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
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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.
Swindon 1963
I lived in Park South and would visit the Locarno and Macilroys ballroom. I saw most of the top bands of that era. Searchers, Dave Dee, The Kinks, Manfred Mann. I also visited the Jazz club at Macilroys called Uncle Bonnies jazz club. ...Read more
A memory of Swindon by
Sweet Shop
I lived in East Ham from the time i was born til i was 30 then moved to Essex. Does anyone remember the sweet shop on the way to Burgess Manor. Think it was in the road down the side of The White Horse pub. or may be not. I was at one time ...Read more
A memory of East Ham by
Rosary Priory School 1961 1965
I attended Rosary Priory School in 1961 until 1965 (was Ann Hemingway then). We were the first class to move into the new building, we were not allowed to wear shoes and had to wear soft sock like slippers so as ...Read more
A memory of Bushey Heath by
Family History Dated 1781 Kings Somborne.
Please could any one in Kings Somborne let me know who to contact regarding my family history. I have a family tree that dates back to 1781. My decendents were from Kings Somborne. I have names from ...Read more
A memory of King's Somborne by
Expat Taffy
i was born in 1943 in Gilfach, it was wartime and dad was overseas, mum pregnant left oxford and went home to have me, nan was Elizabeth Harris and lived in the high street, her husband Bill Harris died in Galipoli in the first world ...Read more
A memory of Gilfach Goch by
Delphine Cafe Challaborough Devon.
i used to own the dolphin cafe (delphine cafe) around 1989 for about five years. previously a gentleman in the RAF owned it also whitelegs the fairground company had it, and had amusements inside and out. my family ...Read more
A memory of Challaborough 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
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
Wish I Knew...
Hello, Sadly, as a Yank, I have no memory of West Lulworth but I'd love to learn more from those who do and/or those who can refer me to the old, buried secrets about the Smugglers vs. the Revenuers and Coast Guard back in the 1830s ...Read more
A memory of Lulworth Camp 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
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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