thomas Luckham and Susannah Prowse. He joined the British Army, married Ann Fardy from Ireland and sailed with the army to Canada in 1827, settling in Ontario.
Barbara Luckham bluckham@ciaccess.com
Shared on 21 January 2008
Clara Pine, my grandmother lived here
Clara Pine was born in 1891 at Shute Farm in Lower Town, Malborough (see other photo). Aged 3 years she went with her Mum and older brother to America where she met her Dad for the first time in New York. Another brother was born but the young family returned to England a year later. Elizabeth Pine and the three children... [more]
Shared on 01 June 2007
The tall young chap in the right-hand side of the photograph was my grandfather, Leonard John Yeoman. He also features in a photograph taken in Higher Town.
Shared on 27 May 2007
My father, Sydney Wood was born in Malborough in 1914. He moved away to get married in 1940 but always considered Malborough as home right up until his death in 1992. He always maintained that he was the young water carrier in this picture and had a copy of the original postcard. It is believed that the gentleman with the beard... [more]
Shared on 30 January 2007
I knew Leonard Yeoman,my sister Doris was married to his brother Percy.I worked in the village at the post office, Callender Stores.Lots and lots of happy times there. My name was NURSE before I married.
Shared on 26 October 2007
Leonard John Yeoman (my grandfather) always claimed that he was the young chap carrying the buckets in this photograph. He spent his whole life living around the Malborough/ Hope Cove area. Therefore, it's quite plausible that it is indeed him in this photograph.
He went on to serve in the RAF in Malta, Egypt and Palestine during World War II. From... [more]
Shared on 23 October 2006
Devon memories
The church was built on land donated by the 10th Earl of Devon and the foundation stone laid in 1841 The architect was J H Ball who designed several other churches in Devon. The magnificent east window shows scenes from the life of Christ and commemorates benefactors of the church, especially the 11th Earl of Devon who died in 1888. Henry... [more]
Shared on 28 August 2009
Browsing through the Book "I Remember when..." published by The Francis Frith Collection, I was so delighted to see a picture of The Quayside in 1896 at Salcombe, Devon. There standing proud above the quay was 'Harbour Lights', the home and guest-house of my brother-in-law Syd Waldron and my sister Betty. What a feast of memories the picture evoked. Sadly Syd... [more]
Shared on 11 July 2009
Extracts From Malborough & Devon books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Malborough, inspired by Frith photos.
South Devon Coast Photographic Memories
Malborough lies away from the coast, high above the Salcombe estuary, but it is an ideal place to stay when exploring the beautiful stretch of coastline between Bolt Head and Bolt Tail - the favourite scenery of many Devonians.
This is an extract from South Devon Coast Photographic Memories.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
Victorian and Edwardian Yorkshire Photographic Memories
Malborough lies away from the coast, high above the Salcombe estuary, but it is an ideal place to stay when exploring the beautiful stretch of coastline between Bolt Head and Bolt Tail - the favourite scenery of many Devonians.
This is an extract from Victorian and Edwardian Yorkshire Photographic Memories.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
South Devon Coast Pocket Album
Malborough lies away from the coast, high above the Salcombe estuary, but it is an ideal place to stay when exploring the beautiful stretch of coastline between Bolt Head and Bolt Tail—the favourite scenery of many Devonians.
This is an extract from South Devon Coast Pocket Album.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
