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Cob Building Cicely Fox Smith OLD cob wall Have falled at last; Us knawed he might A good while past. Great-grandad he Built thicky wall With maiden earth And oaten straw. He built en in The good old way, And there he’ve stood Until to-day. But wind and rain And frost and snaw Have all combined To lay en law. Read more...
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Coleford Police Station Before being moved to Copplestone during the 1920s, Coleford had its constable for over 60 years. Initially, when the Devon Constabulary underwent a significant overhaul in 1856, a guideline was introduced whereby a constable would be provided to look after an area based on acreage and population. This resulted in most parishes gaining the services of a constable. Jesse Snell, a shoemaker from Kilmington, was Colebrooke’s first PC and c1860 was living at Colebrooke with his family. Read more...
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The Great Flood of Coleford 1841 In November 1841 the bottom of Coleford was devastated by floods. After a vestry meeting chaired by Mr Robert Madge of Copplestone House, the following appeal appeared in the Western Times. Severe Loss in The Great Storm In consequence of the great fall of rain which occurred on Monday the 29th of November great damage was done in the village of Coleford. The water rose to such a height as to overwhelm workshops, stables, cellars, and a great part of some dwelling houses, some of which were levelled to the ground. Read more...
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Colebrooke Church Bells History There have been bells ringing at Colebrooke for centuries, in common with many Devon churches. Even a parish church as small as Colebrooke has supported, almost continuously, the numerous small expenses and occasionally large ones involved in keeping a ring of bells in working order. A large number of records survive which demonstrate to us the dedication with which, among all their other duties, our forbears took care of the bells which we still ring today. Read more...