Blog - Bishopsteignton Heritage

Lilian Benson (1871 – 1958)

by Natalia Urry-Mackay | Sep 30, 2022 | A Celebration of Bishopsteignton Women, International Women's Day 2022 Posters

Lilian lived in Bishopsteignton in the 1930s and 40s, and for some of this time at least, she lived at Murley Grange. Lilian was elected the first president of the Bishopsteignton Women’s Institute (WI), from its inception on the 9th December 1938, until 1945....

Newsletter September 2022

by Imogen Smith | Sep 30, 2022 | News

Archive digitisation Vintage Rally We have added another 313 records to our online collection since the last newsletter, all of which you can view on our website anytime! You can search these records by checking out this Vintage Rally collection search: Click here...

Mary Overill, née Bovey

by Natalia Urry-Mackay | Sep 23, 2022 | A Celebration of Bishopsteignton Women, International Women's Day 2022 Posters

Mary was born in 1922 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, and spent her childhood there. By the age of 20, while Mary was working for an accountant in Totnes, she was called up and joined the WAAF (Women’s Auxiliary Air Force). Mary was posted to RAF Coastal Command St Eval,...

Bryan Dunford MBE

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Aug 5, 2022 | People, Decorated Villagers, Featured Articles

Bryan Dunford received an MBE, Member of the British Empire, in 1989, as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, for his service in the RAF as a helicopter Engineering Authority. Bryan began his career as an RAF Apprentice at Halton in 1957. After initial training...

Christine Hill, MBE.

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Jul 22, 2022 | People, A Celebration of Bishopsteignton Women, Decorated Villagers

Christine Hill moved to Bishopsteignton in 2010 but had been coming to the village for holidays since her childhood. Her parents owned a house and a chicken farm above the village, which her aunt and uncle ran, and that’s where her childhood summers were spent on...

John B Wotton OBE

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Jul 1, 2022 | People, Decorated Villagers

As the Chief Executive of Huntleigh Healthcare PLC, a technology based healthcare and scientific group in the UK, John was involved, along with a specialised team of engineers, in overseeing the development, manufacturing, education, promotion and the training of...

Fran Edwards, BEM

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Jun 24, 2022 | Decorated Villagers, A Celebration of Bishopsteignton Women, People

Fran and her husband Nigel have lived in Bishopsteignton for over 44 years and for most of that time she has been volunteering for various charities and good causes. In 2018 she was nominated for a British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours List. Fran had earned her...

Newsletter June 2022

by Imogen Smith | Jun 10, 2022 | News

Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations While the whole village came together over the 4-day weekend to celebrate this once-in-a-generation anniversary, we had an open day at the Hub and received lots of lovely visitors! We had plenty for you to come...

James William Taylor

by Jess Gibby | Jun 2, 2022 | People, World War One

Military Experience James joined the 1/6th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment which was a Territorial Force as a private (Service Nr 267973). This division was ordered to India to replace the regular British and Indian armies who were being deployed to the western front,...

Molly Coombe

by Imogen Smith | May 27, 2022 | A Celebration of Bishopsteignton Women, Featured Articles, People

Molly Coombe was born on 18th October 1929 to parents Grace Coombe neé Loud and Philip Coombe. She may have been born at a local hospital but the family lived, and Molly grew up, in a house called ‘Locarno’ on Berry Hill, Bishopsteignton. As a girl,...