20 World War I venerans back safe to Upottery, Devon.
With all these veterans now sadly gone, it would be fitting to keep those who did return, known to us. If you have any information about these chaps or any others, please get in touch
Upottery Fire Crew
1st April 2011 by Leave a Comment
Upottery Fire Crew. Date unknown.
It would be really good to get some names to these heroic faces. The equipment (or lack of it) in ‘those days’ must have made dealing with fires quite frightening! Add to the mix, the many thatched cottages, candles and oil lamps…
Upottery Primary School
1st April 2011 by 4 Comments
About 125 years ago, Lord Sidmouth built Upottery School, providing free education for the village children. The distinctive building, with its single high-vaulted schoolroom and the adjacent Victorian schoolhouse, is very much a feature of the village landscape still.
Early Picture of Upottery School
It was built in the centre of the village for the local community and is surrounded by beautiful countryside, in the heart of the Blackdown Hills. The listed original Victorian building has been improved and extended to meet the needs of a modern curriculum, but the school retains much of its close family atmosphere.
Class of 1928
The football boots in 1933 look more like a challenge than an advantage and more than one of the boys in the picture looks like they are fully armed with a catapult in their back pocket! In 2011, they would be well in to their 80’s – time to own up lads!
The 1933 Upottery School Football Squad
We’d like to know more about this school and would love to know who these pupils are. Can you help us?
Upottery Mothers’ Union 1928
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Upottery Mothers' Union Members 1928
In 2010, 82 years after this picture was taken, the Upottery Mothers’ Union was still going strong.
Perhaps you can tell us more about the members, old and new.
Upottery & Yarcombe Ploughing Match
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- Local ploughing skills beng put to the test while the ‘experts’ look on.
Local farming skills being put to the test in 1958. Some of these young lads are likely to be in the area, still.
Do you know anything about this match or the people involved? Please tell us what you know.
