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V E Day in Coleford 1945

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V E DAY 1945 Memories of an eight-year old of V E Day in Coleford by Neville Enderson On Tuesday, May 8th, after Victory in Europe was declared early in the morning, Colebrooke Sports Committee, sadly no longer in existence, swiftly organised a day of sports and a tea for the children. No doubt, with hostilities gradually coming to an end, there had been meetings before this to make arrangements for the big day when it arrived. Read more...

Spencer Cottage

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Painting of Spencer Cottage - Post office SPENCERS COLEFORD Most people are familiar with various guide books and estate agents telling us how Charles 1st either reviewed his troops, stabled his horse or even slept in the porch at Spencers in 1644. Charles indeed passed through Coleford on July 29th 1644, having spent the previous night at Crediton and was at Bow by the night of the 29th. Read more...

The Ship Inn Brawl of 1853: A Historic Tale from Coleford

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The Ship Inn Brawl of 1853: A Historic Tale from Coleford In the early 1850s, the construction of the North Devon Railway from Crediton to Barnstaple brought a wave of activity to the quiet village of Coleford. The work attracted navvies (navigators) tasked with carving out a significant railway cutting east of the village. The Ship Inn: Lodging for Navvies Many of these navvies lodged at The Ship Inn, now known as Browns Farm. Read more...

Cob Buildings

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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...