by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Dec 20, 2019 | News
HOORAH! We have reached our 100th published post, after just a year of being live. Thank you so much to all our researchers and authors and all the input you have had. Our latest publications include one on Edith Quantick, in her own words....
by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Dec 17, 2019 | People
Quantick Family Tree The following history relating to the Quantick family of Bishopsteignton has been compiled from conversations with David and Mavis Quantick and family history notes donated by them, including this family tree. Samuel John Quantick, b.1871,...
by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Dec 13, 2019 | People
Mrs E Quantick, (1909-1997) …in her own words Early life I came to Bishopsteignton in 1928. My father, Mr F. E. Dale, because of ill health, had to retire from his printing business in Upper Thames St, London. This area was all swept away with the blitz. We...
by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Dec 10, 2019 | News
Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers and researchers who came to our Xmas social yesterday, and thank you to Michael J Smith and the team at the Old Commercial Inn for making us so welcome. It was great to catch up with you all and to introduce new people to our...
by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Dec 5, 2019 | News
It is with great regret that we mourn the passing of Maggie Sullivan, who died peacefully on Nov 30th. Maggie was a well-loved personality in the village and was very involved with the Bishopsteignton Museum in earlier years. She was responsible for building the model...
by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Nov 5, 2019 | News
On October 9th we hosted the Molly Coombe Memorial Lecture at St. Johns. It was well attended and there was an enthusiastic response from the audience. We had a few sound problems, which we shall have to address before the next talk, but on the whole it was well...
by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Oct 14, 2019 | News
Attendance at our Molly Coombe Memorial Lecture on October 9th was very good, thanks to all who came and we hope you were entertained and enlightened. We are now gearing up for our Open Day here at BH, on October 26th at the Community Centre, from 2pm until 4pm. We...
by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Oct 14, 2019 | Places
This article on the history of Coombe Cottage and its surrounding houses at Colway Cross, is based on Nigel Everett’s research into his previous home there. Much of his information came from a conversation about a labourer who worked on the houses. We believe...
by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Sep 27, 2019 | News
In order to start preparing for our village VE Day Celebrations next year BH would like to invite you to an Open Day at the Community Centre on Saturday October 26th, from 2pm to 4pm. Join us for a cup of tea, look at our new HUB and chat about what we are doing...
