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
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Memories
314 memories found. Showing results 61 to 70.
The Nulty Family At Kittitoe Near Parracombe
I think I was 12 years old and living in Hatch End, Middlesex, when I first noticed a lovely girl of about my own age called Alison Nulty. She moved to Parracombe as her family wanted to start a chicken ...Read more
A memory of Parracombe in 1957 by
The Norfolk Family Move To Tiverton
Tiverton is an attractive market town in mid-Devon but I have to confess I had never heard of it until the first of the family moved here in 2005! Elizabeth and I were spending a weekend in Exeter with our son ...Read more
A memory of Tiverton in 2005 by
The Newmans Of Sible Hedingham
Researching my maternal family tree, I have found that my Grandfather's family originally came from Sible Hedingham and Castle Hedingham. John Newman's occupation was given as stockman and his wife Jane worked as ...Read more
A memory of Sible Hedingham by
The N.H.S. Early Years To Retirement
The Transport Department at Southmead Hospital when I joined them consisted of an officer, foreman, and four porter drivers, with two buses, three vans, and two cars. We were responsible for supplying ...Read more
A memory of Bristol in 1960 by
The Lawrence Children's Home, Situated In King Harry Lane
From the age of 2 in November 1949 until December 1953, due entirely to sad family circumstances, I found myself installed as a resident in The Lawrence Children's Home in King Harry Lane, St ...Read more
A memory of St Albans by
The Howard Family At Hammersmith And Barnes
My Great-Great-Grandad, Henry Howard, lived in the early 1800’s - a time of great rural depression - and so he left his Devon home to look for work in London with the result that several generations of ...Read more
A memory of Hammersmith in 1860 by
The Howard Family Of Barnes And Hammersmith
My Great-Great-Grandad, Henry Howard, lived in the early 1800’s - a time of great rural depression - and so he left his Devon home to look for work in London with the result that several generations of my ...Read more
A memory of Barnes in 1870 by
The Howard Family From Devon And London Stay In Liverpool Lime Street
This photograph of 1881 is by chance, both the place and year, in which my Great-Grandad William Henry Howard was here! He certainly travelled around as he came from a Devon ...Read more
A memory of Liverpool in 1880 by
The Home That Never Was
A St Marychurch lad I lived in Hampton Farm Cottage, Hampton Farm, Hampton Lane, St Marychurch, Torquay, Devon. I had been away from Torquay for several years - Army Service, etc....... but did eventually return to find ...Read more
A memory of St Marychurch in 1940 by
The Good Old Days
I was an only child and I lived in various addresses in Woodford Green and Woodford Bridge. My first address was in a flat above a Doctors surgery in High Rd, Woodford Bridge and my last address was in Crownhill Road, ...Read more
A memory of Woodford Bridge in 1970 by
Captions
226 captions found. Showing results 145 to 168.
Queen Anne's Walk was built in 1709 by Richard Rolle, scion of one of the great landowning families of Devon.
At this date the building of the new 12-arched viaduct across the Tamar is nearly finished, and the construction yard can be seen below on the Devon (right) bank.
This charming Devon fishing village lies alongside the broad waters of the Torridge River, which swings left just beyond the point to join the Taw and the open sea.
Before the days of motorways and bypasses, Honiton was the gateway to Devon for travellers coming from the south and east of England, who passed along this long straight road.
heights of Timber Hill, is situated at the westernmost end of Dorset.Walking through the fields and cliffs of Lyme the visitor can never be quite sure whether he or she is in Dorset or neighbouring Devon
In 1968, when work was underway on a new Devon Bridge, timber piles and some stonework were discovered on the river bed.
Now in Cornwall, Mount Edgecumbe, from where this picture was taken, was once part of Devon.
This one was built by the Chichester family in the 18th century; it burned Welsh limestone, which was held to be superior to the Devon limestone.
Both are delightful, with old Devon cob cottages and attractive gardens in an area of fine scenery.
The unusual octagonal lantern was installed in the 15th century when Colyton was one of the three richest wool towns in Devon.
The trees in the park have all been chamfered up to a certain height to prevent them being grazed by the Bankes family's famous herd of Red Devon cattle.
In 1974 the Devon Trust for Nature Conservation rented the site from the council and turned it into a nature reserve.
Before railways and metalled roads, there were only two main routes into Devon.
On 9 and 10 March 1891 the legendary Great Blizzard hit Devon and Cornwall.
Once the town manufactured and exported cloth and built ships; it imported tobacco and salted cod, and wool from the Continent for the Devon weaving industry.
Though never one of Devon's more fashionable resorts, it has a charm of its own and an attractive setting.
The pier looks out towards the North devon coast. 1907 saw a pavilion built on the seaward end, which was destroyed by fire in the 1930s.
Note also the pavement is already surfaced - not the most common sight in a Devon village at the start of the 20th century.
This photograph epitomises Devon a century ago.
Once a sleepy Devon backwater, Croyde's beach and bay was discovered by holidaymakers in the 19th century.
Seaton is Devon's easternmost resort, with only a few miles of rugged cliffs and landslips separating the town from neighbouring Dorset.
Though never one of Devon's more fashionable resorts, it has a charm of its own and an attractive setting.
The first round-the-world solo yachtsman Sir Francis Chichester was part of the family, and he is buried in North Devon.
Courtenay is the family name of the Earls of Devon, who were the major landowners in the area and responsible for much of the Victorian expansion of Newton Abbot.
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