by Jess Gibby | Apr 29, 2020 | Events, VE Day 75th Anniversary Celebrations, World War Two
With only nine days left to get ready for your VE-Day party at home, we thought we would give you some hints on getting your house decorated . Union jack flags would seem to be the order of the day, along with balloons and bunting, in any colours but particularly in...
by Jess Gibby | Apr 28, 2020 | Events, World War Two
Description After 6 years of a war, where there was fighting and bombing in many countries, where fathers, brothers and sons were sent overseas , women worked on the land and in factories and children were evacuated and separated from their parents, PEACE finally came...
by Jess Gibby | Apr 28, 2020 | Events, VE Day 75th Anniversary Celebrations, World War Two
Well, if we were not all in this Lockdown situation right now we would be part way through a long list of events that Bishopsteignton Heritage were busy organising for the Celebration of VE Day 75 on May 8th 2020. We had a programme of talks, a street...
by Jess Gibby | Apr 20, 2020 | Coronavirus Lockdown, Research
Photo Activity Are you looking for a fun family activity you can do together during this lockdown period? Are your old photos languishing in shoeboxes or taking up space on your computer? Following on from our family archive series now is the perfect time to ...
by Jess Gibby | Jun 15, 2019 | Events, World War Two
Normandy D-Day 75th Anniversary When the invitation came for us to be in Normandy for June 6th 2019 staying with a French family we were thrilled. Five years ago my husband Rich was flying in the skies in a Lancaster with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. This...
by Jess Gibby | Nov 9, 2018 | People, World War One
Early Life Charles Edward Koebel was born on the 24th Jan 1878 in Croydon, Surrey. He lived at various addresses around London. His attachment to Bishopsteignton came through his parents (father Oscar and mother Emma) who had moved to Murley Grange. The Koebel family...
by Jess Gibby | Nov 9, 2018 | People, World War One
Early Life When George Frederick Parish was born in 1878 in Colebrook, Devon, his father, George, was 30 years old and his mother, Sarah, was also 30 years old. He married Kate Susan Parish (née Marks) in 1901. They had one child during their marriage – ...
by Jess Gibby | Nov 9, 2018 | People, World War One
Early Life Ernest John Passmore was born in Bishopsteignton in the March Quarter [1] of 1890. In 1891 he was living with his parents (Alfred and Sarah Passmore) and sisters (Florence, Annie, Mary, Caroline and Lily) at 9, Radway Street, Bishopsteignton and was still...
by Jess Gibby | Nov 9, 2018 | People, World War One
Early Life In 1881 Horton George Stamp’s grandfather George (a nurseryman from Exeter) and grandmother Elizabeth Stamp were living in Cross Cottage, Bishopsteignton with their fifteen year old son George (Horton’s father) who was a scholar. They also had...
