This Story shows a collection of pictures associated with the church at Fremington.

Fremington Quay was an industrialised island within a rural parish. Many men worked in the railway and the cranes, but only a handful of people lived there. Apart from the stationmasters house there was a small row of cottages, home to several Fremington families. The family photographs shown here were generously contributed by Mrs Vera Norman, Mrs Wanda Ruse, Mrs Parsley and others

This walk around the parish of Loxhore is approximately 5 miles long and begins and ends at the Village Hall car park. It takes in many points of interest along the way, including St Michaels & All Angels Church shown here, which is believed to date back over 700 years.

Visit this small collection of pictures and maps to obtain a foretaste of the main features to be found in and around the village of Landkey.

Some old images of South Molton as it was in the past

Gathered together are some images of Parracombe reflecting its history and community life.

This presentation highlights some of the historic sites in Barnstaple on a map of the town. Images can be selected from the points on the map. To browse over pictures of Barnstaple and the surrounding area, select Collections on the navigation menu bar above and then select the Images of Barnstaple and the Surrounding Area Collection.

Located here you will find a selection of past and present photographs of Bideford shops and businesses from the collections of the Bideford and District Community Archive.

This presentation shows photographs of places in Bideford as they are now and as they were in days gone by.

The Bratton Fleming old and new Schools

Church Street was the village's main shopping centre until Caen Street developed in the early 1900's

How electricity replaced oil in lighting the village of Braunton

The building of Exeter Road in the 1930's

Stories of aspects of Braunton's past

A quick tour of the village

This display highlights the personal aspects of the Second World War in the Far East, the Pacific and in particular, Burma between 1941 and 1945. The war was fought with gruelling intensity between the Allies and the Japanese on land, at sea and in the air over vast distances, and in extremes of climate and geography. To browse more pictures about the Burma Campaign, select Collections on the navigation menu bar above and then select the Burma Star Collection.

The interviews used in this project were carried out by Eric Rickman of the North Devon branch of the Burma Star Association. In this story you can hear the unedited interviews with individual contributers. Many of the men interviewed have died since the interviews were conducted. We are very lucky to have recorded their reminiscences for posterity in time.

Feeding the troops in Burma was always a problem. Most food was supplied in the form of American K-Rations, including bully beef, plum pudding and cigarettes. Most British soldiers did not appreciate American tastes. To browse pictures about the Burma Campaign, select Collections on the navigation menu bar above and then select the Burma Star Collection.

This presentation shows drawings and paintings of Bideford spread over a number of years.

Pictures of the Forches Estate 1950s

In 2007 Young People on The Forches Estate were asked to make a documentary film of Forches, "Past Present and Future". The Heritage Lottery Fund provided the money and The Community Association administered the work through Forches Youth Club. The Young People found an estate full of history, warmth and character

This presentation brings together images of Fremingtonians past and present. Many thanks to the many people who have contributed to this presentation

Find out about Merton's most important historical figure, the man who engineered the Restoration of the Monarchy after the chaos of the English Civil War and Cromwell's Commonwealth

The story of Grace Tamlyn

Information on Heritage Open Days in northern Devon coming soon!

St Peter's Fair is an important annual event that takes place every July. Together with the market, the fair was granted Royal Charter probably between 1155 and 1185, although in Edward 1 reign it was recorded as having taken place "from time immemorial".

Ilfracombe has had a lifeboat since 1828 - this was a local pilot boat. In 1850 the first boathouse, with a slipway, was built at the back of the harbour. In 1866 the RNLI established a lifeboat station. In 1871 The slipway was filled in and the lifeboat had to be taken through the town to the top of the harbour to use the slipway there to get to the sea. In 1893 a new larger boathouse was built. In 1991 An inshore lifeboat station was established and in 1996 a new boathouse, with improved crew facilities, was built for both lifeboats and launching tractor.

Come and look at familiar Landkey landmarks and see how they appeared up to a century ago

Some pictures of Westward Ho! taken through the years.

Select your item of interest in the parish

At about 10:45 am on the 16 December 1945 a Lancaster bomber crashed in Borough valley Mortehoe. The pilot was killed and the other six members of the crew injured. This is an account of these events both from a witness who saw it happen and the co-pilot who was seriously injured.

Holsworthy Market Square.

From November 2010 to March 2011, students from Marland School have been busy working on the Cultivating Creativity project managed by Beaford Arts. The aim of the project was to give students a greater insight into their community, the local history and industry. Over a six week period students participated in a number of exciting different activities, site visits and workshops based on traditional crafts. The scope of the project in the form of images and text is recorded here. This image shows part of the project exhibition at Torrington Library in February 2011.

Once almost extinct, the mazzard variety of cherry tree has been revived in a small orchard on Landkey's Millennium Green

A short tour around the village

Photographs from events to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the birth of General George Monck

This a new test trail

The museum is home to the largest public collection of North Devon Art Pottery. Building on the established tradition of sgraffito decoration, the three potters Brannam, Lauder and Baron produced some very distinctive work. Select this presentation to see pictures of a selection of the items on display in the Pottery Room. To browse over 800 pictures of North Devon Pottery, select Collections on the navigation menu bar above and then select the Pottery Collection.

North Tawton is a small town located right in the centre of the county of Devon, within easy reach of the Dartmoor National Park. The River Taw, at the western approach to the town, gives North Tawton its name and is Celtic for 'silent river'. The town trail described in this leaflet can be joined at any point and if it is followed in a numerical sequence will take the walker on a logical route. Notable features are located on the map and described.

