Nostalgic memories of Upottery's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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A Holiday At Cleave Farm

I spent a fortnight's holiday at Cleave Farm, Upottery, with my parents, sister and brother in 1968 - a wonderful holiday. The farm belonged to the Curtis family and Mr Curtis let us help bring in and milk the cows. Since it was term-time my sister and I would wait at the end of the lane for the farmer's daughter, Jane, to come home from school, and she would let us ride her pony, Starlight. One ...see more

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Added 21 February 2013

Summer Holidays

I spent 2 weeks in Devon and went to Upottery, as my grandmother was born there, and all her family before her; what a beautiful village. I am reseaching my family tree and though I have a lot of info I failed to trace 1 of my Grandmothers sisters, Lilly Pearce. She is on the 1901 census at Philishays farm but no trace after this. Her mother, my greatgrandmother was Georgina Pearce who married Robert Page ...see more

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Added 17 November 2012

Happy Childhood Days At Dunkeswell Abbey.

My memory is of living in the farm house at Dunkeswell Abbey with Mrs Trenchard when I was evacuated from London during the second world war. I used to walk to the school in Hemyock picking strawberries (wild) or blackberries whatever the season was. There was a big American base at Dunkeswell and the airmen would give us children sweets and fruit, like oranges and bananas. Had ...see more

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Added 27 September 2012

Freddie The Postman

Although born in Churchstanton in 1791 my gg grandfather James Doble moved to Upottery and I have had close relatives living in the village until my grandmother Beatrice Doble died in 1982. My sister and myself were born, baptized and lived at Addington Cottages until the Sidmouth estate was sold in 1954 and we moved to Ilminster. My father, Maurice was a thatcher on the estate. However, I spent all my ...see more