1937 Coronation Committee

The entire Coronation Committee of 1937 outside the Parish Hall.

Coronation Lunch Committee 1937

Coronation Lunch Committee. 1937. Back Row L to R. John (Jack) Granger, Clarence Redwood, Mr.Howard, Mr.Symons (?), Walter Redwood, Frank Tancock, John Hart, Stan Symons (?)

Front Row – L to R. Bill Drake, – Doble(?), Rev. L. Ketchley, Mr.Strawbridge, Sonny (?) Farmer

 

Hemyock extract from Kelly’s Dictionary.

Upottery Home Guard 1939-45

Picture showing men of Upottery Home Guard 1939-1945

The men of Upottery Home Guard

The picture shows 37 members of the Upottery Home guard (1935-1945)

Back row: F. Pym, M. Spiller, Richard Drew, Stanley Wright (Stanley Arthur William Wright born 1921 in Kilmington moved to Highley Farm, Upottery in 1931), Bert Cooke, Ern Joyce, A. Edwards, Len Wyatt, Reg Underdown, Tom Shepherd, Will Harris, Ed Selway, F. Bartlett and Jack Dare.

Second row: J. Baker, R. Edwards, William Bartlett, Cpl. Raymond Reed, W. Edwards, W. Salvage, Stanley Lane, B. Tidball, ? Spiller, J. Edwards, Arthur Quick, S. Retter, Henry Boyland, L. Pincombe and George Bond.

Front row (seated): Cpl. Alf Pavey, Cpl. Les Rowland, Sgt. J. Boyland, (Officer, rank unknown) W. Parris, (Officer, rank unknown but appears to be Lt.) F. Jefferies, Sgt. H. Crabb, Sgt. A. Crabb and Sgt. R. Wyatt.

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Upottery Primary School

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

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.

Picture of the Upottery Primary School Class of 1928

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!

Picture of the 1933 Upottery School Football Team

The 1933 Upottery School Football Squad

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Rosemary Lane outing to Teignmouth

Rosemary Lane's outing to Teignmouth

Rosemary Lane’s outing to Teignmouth

A Rosemary Lane outing to Teignmouth, probably taken in the 1930’s.

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Mr & Mrs French – Clayhidon

Mr & Mrs French, Sceifa, Clayhidon, c. 1930

Mr & Mrs French, Sceifa, Clayhidon, c. 1930

Thought to have been taken in the 1930’s at ‘Sceifa’, Rosemary Lane, near Clayhidon. The picture is of Mr and Mrs French, ancestors to some of the Ayres family.

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Dick Ayres and Prize Cow 1933

Rickard 'Dick' Ayres with his prize cow

Rickard ‘Dick’ Ayres with his prize cow. Bolham House c1933

Rickard ‘Dick’ Ayres with his prize cow. This picture was thought to have been taken at Bolham House, around 1933.

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Rosemary Lane School Treat 1934

The Rosemary Lane Chapel School treat of 1934.

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