Blog - Bishopsteignton Heritage

Bishopsteignton Playgroup & Preschool – Part 1

by Natalia Urry-Mackay | Feb 24, 2025 | A Celebration of Bishopsteignton Women, Modern Wives, People

The Origins On the 26th September 1972, Mrs Buckile from the Pre-School Playgroups Association, showed a film and gave a talk to the Bishopsteignton Modern Wives about the importance of playgroups, and how communities could set up and run them. When she concluded her...

‘All we need is an audience’ – Part Two

by Pat Yesin | Dec 28, 2024 | Bishopsteignton Players, Organisations, People

2012 Jack and the Beans Talk Spurred on by the exorbitant cost of licence and performance fees, we began work on writing our own pantomime. This was composed by committee which met regularly through the autumn and early spring. Eventually, we were able to hand...

Christmas Newsletter 2024

by The Hub Team | Dec 24, 2024 | News

Well, it has been another busy year for BH! Here are just some of the things we’ve been up to: On the website: We have published a third article from Dave Robbins in the ‘Born and Raised’ series, a number of articles by Hilary Davies about Pook the...

David John Pook 1885 – 1956

by Hilary Davies | Dec 6, 2024 | The Pook Family

Family and life in the community David married Elizabeth Ann Smith, a schoolmistress, who taught the infant class at Bishopsteignton School on 20th October 1906. They first lived in a house called Belle Vue, then at 3, River View Terrace with their three children,...

‘All we need is an audience’ – Part One

by Pat Yesin | Dec 4, 2024 | Bishopsteignton Players, Organisations, People

2004 I moved back to Bishopsteignton in July 2004 to live in my father’s house, in Teign View Road. My father, Fred Gilbert, had been a stalwart member of the Players since moving to the village in 1976 and was Treasurer for a number of years, 1979 to 1983. So...

Frederick William Pook

by Hilary Davies | Sep 2, 2024 | The Pook Family

Family and life in the community Frederick was born in 1860 in Bishopsteignton, the son of John (gardener, village postmaster for 34 years and Parish Council founder member) and Eliza Pook (née Hore), one of eight children. They lived in Fore Street, known then as...

19 Murley Crescent

by Hilary Davies | Sep 2, 2024 | Murley Crescent, Places

Owners and residents 1910 – 1924 Deeds show the house was owned by Frederick William Pook. 1911 Census shows Algernon and Rebecca Collett Dauglish were in residence with two visitors and one servant, Thomas Henry Hulland, aged 13. 1921 Census shows Algernon and...

Molly Coombe Photograph Competition 2024

by The Hub Team | Aug 21, 2024 | Competitions

Congratulations to: Jess Moore, People category and overall winner for “Behind the Scenes of a Christmas Carol” Emmaline Discombe-Potter, Youth category winner for “The Happy Farmer” and highly commended for “Beautiful Skies iver...

Central Garage, Bishopsteignton

by Colin Back | Jul 20, 2024 | Places, Central Garage, Fore Street

One of the most interesting buildings in Fore Street, not particularly known for its shape or beauty, but more so for its historic standing, is the property that has for some time carried the name of Central Garage. The building has changed little over the years. It...

Dave Robbins Part 3: Childhood Reminiscences

by Dave Robbins | May 22, 2024 | Born and Raised in Bishopsteignton, Dave Robbins, People

Dave Robbins: Childhood Reminiscences (Full version) 19 minutes | Dave Robbins reads part 3 of his 'Born and Raised in Bishopsteignton' reminiscences in full, with added colour!...