Molly Coombe was born on 18th October 1929, the only child of Philip and Grace Coombe née Loud. The family lived at...
People
Sybil Atkinson (1909 – c.2004)
Sybil Atkinson lived in Bishopstegnton for a number of years, living on The Orchard in the 1970s. During her life...
Dot Perkins (1924 – 1996)
In 1958 Dot and her husband Mic took over the tenancy of the Commercial Inn on Clanage Street, and ran it for over 30...
John Edward Hulland
Early Life John Edward Hulland (known as Jack) was born 29 June, 1922 in Bishopsteignton, Devon. Son of Edward...
Harold Biffen
Early Life Harold Biffen was born June, 1921 in Reigate, Surrey. Son of Walter and Helen Biffen (née...
Richard George Patrick Bernard Dyer
Early Life Richard George Patrick Bernard Dyer was born January 1925, in Newton Abbot, Devon. There is little...
George Valentine
Early Life George Valentine was born in April, 1921 in West Derby, Lancashire. He was the son of John and Ellen...
Ronald Ambrose Slater
Early Life Ronald Ambrose Slater was born in April, 1921 in Lambeth London. Son of Cecil and Elsie Slater (née...
Sidney Albert Treen
Early Life Sidney Albert Treen was born on the 11th February, 1920, in Bishopsteignton, Devon. He was the son...
John Harvey McGregor
Early Life John Harvey McGregor was born 12 May, 1906, in Ashstead, Surrey. His father Robert McGregor...
Alice Mary Major
Alice Mary was born in 1885 to John and Louisa Major, one of six children. The Majors owned and worked the...
Bishopsteignton audio memories
BBC Radio Devon "Village Voices" Philip Gourd, 1920-2013 The Gourd family are well known in Bishopsteignton for being...