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Past Schoolmaster
My Gt grandfather, William James Hawken was a certified schoolmaster at Galmpton between 1875-1880. His youngest child, Frances Marian, was born there on 10th October 1875. She went on to marry William Henry Birch, who was a son of the iconic Betsy Birch who founded the London omnibus transport system, after the early demise of her husband William in 1846.
A memory of Galmpton contributed by David Hawken
Dancing at the Brixham Heritage Festival 2008
One of the week long programme of events for the Brixham Heritage Festival is morris dancing on the old Fish Quay.
Grimspound Border Morris entertained the crowds first. They "blacked up" in the traditional way and then danced to the hypnotic rhythms of their large band under the canopy of the old Fish Market. It was something of a surreal experience as a replica of The Golden Hind as shown in this view was right beside us!
Following on were the dancers and musicians of Heather and Gorse Clog Morris - described in the Festival programme as "our favourites" ! The two teams of dancers put on a display of dancing for more than an hour ...read more here
A memory of Brixham contributed by John Howard Norfolk
Coffin house
For those that are interested in Brixham we are a voluntary organisation and run ww.brixhamshowcase.co.uk.
We are currently researching people that stayed in the coffin house and lived there, so we can build up a picture of the memories of the building. See www.coffinhouse.co.uk. Those that know Brixham love it, its a special place. To hear a true Brixham accent, music to ones ears. It has a rich past, with a large fishing industry and was leader in the paint industry research.
Very best wishes, Dr Paul Strickland.
A memory of Brixham contributed by Paul Strickland
Brixham
Coming to Brixham from just outside of London as an 11 year-old was a real culture shock. New smells (fish!) new sounds (seagulls) and new faces (the inhabitants of the south west certainly have distinct facial features...to say nothing of the accent).
The total freedom of the countryside was something new and exciting also. Long walks around Mansands, totally unspoilt cliff walks all the way to Kingswear. In the winter you could set out with a ruck sack and disappear for a day and hardly see a soul.
A cliche it might be, but growing up in Brixham as a child really was the best time of my life.
I live in Ireland now but still think about those times ...read more here
A memory of Brixham contributed by Stephen Jeffery
Extracts From Dartmouth & Devon books
Dartmouth is still very much a sailing town, and the Royal Regatta, which is held annually in August, still attracts huge crowds. Of course, nowadays the craft are quite different to the sailing vessels in the photograph. The social life within the yacht clubs and the river attracts many naval officers to live out their retirement here.
An extract from from"Times Gone By".
Dartmouth is still very much a sailing town, and the Royal Regatta, which is held annually in August, still attracts huge crowds. Of course, nowadays the craft are quite different to the sailing vessels in the photograph. The social life within the yacht clubs and the river attracts many naval officers to live out their retirement here.
An extract from from"Countryside Poems".
The elegant brick railway station is at the far end, and the Grand Hotel is on the left. On the right is the Taliesin Hotel. When the row of houses next door to it was built in the 1860s, it must have almost doubled the population of the village. The shop sold postcards, and displays model yachts in the doorway for sailing on one of the pools on the beach.
An extract from from"Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories".
This view was taken from the building at the very end of Morton Crescent. To the immediate left is the Imperial Hotel,
seen in its original architectural design, changed now after the fire in the 1970s.
An extract from from"Exmouth Photographic Memories".
By the middle of the 20th
century we see something
resembling the modern
scene. There is the more
familiar red telephone
box on the traffic island,
a modern post box, and
Belisha beacons to aid
pedestrians wishing to
cross the road. In the
centre of the photograph
is the white tower of the
Pavilion Theatre. Much of
the street furniture was
removed by the start of
the 21st century, leaving
a more traffic-dominated Esplanade.
An extract from from"Exmouth Photographic Memories".