Village Hall 90th Birthday & Book Launch
Come and join us for the Village Hall Birthday celebration and book launch on Saturday 4th July at 2pm at the Hope and Galmpton Recreation Hall.
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New Galmpton and South Huish Book
Our new book on the history of ‘Galmpton and South Huish Then and Now’ is with the printer and we plan to launch it at the Hope and Galmpton Recreation Hall 90th Birthday Party celebrations on 4th of July. See you there !mm
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Gunfight at the Hope and Anchor – March 1858
The title of this note is what in modern parlance is called click-bait. Something written to get attention. There was no gunfight. However, there was a gun; there was a fight; and it does feature the Hope and Anchor Inn. So, to paraphrase Eric Morecombe in his comment to Andre Previn – the words are…
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History Fair 2025
Date for your diary!
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History of the Parish book is now available
Literally hot off the press, Hope History and Heritage group are pleased to announce that the latest revised and updated version of our history of the parish has been printed and will be on sale from 20th December in the village shop. From the end of January 2025 it will also be available online from…
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Season’s Greetings
We are pleased to announce that our new History of the Parish book is having the first print run next week. This revised version has a lot more information and many new photographs. It will be available in the village shop and online in the New Year. If you have time before 19th December do…
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HMS Ramillies
Wrecked off Bolt Tail 15th February 1760 In late 2023, the History Group was able to buy this wonderful model of HMS Ramillies which was built by Alan Quester from Oswestry, who dived on the wreck in 1973. During lockdown, Alan researched and then built his model, and gave us information about his dive, and some…
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Books produced by the Local History Group
In 1819 Abraham Hawkins wrote “Kingsbridge and Salcombe with the Intermediate Estuary”. It was a consideration of subjects ranging from Natural History; notes about the great and the good of the time, and a description of the coast from Bolt Head to Hope Cove. It was the first attempt at a local guide and other…
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Bill Jarvis – unsung hero
William Thomas Jarvis 1894–1969 A long time ago I was having a conversation with an old friend about how all young people these days know all the answers. “However,” she said, “My daughter is so naïve she doesn’t even know the questions.” I am often reminded of that. Daily as a child playing in the…