Buckfast, St Mary's Abbey 1922
Photo ref:
73190
Photo ref:
73190
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In 1882 a group of French Benedictines re-established a community here. In 1907, in an act of quite astonishing faith and tenacity, the six monks started to build a new abbey. Only one monk had any stone working skills, but that did not deter them. Here, the abbey is almost complete save for the tower.
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A Selection of Memories from Buckfast
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Buckfast
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I remember being a pupil at the little Buckfast school, now St Mary's primary. I presume it was the same then but can't remember. It was in the early to mid 1950s and I have a photo of what I think is a school play there. I think that I am in the photo but cannot be sure. Anyone remember milk tablets?
We lived in Buckfastleigh at the time, my mother, my sister and me. It was a very dark ...see more
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