Uplyme
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one of my many schools
I went to Uplyme school from about 1958/59, I was about 8 years old, we lived in Combpyne and came to school by bus which we caught at Rousden. My memories of the school are three sisters by the name of Taylor, one I think was Belinda, and a girl called Ruth. I also remember two brothers Frank and Ralph I think they were from Africa. I thought the teachers were frightening at the time. I remember we were taken to someone's house in the village to watch something on television, something to do with the royal family I think. I have not been back to Uplyme or Combpyne since I left, hope to one day though. My brother also used ...read more here
Contributed by sally cundall
School days
My first school was at Uplyme. I started when I was 4 which was nearly 54 years ago now. I remember the headmaster was a Mr Denham and he lived in a house on the top of the hill opposite the Church. I remember being quite scared of him. The teacher who I also remember with great fondness was a Mrs Hurst, she was a very kind and caring lady. I also remember that at Christmas we always held the Nativity Play inside the church.
Contributed by anne symons
Dorset memories
one of my many schools
I went to Uplyme school from about 1958/59, I was about 8 years old, we lived in Combpyne and came to school by bus which we caught at Rousden. My memories of the school are three sisters by the name of Taylor, one I think was Belinda, and a girl called Ruth. I also remember two brothers Frank and Ralph I think they were from Africa. I thought the teachers were frightening at the time. I remember we were taken to someone's house in the village to watch something on television, something to do with the royal family I think. I have not been back to Uplyme or Combpyne since I left, hope to one day though. My brother also used ...read more here
A memory of Uplyme contributed by sally cundall
School days
My first school was at Uplyme. I started when I was 4 which was nearly 54 years ago now. I remember the headmaster was a Mr Denham and he lived in a house on the top of the hill opposite the Church. I remember being quite scared of him. The teacher who I also remember with great fondness was a Mrs Hurst, she was a very kind and caring lady. I also remember that at Christmas we always held the Nativity Play inside the church.
A memory of Uplyme contributed by anne symons
Extracts From Uplyme & Dorset books
We are looking north-
westwards up Spring
Head Road from its
junction with Mill Lane
(foreground, right) and
the bridge over the River
Lim. Blossom Hill and
Pound Lane are on the
skyline (centre left). The
house, known as the Roost
(centre), is the home of
the author Jack Thomas,
whose novel ‘Arnolfini:
Reflections in a Mirror’ is
a tale of art detection.
An extract from from"Lyme Regis Photographic Memories".
The parish church of St Peter and St Paul, a favourite dedication of King Ine in Anglo-Saxon times, stands on a knoll
overlooking Uplyme village. The medieval church building was extensively restored in 1876, but the tower is much older.
Graffiti on the bells from 1595 include an anchor and bishop’s mitre. The clock on the tower dates from 1846. The picture
is from the south, towards the ivy-clad frontage of Court Hall Farm (right).
An extract from from"Lyme Regis Photographic Memories".
We are looking north-
westwards up Spring
Head Road from its
junction with Mill Lane
(foreground, right) and
the bridge over the River
Lim. Blossom Hill and
Pound Lane are on the
skyline (centre left). The
house, known as the Roost
(centre), is the home of
the author Jack Thomas,
whose novel ‘Arnolfini:
Reflections in a Mirror’ is
a tale of art detection.
An extract from from"Lyme Regis Photographic Memories".
This is the B3165, heading
southwards to Lyme Regis, on
the slope above Springhead.
Mona House (left) was partly
thatched until a fire in 1924,
when Lady Jones was rescued
from her bedroom window by
the local publican climbing up a
ladder. Behind is half-timbered
Leacroft on Tapper’s Hill (centre
left). The arched windows on
Tollgate Cottage (centre right)
look out on what was a turnpike
toll road. Beyond are Havering
Cottage and Solways (top
right). The road has since been
widened at West End (right).
An extract from from"Lyme Regis Photographic Memories".
We look eastwards down Church Street from the Main Road on the south side of the Talbot Arms and Doon Beg (far left).
The windows on the left, open wide in the glorious hot summer, are at Myrtle Cottage and Penrith House. Across the road,
beside the old-style ‘Halt’ sign, is Sunnybanks (right), where the corrugated iron roof has since been removed and replaced
by thatch. Behind, towards trees beside the River Lim, are bungalows at Lymside and No 2.
An extract from from"Lyme Regis Photographic Memories".