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South Molton maps
Historic maps of South Molton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all South Molton maps
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Illustrated Victorian map of Devon
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South Molton books
Displaying 3 of 15 books about South Molton and the local area. View all South Molton books
Devon County Memories
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South Devon Coast Photographic Memories
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Devon A Century Ago Photographic Memoiries
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Memories of South Molton
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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]
Shared on 20 July 2008
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]
Shared on 28 May 2008
Devon memories
My memories of Court Hall School started in 1955 when I went with my brother from our London home, at the tender age of four and five. My father was told not to visit us for 3 months and so we were left. The head was Mr. Owen Reidel, and his wife Simone, who was French. They had two children, Nicole... [more]
Shared on 17 April 2008
View down onto Umberleigh Bridge, showing village square
It is with great interest we see your picture of the village square, showing what is now the Post Office and largest post code sorting office in England. It also shows the Regency Gables Tea Rooms, we moved there in 2004. We run the free Community Parish information site... www.umberleigh-northdevon.co.uk and would be interested in any memories of Umberleigh, which we... [more]
Shared on 05 June 2006
I was born at home at 2 Church Lake and had 2 older sisters, Jo and Barabara. Even as a baby they would take me off on long walks across the church yard and over to Bucky's Meadow towards Venn. Crossing the stream in flood, and crawling around the sides of the flooded quarries with them has left me with a... [more]
Shared on 02 December 2007
Farming apprentiship at Wadham Farm aged 18yrs
In response to an advert in 'Farmers Weekly' I was sent down from London to gain farming experience with Mr and Mrs Robb at Wadham Farm, before entering agricultural college at the age of 18 years. Locals took me in hand, teaching me to thatch, water divine, tickle trout and the whole cycle of the farming year. I was present during... [more]
Shared on 01 August 2009
Holidays in Devon at Pulrew and Tanners
My dad, Claude Harper, went to school at Herner I think, our Aunt Emma and Uncle Perce and our cousins lived at Pulrew, in the late 1930s we spent our summer holidays there. Names that come to mind are Tanners where my grandparents lived when my dad was a child in the early 1900s. I remember catching eels in the river... [more]
Shared on 23 October 2009
Extracts From South Molton & Devon books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about South Molton, inspired by Frith photos.
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.
This is an extract from Barnstaple Photographic Memories.
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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.
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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.
This is an extract from Barnstaple Photographic Memories.
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