The Cross Family

LETTER FROM DAVID CROSS EVACUEE Dear Mr Searle, David, Pat and Ted Cross, Bishopsteignton London Evacuees. June 1940 – January 1942. In relating the following memories of the 18/19 months I spent in Bishopsteignton, I would ask you to bear with me, regarding some of...

The McGregor Family

John Harvey McGregor served on H.M.S. Neptune in the Royal Navy as Paymaster Commander (Acting). HMS Neptune sailed from Chatham in May 1941 on its last voyage. He died at sea in Libyan waters on 19th December, 1941 and appears on the Bishopsteignton War Memorial....

Day Fifty-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...

Huntly – the Original Owners

Part One 1813-1878 Alexander Gordon Huntly was built in 1813. It was described by the churchwardens as “newly erected” and built by the local builder Thomas Boone. The first owner was Alexander Gordon (c1763 to 1846). Alexander Gordon was the son of Captain John...

Day Fifty

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Day Forty-Nine

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Day Forty-Eight

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Day Forty-Seven

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Day Forty-Six

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Day Forty-Five

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