Kingsbridge, Dodbrooke 1907
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Dodbrooke is now part of Kingsbridge, but it once had a market of its own. It bucked the trend seen throughout the rest of the county in Victorian times by doubling its size, but by the 1890s the population had peaked, and in 1907 it was declining.
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A Selection of Memories from Kingsbridge
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 Kingsbridge
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If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?
Does anybody remember the modern two storey Motel that overlooked the estuary in the 1960s?
It was elevated with the car park below.
I am sure it has long gone and been heavily redeveloped in the passing years but I have fond memories of my stay there as a teenager.
I would love to know anything about it’s fate and especially it’s name when I stayed there.
Kings bridge Motel maybe??!!
Any comments would be so lovely.
Linda Walker
I was in 1935 and in the early 1950's lived in Thurlestone. I initially attended the Thurlestone Primary School but after sitting the 11 plus exam and failing I went to Kingsbridge Secondary School (it was called Kingsbridge Modern Secondary School in those days). I travelled on the School bus driven by Bill Wellington who picked us up every school day at Thurlestone and took us home in the afternoon. ...see more
My name is David Thomas. I was born in 1938, in Plymouth, but my parents lived in Warren Road in Kingsbridge. Next door lived Billy Maddick, and I would go there to listen to 'Dick Barton, Special Agent' because I was not allowed to listen at home! My other friends from those days who lived nearby were David Mathews and Keith Warren.
For a period, during the war, we were evacuated to Wooton Bassett, ...see more
My aunt, Mary (Polly) Wills, ladies-maid to Lady Marlin Borlaise. Harriet Eady is living at the house she is 69. Elizabeth Foale is the cook aged 33 years, Ellen Gammon is the house maid aged 20, Lavina Townsend is the kitchen maid aged 23 and John Blight is the groom aged 21.
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