Colin J. Anderson

Tag: Newton Abbot

The Hall’s of Penzance – a family mystery and tragedy: a birth in Cornwall, a marriage in Devon and a death in Hong Kong – how are they linked?
Seeing an ad for custard creams in a magazine from 1899 reminded me of a school friend who lived in a ‘Boys Home’…
Imagine a river with gentle sloping banks, boats, gardens and cafés running through the centre of Newton Abbot. It nearly happened.
In 2005 I took my new camera out for a walk around Newton Abbot – and took pictures of pubs!
Newton Abbot 2006: a new supermarket was under construction in the town centre. Did we really need it?
Transport 2000: a successful Newton Abbot millennium event that, sadly, was never repeated
Newton Abbot timeline: neolithic to 2009
Newton Abbot: How did Newfoundland Way get its name? And whatever became of The Sun Inn? East Street in 1888
Newton Abbot: in 1967 work started on building Chichester Estate with street names dedicated to famous Devon seafarers – but nobody calls it ‘Chichester’ anymore
In search of local beer: birth & death of a brewery – and why is it so difficult to find local beer in local pubs?
Were you at South Devon Technical College in the 1970’s? If so, our paths may have crossed…