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10th July 1940 was the start of what was to be called the Battle of Britain, so I thought about bombs around here, and realised we do not know a…

With our Neighbourhood Plan started in 2015 nearly ready, I had planned to quote part of an article from the Gazette written in the mid 1970’s based on an interview with…

I could not find anything last month that compared with the current lockdown; the snow of 1947 and the less dramatic snow of about 40 years are simply not comparable….

The picture in the Delving into the Past, The Gazette 14.2.20, of Kingsbridge Cottage Hospital, (which was built on land donated by Mr Ilbert of Bowringsleigh,) reminded me how lucky…

Well, may be not quite, officially Old Masters were artists painting before 1800, but artists have been drawn to Hope Cove since the mid 1800’s. Thanks to research started by…

Oh dear, it seems I didn’t press the vital button to post the November contribution, and have recently been bogged down in post Christmas clear up. Now I am now…