The meeting of the hounds; was quite a sight. The horses, riders and dogs met outside the ‘Ring of Bells’. When Farmer...
Colin William Back reminiscences 1944 – 1962
Colin Back Part 6: Village Hall and Vicarage
In the cottage on the opposite side of Dove's (grocery shop) lived Mr and Mrs Northam. Mrs Northam was well known for...
Colin Back Part 5: Friends and Businesses
Next door to us was (grandad) Nilson; he had a grinding stone in the form of a wheel for sharpening tools and knives....
Colin Back Part 4: Scars and other aides-mémoires
I still have two physical scars from my time at Bishopsteignton School. One from a burn when I put my arm over the...
Colin Back Part 3: Education and Environment
Most of the men in the village grew produce for their families. If they did not have a garden then a corner of a field...
Colin Back Part 2: visitors, neighbours and games
Fore Street was always the hub of the village with mum’s walking their children to and from school then joining grans,...
Colin Back Part 1: family and childhood
Being born and brought up in Bishopsteignton was a unique experience, I suppose partly because in those days there was...