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
- Newton Abbot, Devon
- Totnes, 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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Maps
7,210 maps found.
Books
32 books found. Showing results 1 to 24.
Memories
314 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.
Grew Up In Monkleigh
I grew up in Monkleigh and went to school there in our one room school. My teacher was Mrs Hill. Punishment was called "THIMBLE PIE" a rap on the head with a thimble on her finger. I apprenticed with a Mr BALE in the ...Read more
A memory of Monkleigh in 1940 by
A Different Time,And A Different Place.
My name is John Kilby,and I lived in 63 Sydney Road at the beginning of World war 2-it belonged to my grand oarent who had bought it for 800 poumds in 1926 I think.I am 85 now,but my memory is still pretty ...Read more
A memory of Bexleyheath by
Memories Of Barnstaple
My aunt was the Manager of the Imperial Hotel which once stood on the bank of a river (whose name escapes me), in the 1940s. I spent several holidays with her which were great experiences for a young boy from a ...Read more
A memory of Barnstaple in 1953 by
Peckham Memories.
I was born in 1934 and lived at 26, Gatonby Street until I married in 1955 so I have a vast store of memories of "old" Peckham both before, during and after the war I went to school at Oliver Goldsmiths and two things in ...Read more
A memory of Peckham
"After The Fair" At The White Horse Hotel, Bampton
This view is exactly the same as the hotel now looks in 2008 - although sadly the landlord, Robin, died just this year. It was his wish that the traditional music and dancing that follows the Bampton ...Read more
A memory of Bampton in 2008 by
13 St Andrews Street Emma And Walter Stacey
My gran Emma jane Stacey and grandfather Walter john Stacey lived here . My father used to take us on the cremyl ferry across to Edgecombe and then we would bus it to Millbrook.. Sometimes we would be ...Read more
A memory of Millbrook by
160 Devon Street
We moved to 160 Devon Street in 1957 which is the top end, over the road from the outdoor. As we were a black family people didn't have much to do with us. I went to Bloomsbury Sec. Modern where the head was Mrs Hinchliffe. My ...Read more
A memory of Nechells in 1957 by
1931 1945 School Walk To The V
This is actually my father's memory, told to me as I am researching our family history. My father, Douglas March, grew up in Plumpton Green from 1931 - 1944. He lived with his parents and sister, at a house ...Read more
A memory of Plumpton
1950s
Great holidays at Goosemoor Farm with the Ireland family. Jack Bastin worked on the farm. Devon teas at the Southern Cross B and B.
A memory of Newton Poppleford by
1950s And 60s In St Giles, Camberwell
Wayne’s comment made me re-read my piece and I was driven to expand. This is St Gile’s Church. My parents were baptised and married here in 1937 and I was baptised and then confirmed by Mervyn Stockwood here. To ...Read more
A memory of Camberwell by
Captions
227 captions found. Showing results 1 to 24.
A lace maker works at a floral sprig of Honiton lace outside her cottage door at Beer in South Devon.
A lace maker works at a floral sprig of Honiton lace outside her cottage door at Beer in South Devon.
The River Sid starts its short journey to the sea amidst the high land at Broad Down and Farway; here the Bronze Age inhabitants of East Devon buried their dead.
Close to Tiverton, this could be said to be archetypal Devon: rolling hills, cultivated fields and a small farm tucked away from the world.
In earlier times both the Trent and the Devon were actively fished, sometimes illegally.
Motorists heading out of Cornwall from Callington must descend a steep hill through the old mining village of Gunnislake, which is situated in the Tamar valley close to the Devon border.
A walk through the countryside around Uplyme often takes you as much into Dorset as Devon, for the county border weaves around the ridges, woods and tiny brooks of the locality.
The end of our coastal journey brings us to one of the finest churches in Devon.
The end of our coastal journey brings us to one of the finest churches in Devon.
This was a typical Devon seaside community where smuggling was endemic.
In earlier times both the Trent and the Devon were actively fished, sometimes illegally.
The River Sid starts its short journey to the sea amidst the high land at Broad Down and Farway; here the Bronze Age inhabitants of East Devon buried their dead.
The end of our coastal journey brings us to one of the finest churches in Devon.
Sidmouth nestles in a broad valley where the pastoral countryside of East Devon sweeps down to the sea.
Buckfastleigh was for centuries the centre of the South Devon cloth industry, as its location on the Dart meant there was a ready source of power.
Visitors approaching from Devon descend this steep hill to the sea at Lyme.
It is an excellent centre for visitors wishing to explore the coast and downland of this part of Dorset and nearby east Devon.
Chardstock was a Dorset village until 1886, when it was 'moved' across into Devon.
Both the hillside and village are named after the Devon-born churchman who brought Christianity to Germany.
Subsequently, it would become the Alexandra Hospital, which remained in business until 1978 when the new North Devon General hospital was opened.
The high ridges surrounding the upper reaches of the River Otter offer wonderful views across the East Devon countryside.
Devonport stands to the west of the city of Plymouth, and is the newest of the three towns that make up Devon's largest urban area.
The Warren House Inn, at over 1400 feet above sea level, has the distinction of being the highest pub in Devon and one of the highest in the country.
Woodbury Common is crowned by the massive Iron Age hill-fort of Woodbury Castle, visible from miles around and one of the best viewpoints in Devon.
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