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Good old Days
I was born in 1946 lived in Lifton until I got married in 1971. I lived in Fore St
next door lived Mr Brown he used to repair shoes in his little shed in the garden
I used to watch him working. just a few doors away Bill Keast he was the watch
repairer in the village.
Jordan's Bakery next to Bill where we could get fresh bread.
Taylor Shop again in Fore St I remember taking a grocery list in to the shop and
Mrs Jago would get things off the shelf and pack it all in the shopping bag for
you no self-service in those days.
At the ...read more here
Contributed by Brian Keighley
Devon memories
Good old Days
I was born in 1946 lived in Lifton until I got married in 1971. I lived in Fore St
next door lived Mr Brown he used to repair shoes in his little shed in the garden
I used to watch him working. just a few doors away Bill Keast he was the watch
repairer in the village.
Jordan's Bakery next to Bill where we could get fresh bread.
Taylor Shop again in Fore St I remember taking a grocery list in to the shop and
Mrs Jago would get things off the shelf and pack it all in the shopping bag for
you no self-service in those days.
At the ...read more here
A memory of Lifton contributed by Brian Keighley
Five years at Kelly College
Five years at Kelly College with mediocre academic results and then off to Africa. layed in the Rugby teams and in the boxing teams. mORE OR LESS ENJOYED MY TIME THERE. GOING OFF ON BICYLCE RIDES AS SENIORS. SMOKING THE OCCASIONAL CIGARETTE . i REECENTLY MET A LADY WHO HAS SWUM COMPETIVELY IN THE NEW KELLY POOL WHO LIVED IN TAVISTOVK. MET ON A MOUNTAIN TRACK OVER LUNCH!! FOURTY YEARS DIFFERENCEW IN AGE. COURTNEY HOUSE WITH REX THOMPSET WHO WAS GOOD TO ME AS MY PARENTS WERE ABROAD. NO DOUBT DECEASED A LONG TIME AGO. HUGH HALLIDAY.
A memory of Tavistock contributed by Hugh Halliday
Military
I was the resident Army R.Q.M.S. at Plasterdown Camp from 1963 - 1966 with a civilian staff ran the camp administration durin Territorial occupation and after, also Tregantle Fort in Cornwall, I would like to know if anybody remembers me , I am 83yrs old now.
A memory of Tavistock contributed by Michael Tidmarsh
Extracts From Lifton & Devon books
The Green is now built over. This picture shows the Union Workhouse. Subsequently, it would become the
Alexandra Hospital, which remained in business until 1978 when the new North Devon General hospital was
opened.
An extract from from"Barnstaple Photographic Memories".
This picture faces the opposite direction to the previous one. The cabman’s shelter seen in photographs 49616 &
64564 on pages 34 to 36 is still in place. On the left, The Golden Lion was a 17th century merchant’s house. Today
it is called The Bank inn. This district was known locally as The Hearts of Oak.
An extract from from"Barnstaple Photographic Memories".
By the time this picture was taken, the trees had gown to an enormous size and needed surgery. The river still pro-
vided scope for pleasure boating and Shapland & Petter’s factory had grown to its full size. Today, boating is but a memory.
An extract from from"Barnstaple Photographic Memories".
All is tranquil a couple of miles up-river of Barnstaple. The L&SW railway follows the river almost from the water-
shed at Copplestone near Crediton, 30 miles away. The houses on the left are at Bishops Tawton; the riverside walk
is still available for those who seek peace and solitude.
An extract from from"Barnstaple Photographic Memories".
This remarkable church, St Peter’s, is hidden in the Taw valley a couple of miles from Barnstaple. 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.
An extract from from"Barnstaple Photographic Memories".