Plympton, St Mary 1890
Photo ref:
22512
Photo ref:
22512
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On the right of the photograph in front of the church is the old priory. The monks had their own path through the woods to the church, where they had their own pews. Behind the church, hidden in the trees, is Plympton sta- tion, which closed in 1959, and in the centre of the picture is the old St Mary's Church of England School.
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A Selection of Memories from Plympton
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 Plympton
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I was resident in Plymouth up until 1963 when I moved to Exeter. However, between 1959 and 1963 I was a Red Cross volunteer at the Plympton Ambulance Station and did duties at weekends. The old Devon County Ambulance service was provided by St John Ambulance and British Red Cross and the latter ran the Plympton station.
The original station was in the stables of a large house next to where a modern station ...see more
I lived in Hele Gardens Plympton St Maurice in the 1950.s and attended Plympton Grammar School as did my wife.
Does any one remember the name of the vicar of Plympton St,Maurice at that time? I think he had a close relation
serving in the RAF. I am now 82 and memory not so good although I do remember happy times at school in the Combined Cadet Force and visits to several air stations during ...see more
When I was at junior school (I was born in 1946) my maternal Granddad lived in Morley Cottages in Colebrook and worked in the signal box at Plympton Station. I lived in Molesworth Rd, down the road from Plympton Grammar School and often used to walk home from Geasons Lane Primary School via the signal box just to see my Granddad. Probably against the rules, he used to let me move the levers sometimes and I ...see more
My family moved from Battisborough Cross, Holbeton in 1938, I was 9 years old. I think my dad bought 6 Clifton Estate, Colebrook in 1938 for 250 quid brand new.
I attended Plympton Senior School and later Warrans on North Hill, Plymouth (The school no longer exists) I entered H.M.Dockyard as a Shipwright apprentice in 1945, served 5 years apprenticeship plus 2 and one half years as journeyman. Late February 1952 ...see more
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