Nostalgic memories of Shiphay's local history

Share your own memories of Shiphay and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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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 “The Lilacs”. The house was not far from the Devon Dumpling pub, and we used to walk to the Church hall to have our lunch. Packed lunch, sitting in a row of single desks, in total ...see more