South Molton, Devon

My School

I was born at Filleigh and went to Filleigh Infants School.  But then at eleven years old went to school at South Molton Secondary Modern. It was 1953 and the school was quite new, opening in 1952 if I remember correctly.

As I recollect  Mr Larson ( ref below post) had an upholstery business in South Molton. My memories... [more]

Childhood in South Molton

I was born in Gothic House, The Churchyard, South Molton in May 1941. My name was Patricia Elizabeth Abbott Huxtable. My father was Charles John Huxtable and my grandparents were Charles George Pearce Huxtable and Elizabeth Avery Abbott (of North Molton). The churchyard was a playground for myself, my brother Roger and our friends. We were lucky not to suffer the... [more]

Barnstaple Photographic Memories

The Green is now built over. This picture shows the Union Workhouse. Subsequently, it would become the Alexandra Hospital, which remained in business until 1978 when the new North Devon General hospital was opened.

Barnstaple Photographic Memories

This picture faces the opposite direction to the previous one. The cabman's shelter seen in photographs 49616 & 64564 on pages 34 to 36 is still in place. On the left, The Golden Lion was a 17th century merchant's house. Today it is called The Bank inn. This district was known locally as The Hearts of Oak.

Barnstaple Photographic Memories

By the time this picture was taken, the trees had gown to an enormous size and needed surgery. The river still pro- vided scope for pleasure boating and Shapland & Petter's factory had grown to its full size. Today, boating is but a memory.