Preservation Policy (DRAFT)

Preservation Policy (DRAFT)

This Policy Purpose  To ensure that the record held by Bishopsteignton Heritage (BH) is preserved to facilitate access for as long as possible. To ensure there is a verifiable and trusted means of preserving the integrity of digital records and facilitating long-term...
Grace Coombe née Loud

Grace Coombe née Loud

Early life Grace was born in Maidencombe near Torquay to Thomas (1858-1947) and Mary Ann Loud née Jenkins (1855-1932). Grace’s father, Thomas was a Butcher, as was his father Thomas (b. 1834). Grace was the youngest of 7 children. Her siblings were: Frederick...
Philip Coombe

Philip Coombe

Early Life Before the First World War, Philip trained as plumber and heating engineer. In 1913 he went to Canada with his eldest brother Daniel (a.k.a. Peter) Coombe (born 1887). According to his nephew, Robert Coysh, Philip worked in the Canadian Pacific Railway...
The Coombe Family

The Coombe Family

While ‘Coombe’ seems a common Devonshire family and place name, the first known Coombe of Molly’s family had arrived in Bishopsteignton by 1870. Molly’s Great Grandfather, William Winser Coombe (1818-1899) was, according to several censuses, a Miller...

Day Seventy-Two

While responses to the Coronavirus Lockdown develop over the next few weeks, we want to record thoughts and actions in Bishopsteignton one day at a time. Please leave two or three sentences and any images you may have in the comments section below. Tomorrow we shall...

Day Seventy-One

While responses to the Coronavirus Lockdown develop over the next few weeks, we want to record thoughts and actions in Bishopsteignton one day at a time. Please leave two or three sentences and any images you may have in the comments section below. Tomorrow we shall...

Day Fifty-Nine

While responses to the Coronavirus Lockdown develop over the next few weeks, we want to record thoughts and actions in Bishopsteignton one day at a time. Please leave two or three sentences and any images you may have in the comments section below. Tomorrow we shall...