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Stoke Gabriel maps
Historic maps of Stoke Gabriel and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Stoke Gabriel maps
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Illustrated Victorian map of Devon
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Stoke Gabriel books
Displaying 3 of 15 books about Stoke Gabriel and the local area. View all Stoke Gabriel books
Devon County Memories
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South Devon Coast Photographic Memories
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£11.20
Devon A Century Ago Photographic Memoiries
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£11.20
12 Stoke Gabriel photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Stoke Gabriel
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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
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
Devon memories
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
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
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
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
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
I arrived in Totnes January 1944 and lived up at Dartington until a day before the invasion at Normandy. Totnes became our "hometown." I returned for the fiftieth anniversary and honored for being the first American to come back. Bill Bennett arranged for us to be given the "keys to the city." Back then at age 19 it was a... [more]
Shared on 27 January 2009
Extracts From Stoke Gabriel & Devon books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Stoke Gabriel, inspired by Frith photos.
Down the Dart Photographic Memories
Starkey, Knight & Ford's brewery was in Tiverton, and their trademark black horses could at one time be seen all over Devon. Their beer is remembered with misty-eyed nostalgia by all who drank it; the brewery closed in 1965.
This is an extract from Down the Dart Photographic Memories.
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Paignton Photographic Memories
This photograph shows pavement artists' squares ready for Children's Week competitions, and new Promenade lighting. The pier is somewhat changed, and now houses pin-tables, ghost rides and go-karts.
This is an extract from Paignton Photographic Memories.
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Paignton Photographic Memories
The last of the old apple orchards can be to the right of the photograph.
This is an extract from Paignton Photographic Memories.
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