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Historic maps of Paignton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Paignton maps
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Paignton books
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Paignton Photographic Memories
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Devon County Memories
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South Devon Coast Photographic Memories
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Memories of Paignton
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I would very much like to catch up with any members of the L O o M from the Paignton branch of that time, also any members of the Federation of Master Builders Torbay branch of which I was president in the mid 70s, in particular Joe Beaglehole, Ron Upham & Stan Archer and the many others that I knew.
Tony... [more]
Shared on 23 October 2009
Marriage between Ivy Alice Gillard to Robert Alexander Bent
This date Oct 6th, in 1945, while serving in the RCAF, I was married to Ivy Gillard in this olden church. It was a bright sunny day. Ivy came to Canada with our daughter Barbara in October of 1946. She loved Canada very much, and even though she returned to her homeland on a few occasions, she was truly a Canadian.... [more]
Shared on 06 October 2006
Cream Tea Festival in Paignton
Saturday, April 19th was "Morris Day" on Paignton Green and a celebration of all things Morris. More than 150 Morris dancers from all over the country demonstrated this traditional and colourful form of folk dancing in a marquee on the Esplanade.
Among the many dancers were Heather and Gorse Clog Morris from Combeinteignhead who performed half a dozen... [more]
Shared on 27 April 2008
Devon memories
This is the best place in Devon to be. I still get excited when I hear and see the steam train. My sisters and I came to Goodrington when we were very young and I still come every year. We love this place so much we have a beach hut here and am hoping to move here in the near future.... [more]
Shared on 25 August 2008
My Gt grandfather, William James Hawken was a certified schoolmaster at Galmpton between 1875-1880. His youngest child, Frances Marian, was born there on 10th October 1875. She went on to marry William Henry Birch, who was a son of the iconic Betsy Birch who founded the London omnibus transport system, after the early demise of her husband William in... [more]
Shared on 30 June 2007
Dartington Morris with Heather & Gorse Clog Morris at The Church House Inn
This view is EXACTLY the spot where the dancers and musicians of Dartington Morris and their guests Heather and Gorse Clog Morris performed in August 2008.
It was a lovely warm August evening and a crowd of villagers and holidaymakers gathered for the dance performance at 8pm. I recall there is now a plaque on the front wall... [more]
Shared on 09 August 2008
A village entertainment at The Church House Inn
This is the spot where the dancers and musicians of Dartington Morris and their guests Heather and Gorse Clog Morris performed in August 2008. The view shows some villge women sitting on a low terrace where a crowd had gathered for the dance performance just recently!
I recall there is now a plaque on the front wall of the... [more]
Shared on 09 August 2008
In 1941, during the Second World War, and I was a page boy working at the Osborne Hotel. I always rode my cycle to work and back. I believe it was on a Sunday that I was pushing my cycle up the lane at the side of the Palace Hotel, I stopped when I heard the roar of planes and... [more]
Shared on 23 November 2009
Extracts From Paignton & Devon books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Paignton, inspired by Frith photos.
South Devon Coast Photographic Memories
Paignton pier, one of the oldest in Britain, strides 800 feet out to sea; we see it here in all its Victorian finery. Of all the Torbay resorts, only Paignton has a pier, owing to a combination of its popularity as a family resort and the gently sloping sands that facilitated the pier's construction.
This is an extract from South Devon Coast Photographic Memories.
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Victorian and Edwardian Yorkshire Photographic Memories
Paignton pier, one of the oldest in Britain, strides 800 feet out to sea; we see it here in all its Victorian finery. Of all the Torbay resorts, only Paignton has a pier, owing to a combination of its popularity as a family resort and the gently sloping sands that facilitated the pier's construction.
This is an extract from Victorian and Edwardian Yorkshire Photographic Memories.
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Devon A Century Ago Photographic Memoiries
Victorian engineering may have had its successes with its railways, bridges and steamships, but not every invention made it into the handbook of classic designs. This extraordinary contraption - perhaps called a Penny-Two-Farthings - may have had the advantage of staying upright when stationary, but it didn't catch on. It was known as an assymetrical tricyle. Steering was by the two... [more]
This is an extract from Devon A Century Ago Photographic Memoiries.
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