Newton St Cyres

Drawbridge Cottage, Exeter Canal Photo Ref: 82302

Ref: 82302
This is a photo of Drawbridge Cottage where my family lived in 1901. John Thomas Helley and wife Eliza Ann(nee Gitsham) lived there with their children Florence, Maud, Louie Elizabeth, Hilda Ellen, Kathleen Nora, and Nellie. I would be pleased to know more about them and the cottage. Louie Elizabeth Helley married Reginald Hamilton and lived along the canal at Willeys Cottages. They had 5 daughters Vera, Doreen, Phyllis, Beryl, Eileen - all married and had children. We are now a large family but many still live in Exeter
The little boy with the boat is a family friend Roland Tucson - still living.

35 years in Newton St Cyres

We moved into Shuttern Cottage in Pump Street in 1965, long before local developents started. It was quiet then, with little traffic, but the inevitable happened - first Woodlans, then Court Orchard, then lots else, but the atmosphere remained good and things for the good happened. The Recreation Ground in Station Road was set up, a rebuild of the Parish Hall undertaken, improvements to the Church, a Jubilee Fete using West Town and Pump Street - a great occasion resulting in a new village sign on the Green. It was a really happy place with everyone contributing to many activities. The rebuilt Hallis well used, as is the Recreation Gound, both having excellent active committees. Traffic has increased enormously - but where has it not. In 1985 we moved to the top of Pump Steet, rebuilding Ye Olde Cottage and renaming it with its original name of 'Mount Pleasant'. Life continued very happily until 2003 when age caught up on us and we very reluctantly moved to St Marychurch, but we still love and remember the village and its super people.

Happy days at Newton St Cyres

At the moment I am 66 years old. I lived at Newton St Cyres from 1950 to 1952.
My father worked at J. G. Quicke's farm where in 1952 he was unfortunately killed and my mother and I returned to Cornwall. I can still remember going to the school at the top of the hill. Ahh! those were the days.
For anyone reading this who may have lived there at the same time my nickname was Trip. I seem to remember back in those days we used to have scorching hot summers for our summer holidays from school.
A few of the surnames I can remember are Hookway, Manley, Chamberlain, Vickary and possibly Redaway.
I must admit I have many happy memories until my fathers untimely death.