People – Bishopsteignton Heritage

July 16, 2020July 23, 2020

Dr. Rosaleen Cooper nee Graves

Dr. Rosaleen Cooper was the sister of WWI poet and writer Robert Graves, and lived for many years in Bishopsteignton working as the local GP.

The Diaries of Charlotte Avarilla Bush

When Nigel Wollen was researching the history of his family in Bishopsteignton he came upon these diaries relating to his ancestors’ childhood holidays in the village.

June 12, 2020June 22, 2020

Mary Esther Huddleston

Mary Esther Huddleston was the great, great aunt of Nigel Wollen. Nigel has a large family and didn’t know of her existence until after he had moved to Bishopsteignton in 2017, when a cousin showed him some of the diaries referred to below.

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020

Norman P. Barnett

Norman Barnett was an evacuee billeted with Mr and Mrs Garland at the Bakery, Fore Street, Bishopsteignton from 1940-41. The following story was discovered in our archive.

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020

The Heathman Family

Memories of Rachael Heathman and her evacuation in Bishopsteignton 1939-1940.

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020

Twinning – La Roche Maurice

25 years ago Bishopsteignton found a welcoming twinning village in La Roche Maurice in Brittany.

May 14, 2020May 28, 2020

The Blogg Family

When Phyllis Blogg’s children were evacuated to Bishopsteignton from London, she came to visit them and ended up staying on. They were billeted with Kit and Jack Ward, who ran the butcher’s shop in Fore Street, opposite the Manor Inn.

May 14, 2020May 28, 2020

The Ward Family

Kit and Jack Ward were very popular in the village, taking in Phyllis Blogg and her family as evacuees during World War Two. They still have relatives living in the village, who have kindly filled in some gaps in their story.

May 14, 2020May 28, 2020

The Hope Family

Just after Bishopsteignton Heritage opened its doors to visitors at the HUB in the Community Centre, we were visited by a gentleman who, it turned out, had been evacuated to the village in 1941. His name is John Hope, and he was the nephew of Phyllis Blogg.

May 14, 2020May 28, 2020

The Cross Family

David, Pat and Ted Cross were London evacuees staying in Bishopsteignton from June 1940 – January 1942.This is their story as described in a letter to Dick Searle, then the curator of Bishopsteignton Museum.