Holystreet Manor in 1939: A memory of Chagford

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A Memory of Chagford.

The school where my mother taught was evacuated to Holystreet Manor from Surrey in 1939, and I recently found her and her colleagues staying there in the 1939 census. Fascinating to find the school listed and know it was also a school in the 1950's. Apparently the dormitory where the teachers slept was haunted...

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I wonder if your mother taught there at the same time as mine!

By margaretsaulet on Fri Oct 26th 2018, at 11:34 pm

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How odd. My mother was also evacuated to Holystreet Manor from St Monica's school (Set up by Bishop Wilson for the daughters of the clergy) that was based in Clacton on Sea, Essex. Were two schools evacuated, one from Surrey and onother from Essex to one relatively small "manor"? It seems unlikely but would love to know. I've visited Holystreet manor about 5 years back, and was amazed even one school could have squeezed in there!

By Stephen De Saulles on Sun Feb 5th 2023, at 9:38 pm

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