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
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Waterloo in the 1940s to 1950s My early memories are of Waterloo where I used to live at Winchester Avenue until 1958. My father died there in 1989. On College Road there were air raid shelters which me and ...Read more
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Trick And Price Families 51 Westbury Street.
Most of my relatives in Swansea got married in St Mary's. I have traced my Trick ancestors to Hartland in Devon. My great uncle Thomas Gilbert R Trick was down on the Swansea 1911 census as being an ice ...Read more
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Treboul, 1861 To 1925
William Paige and his 12 chidren were the first occupiers of the new Treboul House and farm in 1861, his son Richard Edwin Paige JP took over the house and farm, with adjoining farms Criffle and Berry, in about 1875 and was there ...Read more
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Traditional Pub Lunch At The Royal Oak In Chipping Sodbury
It is so nice to discover an unspoiled pub that dates from centuries long ago. My wife Elizabeth and I frequently make long motorway trips from our home in Devon towards London ...Read more
A memory of Chipping Sodbury in 2011 by
Townhill Miners Village
I am interested in family history. Many of my relatives surnamed Hunter came from the Townhill Miners Village, the earliest being William Hunter, born 1750. I have been researching the area my ancestors were miners, ...Read more
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Torrington In As A Very Young Lad
I was evacuated to Torrington in 1940 during the Blitz. My two elder siblings, brother and sister, went to a farm somewhere in Devon. My mother, her new baby (my younger brother) and I went to Torrington. Mum ...Read more
A memory of Taddiport in 1940 by
To; Chris Dutfield
Hi Chris, How wonderful to hear from you after all these years, I had a lot of happy memories of Stubbington, but not so much of Hurn Court which I couldn't leave fast enough, there was a lot of bullying at that school, but it ...Read more
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To Sea
The Seagoing Years. I must have left the Army sometime in August or September of 1949, and went back to C.J.King & son, tug owners, to carry on with my job as deck boy. This was not to my ...Read more
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Though Tis Dorset, I Thought Twere Devon
When I was a child, I lived at Axminster. My favourite seaside resort was Lyme Regis, about 6 miles away from home. Even though I was told, on countless occasions, that Lyme lay in Dorset, I would not ...Read more
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Thornton Estates
I have an old photo named Thornton Estates. Devon.-Elevated large house, with stone retaining wall in front. I presume it belonged to George Thorne, or Jenkins.
A memory of Warkleigh in 1870 by
Captions
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This wonderful view shows the East Devon coast from the great cliff of High Peak to distant Exmouth, circling part of the great sweep of Lyme Bay.
Crockern Tor, a mile to the north, is the site of the Devon Stannary Parliament which sat from 1305 to 1749.
Spinster's Rock is in Devon, near Drewsteignton.
Both are delightful, with old Devon cob cottages and attractive gardens in an area of fine scenery.
Lyme Regis straddles the border between Dorset and Devon, between two stretches of very unstable coastline.
This was once a major sport: Polkinghorne, as Cornish Champion, fought in front of a crowd of 17,000 when he faced Devon Champion Abraham Cann in 1826.
Tavistock's wealth was generated in early Victorian times by the nearby Devon Great Consols mine, which was dug on land owned by the 7th Duke of Bedford.
The red sandstone cliffs of East Devon break into the green and pastoral valley of the River Sid; Sidmouth lines the slopes of the gap.
But farmers from all over South Devon still bring their animals to the town for the Wednesday livestock sales.
Exmouth has a good claim to be the first resort in Devon.
Chagford was declared one of the first Devon Stannary towns in 1305, but by the late 16th century the tin was worked out and the town turned to spinning wool.
In 1971, Devon council took over the canal from British Waterways and have retained it as a leisure amenity ever since.
Though never one of Devon's more fashionable resorts, it has a charm of its own and an attractive setting.
In the distance we see the great cliff of High Peak - one of the highest points along the Devon coast.
The Exe was one of Devon's richest salmon rivers, although as early as the 19th century concern was being expressed about the level of the stocks - vast numbers were taken when they were on their way upstream
Pilton is an ancient settlement, one of King Alfred's four original Devon burhs (burh means 'defended place'), and was built to guard the estuary.
Hope is one of the more remote corners of Devon, located on the west side of the South Hams, six miles from Kingsbridge.
In the distance we see the great cliff of High Peak - one of the highest points along the Devon coast.
Cruciform in plan, it is early 14th-century (one of only seven remaining in Devon) and contains the finest collection of monuments in the county.
The land behind the long-disappeared beach huts is part of the Royal North Devon Golf Club.
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Over the old south doorway is one of the finest tympanums in Devon, the only one to show the adoration of the Magi.
The seat of the Courtenays, the Earls of Devon, Powderham Castle was first built on this site in the late 14th century.
These two forms of transport still battle for space in the lanes of South Devon.
The great tragedian Edmund Kean performed on stage there during his tour of South Devon.
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