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
- Newton Abbot, Devon
- Totnes, 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
20,190 photos found. Showing results 61 to 80.
Maps
7,210 maps found.
Books
32 books found. Showing results 73 to 96.
Memories
314 memories found. Showing results 31 to 40.
The Clarke Family Of Newton Tracey In The Early 19th Century
Frances “Fanny” Clarke was born about 1810 in Newton Tracey and my interest in both her and the village is because she married Henry Howard, a tin plate worker from Barnstaple. My ...Read more
A memory of Newton Tracey by
The Beeches Avenue
We lived at number 20 from the early 50's to 1969 when we moved down to Devon. It was a lovely street to live in with the magnificent beeches all along. Nice neighbours- the Radfords at number 16 and the Huttons at 22. We had a plot ...Read more
A memory of Carshalton by
Staying At Mrs Robbins Guest House 1952
We, the Brown Family from Wembley Middlesex spent two wonderful holidays with Mrs Robbins on the front at Instow. Mrs Robbins had been our neighbour at Lonsdale Avenue Wembley before returning to her native Devon ...Read more
A memory of Instow by
Station Master Audley End
Not so much a memory as a request! My great-grandfather William Saward was Station Master at Audley End for 38 years, between 1857 and 1895. He lived in the Station House, where my grandfather Bertram was born and became a ...Read more
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St James Barton Bristol Bs1 The History
The old St James Barton area of the city was demolished in the late 1950s to make way for Bond Street and the bus station. The rebuilding of the city started almost as soon as the Second World War had ended. ...Read more
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Sport In Sutton
My Father Frank Adey (now 93) ran the Baseball at Rosehill Rec Sutton...I remember many days walking from our home in Benhill Avenue, to the games with the Sutton Beavers. I have fond memories of the Old Granada Cinema, having worked there ...Read more
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Southleigh, Devon
My direct line ancestors were farmers in Southleigh, Devon and farmed at various farms including Morganhayes, Wadden, Tottiskey. Where I have found them on the census returns. My maiden name was Hawkins. My great grandparents are ...Read more
A memory of Offwell 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
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
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Serota House, Hutton Poplar
I remember being in a large austere Victorian mansion across the field from Serota, that was a modern building. Windermere had a large winding staircase and in the playroom there was a rocking horse. I remember playing in ...Read more
A memory of Shenfield
Captions
227 captions found. Showing results 73 to 96.
St Paul's was built in the Early English style by the Earl of Devon in 1861.
Local opinion is that the village is every bit as striking as the more famous Clovelly in nearby North Devon.
Teignmouth is the second-oldest seaside resort in Devon; it has attracted visitors from the middle of the 18th century.
An early visitor said of Torquay: 'It is not England, but a bit of sunny Italy taken bodily from its rugged coast and placed here amid the green places and the pleasant pastoral lanes of beautiful Devon
Teignmouth is the second-oldest seaside resort in Devon; it has attracted visitors from the middle of the 18th century.
An early visitor said of Torquay: 'It is not England, but a bit of sunny Italy taken bodily from its rugged coast and placed here amid the green places and the pleasant pastoral lanes of beautiful Devon
early visitor said of Torquay: 'It is not England, but a bit of sunny Italy taken bodily from its rugged coast and placed here amid the green places and the pleasant pastoral lanes of beautiful Devon
Smuggling was rife on the East Devon coast as an organised industry well into the 19th century, hence the strong coastguard presence in every town.
South Devon Railway purchased the first Catholic Church of 1854 for £2000 after deciding to open the rail- way tunnels beneath it.
As with so many East Devon villages, a tiny stream - the Beer Brook - runs down the main street, first on one side of the road and then on the other.
The 50 steps alongside the wall (centre) lead to a churchyard with one of the finest views in Devon.
The 50 steps alongside the wall (centre) lead to a churchyard with one of the finest views in Devon.
French-derived names are common in North Devon; there was an influx of Huguenots from France in 1685 when they were being persecuted.
The church has a three-gabled east end and a west tower rather reminiscent of a Devon church.
Not far away is another of East Devon's prehistoric
Tiny fishing smacks still set out from the cove each day, much as they probably did in 1588 when the Spanish Armada was first sighted off the Devon coast.
This idyllic scene hides a darker truth: Devon fell prey to an agricultural depression in the 1880s, and grain prices fell, causing thousands of acres of hitherto cultivated land to revert to grazing.
The stone was used extensively for the arcades of many Devon churches.
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.
Tiny fishing smacks still set out from the cove each day, much as they probably did in 1588 when the Spanish Armada was first sighted off the Devon coast.
Kingsbridge church, seen here in the distance, is dedicated to St Edmund the Martyr, an unusual dedication for a Devon church.
Kingsbridge church, seen here in the distance, is dedicated to St Edmund the Martyr, an unusual dedication for a Devon church.
Until recently, when Torbay succumbed to urban sprawl, the green fields of Devon did come almost to the heart of the town.
Until recently, when Torbay succumbed to urban sprawl, the green fields of Devon did come almost to the heart of the town.
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