This collection shows a little of what life would have been like in Landkey as far back as the turn of the 20th century and how water was important as a source of power for milling at that time.

New museum scheduled to open at Easter 2009.

1982: the first year of students at The Small School, with Satish Kumar and the school's first head-teacher, Michael Nix.

An Original Poem by John Lock, Woolcomber; On the occasion of the opening of the New Infant School House, South Molton, September 1860.

A walk around Lapford

Some pictures of the railway which used to run through South Molton

Welcome to Responses to the Landscape, a project which records the responses of a range of people to the landscapes of North Devon. These take the form of music, poems and general narratives. To browse through over 200 images of North Devon's Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, select Collections on the navigation menu bar above and then select the Audioscapes Collection.

Photos of All Saints Church, Merton before and after the restoration circa 1875.

Photographs from festival events commemorating the two hundredth anniversary of the death of Dr Richard Stucley from Chulmleigh.

The Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon has a collection of Shapland & Petter furniture based on the archive and furniture donated by the company and includes a set of over 6,600 photographs taken from their catalogues. This presentation shows a small selection of these. To browse over 6,000 pictures of North Devon Pottery, select Collections on the navigation menu bar above and then select the Shapland and Petter Collection. The Museum is always interested to hear from anyone who has items of furniture to record for the archive.

This is a collection of the sights and sounds of the parish.

Follow this link to learn about Landkey's parish church which can trace can trace its origins back as far as the fifth century.

Surfing has been very popular with locals and tourists alike for many years. From the 1950s and 1960s basic boards have been on sale at reasonable prices in many shops. Westward Ho! has a nucleus of serious surfers who practice their sport throughout the year. In the summer months the beach is crowded with fair-weather surfers and holiday makers alike, all taking advantage of the extensive beach and the water.

Landkey was relieved of a huge daily burden of traffic when the North Devon Link Road opened in 1989. Further modernisation occurred three years later when mains gas was connected to the village for the first time

Under the village tree in Anglo-Saxon times the lord or earl used to dispense justice & traditionally the Court Leet used to meet there on the evening before Fair Day. The tree is engraved upon a bill dated 1808 drawn by the Holsworthy & West Devon Bank. Old Photographs show the tree in its last stages & it appears to have been removed before 1890. In 1992 it was decided to replant a Great Tree. Due to the volume of traffic where the old tree had stood it was planted at the top end of the Square. This was paid for by public subscription, as was the aforementioned brass plaque.

This is a recent photograph of the Guildhall/ Museum in South Molton.

Combe Martin has the longest high street in England

A series of three special events which took place during the Richard Stucley Festival held in Chulmleigh earlier in 2011 are featured here.

The Primitive Methodists built their Chapel at South Molton in the late 1880's with seating for 150-200 people. It was not open for long and was sold to Miss Lyddon who converted into an undenominational Mission Hall. By 1914 the chapel had been demolished and a double fronted house built on the site.

This a brief description of the life of Thomas Fowler Mathematician and Inventor, by Pam Vass, one of the founders of the Thomas Fowler Project. A detailed description of his life can be found at Torrington Museum

Venn Quarry is located just outside the village of Landkey and has been a source of stone for road building since 1936. Limestone quarries on the site, however, date as far back as 1708.

Sat on the edge of Barnstaple, the Whiddon Valley estate is a mix of both town and country. This presentation shows scenes of the development of this Housing Estate. To browse more pictures of the Whiddon Valley Estate, select Collections on the navigation menu bar above and then select the Whiddon Valley Collection.

Sat on the edge of Barnstaple, the Whiddon Valley estate is a mix of both town and country. This presentation shows scenes of the development of this Housing Estate. To browse more pictures of the Whiddon Valley Estate, select Collections on the navigation menu bar above and then select the Whiddon Valley Collection.

This is the story of William Frederick Rock, Barnstaples greatest benefactor. From relatively humble beginnings he built a fortune through hard work, and then spent most of it on good causes in his home town and elsewhere. He was not alone in this but the scale of his generosity was unusual enough for him to be held up as an example to others even in the City of London. This presentation has been compiled by Robin Davey. To browse all our pictures of Rock, select Collections on the navigation menu bar above and then the Rock Collection.

ACE Archaeology Club completed a survey of Winkleigh Airfield in 1999; a report was then published in January 2000. This has now been updated and expanded, and is available in PDF format on CD from ACE Archaeology Club at www.acearch.org.uk

Photographs of the Winkleigh Heritage Open Days event that took place on Sunday 13 September 2009

The aim of the project (funded by the Local Heritage Initiative), is to help residents of the parish investigate the history of where they live. All buildings, even new ones can be included, because of Winkleighâ??s rich heritage the land on which they are built is of interest. The project mixes historical research with archaeological disciplines, training in all aspects is provided.

Winkleigh is unusual in that its street names were regularly changed, so the location of the streets recorded in the census listings is not always obvious. The House Scouts Project has been able to identify the location and extent of the streets named in the census listings by locating many of the houses in the census returns. Click on the map to start your journey visiting those streets and seeing the name changes and learning the significance of the names.

Winkleigh Then and now or "ow uz wuz and ow uz iz". A collection of photographs from the past with the same shot taken recently.

This virtual walk around Winkleigh will show you some of the secrets of the villages past.

This shows an insight into Combe Martin life past and present

In this collection from the Hartland Quay Museum there are some short stories of shipwrecks.