Places
36 places found.
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- Torquay, Devon
- Salcombe, Devon
- Exeter, Devon
- Plymouth, Devon
- Ilfracombe, Devon
- Sidmouth, Devon
- Barnstaple, Devon
- Paignton, Devon
- Exmouth, Devon
- Dartmouth, Devon
- Teignmouth, Devon
- Tavistock, Devon
- Seaton, Devon
- Bideford, Devon
- Okehampton, Devon
- Dawlish, Devon
- Kingsbridge, Devon
- Totnes, Devon
- Newton Abbot, Devon
- Lynton, Devon
- Tiverton, Devon
- Budleigh Salterton, Devon
- Ashburton, Devon
- Axminster, Devon
- Honiton, Devon
- Ottery St Mary, Devon
- Ivybridge, Devon
- Crediton, Devon
- Great Torrington, Devon
- Buckfastleigh, Devon
- Northam, Devon
- South Molton, Devon
- Holsworthy, Devon
- Woolfardisworthy, Devon
- Millwey Rise, Devon
- Higher Dunstone, Devon
Photos
20,191 photos found. Showing results 161 to 180.
Maps
7,210 maps found.
Books
32 books found. Showing results 193 to 216.
Memories
314 memories found. Showing results 81 to 90.
A Ramble In The Dunsford Nature Reserve And Lunch In The Royal Oak
Today I joined a group of friends on an organized ramble through the Dunsford nature reserve run by the Devon Wildlife Trust. My friends are all dancers and musicians with ...Read more
A memory of Dunsford in 2010 by
North Bovey School
I went to the school and lived in a home in Manaton, we went by coach, it seemed miles away. One of the teacher lived in one of the bungalows on the left just before the school. I have now moved to Devon and been back to see the school and the hall next door it was used for indoor games/gym.
A memory of North Bovey in 1959 by
4th Us Infantry Division In Tiverton
I live in Tiverton but only recently discovered that our town hosted the US 4th Infantry Division in the later stages of the 2nd World War. I have been helping the veterans of this Division (The Ivy Division) ...Read more
A memory of Tiverton in 1944 by
My Memories Of Plasterdown Camp
Following my basic training at Crownhill Barracks Plymouth in June 1951 I was transferred to Plasterdown Camp to complete intensive training until October 1951. I was in the Wiltshire Regiment and as I came from ...Read more
A memory of Tavistock in 1951 by
Growing Up At Newton Poppleford
I was born in London, moved to Oak Tree Villas at Newton Poppleford in Devon at 9 months. Jean Bastin lived on one side and Brian Pring on the other, with Mrs Harrison the church organist in the fourth ...Read more
A memory of Newton Poppleford in 1930 by
Though Tis Dorset, I Thought Twere Devon
When I was a child, I lived at Axminster. My favourite seaside resort was Lyme Regis, about 6 miles away from home. Even though I was told, on countless occasions, that Lyme lay in Dorset, I would not ...Read more
A memory of Lyme Regis by
Horndean War Memorial
I am seeking help in identifying two soldiers recorded on the Horndean War Memorial. I have found the details of all of the others. I intend to publish the results of my research. The two men are recorded as follows ...Read more
A memory of Horndean in 1910 by
Lovely Braunton
My parents, my aunt and myself moved to Braunton in 1971. We lived next door to the Clarkes who were very kind to us. Although we had moved from a large town house, this house seemed large too - it had a wonderful view right ...Read more
A memory of Braunton in 1971 by
Memories Of A Descendant Of A Bratton Fleming Family
Although I live in Canada, I have a sentimental attachment to Bratton Fleming, where my grandmother, born Melia Ann Parkin, was born long ago. This attachment was fostered by my seeing ...Read more
A memory of Bratton Fleming by
Morris Dancing After The Fair At Bampton
I went along on Saturday 1st November and watched Devon based Grimspound Border Morris perform outside "The Swan" along with three other teams of dancers including Sweet Coppin clog dancers from Taunton to ...Read more
A memory of Bampton in 2008 by
Captions
227 captions found. Showing results 193 to 216.
The construction workyard on the Devon bank has been cleared, but the wooden ketch 'Garlandstone' can be seen being built at James Goss's shipyard just behind the viaduct.
Beer was the birthplace in 1788 of the smuggler Jack Rattenbury, who lived a life of adventure landing untaxed cargoes along much of the Devon coast.
Ashburton was the terminus of the nine-mile branch of the Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon line, which was completed in 1872.
It was installed on a nearby hilltop in the year this picture was taken, before being transferred to Hartland in North Devon in 1955.
A place familiar to all train travellers through Devon, Dawlish nestles across the sides of a broad combe, with the railway line protecting the town from the sea.
The only other one in Devon is at Ashwater.
Before railways and metalled roads, there were only two main routes into Devon.
An expansive village, it sits on the River Devon, about a mile north of the Grantham Canal of 1797.
Nearing the coast, in a steep wooded combe 400 feet above the sea, Culbone's church is well-known to walkers along the Somerset and North Devon Coast Path , but is inaccessible by public road
As much as any other, this view illustrates the timelessness of North Devon.
These Cretaceous rocks mark the eastern end of the Devon and Dorset World Heritage Site that is popularly known as the Jurassic Coast.
Barclay's Bank, originally built for the East Cornwall Bank in 1885 with the town clock on its corner, placed there in 1922 and still running today; Lloyd's Bank (centre left), which took over the earlier Devon
With its steep, winding streets and pretty cottages, there is a definite hint of Devon or Cornwall about it.
This old woman is 'scratting' (scratching) the sands for the dark-coloured Devon cockles.
Golf was hardly played outside Scotland until the 1860s, when the first English club, the North Devon at Westward Ho!
By far the most important trade at Runcorn was china clay from Devon and Cornwall, bound for the Potteries.
The abbey was founded in 1132 by Baldwin de Redvers, afterwards Lord of the Island and Earl of Devon.
Here eleven generations of Kirkhams resided, and became involved with important offices in Devon.
It was 1,900 feet long and constructed from Devon limestone.
An expansive village, it sits on the River Devon, about a mile north of the Grantham Canal of 1797.
This old woman is 'scratting' (scratching) the sands for the dark-coloured Devon cockles.
Golf was hardly played outside Scotland until the 1860s, when the first English club, the North Devon at Westward Ho!
Burials were forbidden within the town, and a plague pit was opened at the southern end of Millgate near the bridge over the Devon.
This mansion on Lyme's western cliffs, a mile beyond Ware, was the far point on Jane Austen's walk from Dorset into Devon in 1804.
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