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
Photos
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Memories
44 memories found. Showing results 21 to 30.
Miners
seems likea "million" years ago, but I was ( 6 yrs ) old and remember at holiday fridays,standing with a few other kids outside the pit-baths at the devon pit, asking miners if we could take their bags "pit clothes" home for them, and get a tip... thrupenny bit, was a lot back then.
A memory of Fishcross in 1948 by
Salcombe Parish Church
The church was built on land donated by the 10th Earl of Devon and the foundation stone laid in 1841 The architect was J H Ball who designed several other churches in Devon. The magnificent east window shows scenes from the ...Read more
A memory of Salcombe in 1940 by
Leaving School
So! Back to 11 Woburn Place, back to school on Hope Chapel Hill back to Hotwells golden mile with its 15 pubs. The War was still going on but there was only limited bombing and some daylight raids, the city was in a dreadful ...Read more
A memory of Bristol in 1945 by
Living At Amen Corner
I was born in 1949 and lived in Crowborough Road, Amen Corner, went to Furzedown school. I used to know all the shops round to the police station, being sent down with a shopping list for veg etc, and to the garage on the ...Read more
A memory of Tooting in 1949 by
Real Holton Sparkes Of Cary In Castle Cary
My great uncle Mr Arthur Real who was born at Axmouth Devon in 1886 and grew up there, started a business in Castle Cary Somerset with Mr Walter Holton from Trowbridge Wiltshire in the 1930s. They ...Read more
A memory of Castle Cary in 1940 by
Hitler Gives Us Another Weeks Holiday
We'd had our usual five weeks school holidays when Hitler's Luffwaffe gave us another few days off. His bombers scampering back to the continent, after presumably bombing Midlands cities, jettisoned another, ...Read more
A memory of Flitwick in 1943 by
Growing Up In Chapelton
I was born in Chapelton in 1933, my auntie and uncle and their children lived at the top of the village, and my grandmother and grandfather lived on the main road, about a quarter of a mile away towards Barnstaple. ...Read more
A memory of Chapelton in 1940 by
Early Years
I was born in Carshalton and lived at 5 Pelton Avenue for the first 10 years of my life. A Mr Ely lived at No 1, Mr and Mrs Townsend with their 2 children Catherine and Michael, at no 3, us, then known as Barbara Coleman at no 5, Mr ...Read more
A memory of Belmont in 1948 by
Evacuated To Great Hatfield
I and my sister were sent to live with Mrs Prest and her daughter, Olive at "Brooklands", Great Hatfield. We were from Middlesex just outside London. We attended school under the watchful eye of Mrs Pearson of ...Read more
A memory of Great Coates in 1940 by
Bexleyheath
After the Second World War my parents opened a shop at 25 Pickford Lane under the name J T Daborn. It was a tobacconist,toy and sweet shop. They opened in 1947 and traded there until retirement in the early 1970s. Customers might ...Read more
A memory of Bexleyheath in 1949 by
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