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Torcross, General View 1907
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Another view of Slapton Sands, this time looking north. The sea wall is a little more substantial today, otherwise the view is unchanged. On the road behind the houses there is a mouldering old Sherman tank. It was lost during the 1944 rehearsals, and only recovered in 1988. It stands as a memorial to those US servicemen who lost their lives during the pre D-Day manoeuvres.

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A Selection of Memories from Torcross

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 Torcross

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If there is any one alive who went to Widdecombe House (The school to shock Britian) please text me dianna.earley@ntlworld.com Thank you.
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Widdecombe House
I and a few other chidren were sent from Portsmouth authorities to this school which was for malajusted children. Mr Benions was the principle and it was run on the lines of a Rudolf Steiner School. We had no schooling and were made to work scrubbing and cleaning all day. The punishments were tremendous. We tried to get letters out to tell our parents but they were all censored. When Portsmouth Authorities found ...see more
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Widdicombe Childrens Home
Anyone who knows or went to Widdiecombe Home, can you get in touch, do you have some photos, or memories. I went there as a young boy 6 years old, hope to hear from someone, hoping to visit all around south Devon shortly. I remember goingto the beach, and seeing the lighthouse as it always shone in the home.
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