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
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Maps
7,210 maps found.
Books
32 books found. Showing results 1 to 24.
Memories
314 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.
Wood House
Early C20 formal gardens and parkland designed and landscaped by Thomas Mawson and implemented by Robert Mawson of the Lakeland Nurseries, Windermere, surrounding a house designed by Dan Gibson with a ground plan by Thomas ...Read more
A memory of Taw Green by
Bognor Childhoo Holidays
I came down to Bognor with my family for a three week holiday every summer in the late 50s early 60s, first from Redhill and then from Godalming, Surrey It was mostly on the train, and the last time we came it was in our ...Read more
A memory of Bognor Regis by
Which Side Of The River Tamar?
This photo is actually taken from the Devon side of the River Tamar, in St Budeaux, looking towards Saltash on the Cornwall side. In photos taken after the road bridge opened in 1961, you can tell which side is which, as ...Read more
A memory of Saltash by
Wrinstead Court
I went to Wrinsted Court with my mother and brother and sister in 1950. We went as tenants. Here is a short background. My father was killed in 1941 as he was in the Navy. Then my mother met my first step-father who was also in ...Read more
A memory of Wrinsted Court by
Shiphay Preparatory School
Does anyone remember Shiphay Preparatory School (also referred to as The Lilacs). I was a pupil there from 1958 to 1960. Have been trying to locate the school room, which was in an outbuilding in the grounds of a house called ...Read more
A memory of Shiphay by
Railway Info.
The building on the left is a carriage shed, used for holding spare passenger vehicles under cover. It is from the North Devon Railway in the 1850s and still appears to have broad gauge track (7ft gauge - not removed until 1877) laid ...Read more
A memory of Barnstaple in 1870
Awliscombe Lower Mill On River Wolf
I'm an Awliscombe Loaring descended from at least 2 generations of Loarings who operated the mill c1700 on the River Wolf just down the lane to the southwest of the Honiton Inn in Awliscombe. I'm hoping someone ...Read more
A memory of Awliscombe by
Shenfield Memmory Lane
This is for anyone who was in the children's home in hutton poplars . My name rosie I was in serota house I remember the house parents were pat an bill an dsughter called Evelyn I remember Alan shiella devon lex michael ...Read more
A memory of Shenfield by
Ss Channel Queen
This vessel was built by Messrs Craggs of Middlesbrough - launched 13th July 1895. 185 ft long - Gross tonnage 386 tons with full electric lighting. She ran a regular service across the Channel calling at Guernsey, Jersey and St ...Read more
A memory of Salcombe in 1890 by
Famous Arch
As a child, during school holidays I would stay with my Grand-parents in Newton Abbot and often travel to Torquay on the smart dark red number 12 Devon General bus. On the journey I would look out for the tunnel at Kingskerswell near ...Read more
A memory of Kingskerswell by
Captions
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A lace maker works at a floral sprig of Honiton lace outside her cottage door at Beer in South Devon.
A lace maker works at a floral sprig of Honiton lace outside her cottage door at Beer in South Devon.
The River Sid starts its short journey to the sea amidst the high land at Broad Down and Farway; here the Bronze Age inhabitants of East Devon buried their dead.
Close to Tiverton, this could be said to be archetypal Devon: rolling hills, cultivated fields and a small farm tucked away from the world.
In earlier times both the Trent and the Devon were actively fished, sometimes illegally.
Motorists heading out of Cornwall from Callington must descend a steep hill through the old mining village of Gunnislake, which is situated in the Tamar valley close to the Devon border.
A walk through the countryside around Uplyme often takes you as much into Dorset as Devon, for the county border weaves around the ridges, woods and tiny brooks of the locality.
The end of our coastal journey brings us to one of the finest churches in Devon.
The end of our coastal journey brings us to one of the finest churches in Devon.
This was a typical Devon seaside community where smuggling was endemic.
In earlier times both the Trent and the Devon were actively fished, sometimes illegally.
The River Sid starts its short journey to the sea amidst the high land at Broad Down and Farway; here the Bronze Age inhabitants of East Devon buried their dead.
The end of our coastal journey brings us to one of the finest churches in Devon.
Sidmouth nestles in a broad valley where the pastoral countryside of East Devon sweeps down to the sea.
Buckfastleigh was for centuries the centre of the South Devon cloth industry, as its location on the Dart meant there was a ready source of power.
Visitors approaching from Devon descend this steep hill to the sea at Lyme.
It is an excellent centre for visitors wishing to explore the coast and downland of this part of Dorset and nearby east Devon.
Chardstock was a Dorset village until 1886, when it was 'moved' across into Devon.
Both the hillside and village are named after the Devon-born churchman who brought Christianity to Germany.
Subsequently, it would become the Alexandra Hospital, which remained in business until 1978 when the new North Devon General hospital was opened.
The high ridges surrounding the upper reaches of the River Otter offer wonderful views across the East Devon countryside.
Devonport stands to the west of the city of Plymouth, and is the newest of the three towns that make up Devon's largest urban area.
The Warren House Inn, at over 1400 feet above sea level, has the distinction of being the highest pub in Devon and one of the highest in the country.
Woodbury Common is crowned by the massive Iron Age hill-fort of Woodbury Castle, visible from miles around and one of the best viewpoints in Devon.
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