My home town. I was born here in 1956 and since the mid-70’s have taken photographs of events, buildings, parks and the surrounding countryside. I made a start on scanning negatives during the great lockdown and will gradually get them up on this web page as time permits. Consider the following a sampler!
Newton Abbot recent posts
Demolition: Man-made & Nature
Nature brought down the great tree in Courtenay Park but it was the ingenuity of man that demolished houses and shops opposite the bus station.
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Newton Abbot Carnival 1977
The Annual Carnival procession, usually held in July, but in 1977 was a bit special because it was the Queen’s Silver Jubilee.
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Cheese galore!
Food shopping is not a chore when I am salivating over local cheeses, hams, pies and other goodies from the market deli.
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Transport 2000
Newton Abbot Festival of Transport was supposed to have been repeated but turned out to be a one-off. That’s a shame.
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Snow: A Cautionary Tale
I love to see snow, but it is quite rare in this part of the world. We had ‘snow’ this morning but nothing compared to the big freeze of 1963, which is where my fear of ice came from…
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Asda Construction 2006
Not everyone was looking forward to shopping in the new Asda. I was one of them.
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Newton Abbot Pubs 2005
These are just 10 of the 22 pubs in Newton Abbot at the time, one or two of which have changed beyond recognition.
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Newton Abbot Carnival 1992
It was July in sunny south Devon. Except that it was not sunny; it was grey and overcast, but that did not stop the festivities…
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