The story of Bishopsteignton can be written in many formats and as a Heritage Trust we aim to embrace all media methods to portray our village history. Our remit is not simply to store and digitise archive materials of this village in the past. Our lives and our...
Events
Events and happenings past and present in and around Bishopsteignton
WW2 D-Day Normandy 75th Anniversary Commemorations
Normandy D-Day 75th Anniversary When the invitation came for us to be in Normandy for June 6th 2019 staying with a French family we were thrilled. Five years ago my husband Rich was flying in the skies in a Lancaster with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. This...
Bishopsteignton video memories
Annual Huntly Flower Show circa 1969 A brilliant piece of cinematic village history, which shows many village families having fun in the grounds of Huntly. Villagers entered flowers and vegetables that they had grown in their gardens. Some years the Boy Sea Scouts...
Bishopsteignton Village Festival
Over the years The Bishopsteignton Village Festival has grown in reputation, size and stature. Many of the same people are still involved in the organisation and implementation of the festival and it still provides a huge draw for the residents of all ages. The...
The Big Breakfast
The Big Breakfast Many people in Bishopsteignton have enjoyed the 'Big Breakfasts' at the Community Centre, which have now been successfully taken on by a group of friends in the village, supported by the Scouts. The funds raised are donated to support various...
Road of Remembrance: Bishopsteignton 2018
The beginning of an idea It was in November 2014 whilst visiting Folkestone, Kent, where thousands of service people from the last two World Wars left the shores of England to sail to conflict on French beaches and also returned following the aftermath of the 1940...
Charles Edward Koebel WW1
Early Life Charles Edward Koebel was born on the 24th Jan 1878 in Croydon, Surrey. He lived at various addresses around London. His attachment to Bishopsteignton came through his parents (father Oscar and mother Emma) who had moved to Murley Grange. The Koebel family...
George Frederick Parish WW1
Early Life When George Frederick Parish was born in 1878 in Colebrook, Devon, his father, George, was 30 years old and his mother, Sarah, was also 30 years old. He married Kate Susan Parish (née Marks) in 1901. They had one child during their marriage - Frederick...
Ernest John Passmore WW1
Early Life Ernest John Passmore was born in Bishopsteignton in the March Quarter [1] of 1890. In 1891 he was living with his parents (Alfred and Sarah Passmore) and sisters (Florence, Annie, Mary, Caroline and Lily) at 9, Radway Street, Bishopsteignton and was still...
Horton George Stamp WW1
Early Life In 1881 Horton George Stamp's grandfather George (a nurseryman from Exeter) and grandmother Elizabeth Stamp were living in Cross Cottage, Bishopsteignton with their fifteen year old son George (Horton's father) who was a scholar. They also had the curate...