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The Archive of the Marldon Local History Group contains an index to the books, booklets, publications, postcards transcripts and other memorabilia which refer to life in the Devon, Village of Marldon. Many other items are, currently being added to the database and will be published when completed. If anyone has memorabilia that they would like to donate or ,perhaps, sell to the group please use the Contacts page to email us

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Content

Article

Village

Parish Reports

Reports and Transactions of The Devonshire Association relating  to the Parish of Marldon. A collection of reports and articles  dating from 1900 - 1968 compiled by the Local History Group

Article

Village

Parish Reports

Reports and Transactions of The Devonshire Association relating  to the Parish of Marldon. A collection of reports and articles  dating from 1900 - 1968 compiled by the Local History Group

Booklet

Property Sales

Nether Meadow

Estate Agents details for Nether Meadow Estate

Booklet

Village

Flowers in Marldon

A list of flowers in Marldon was compiled and written by Miss  Dunthorne, the Headmistress of the school.

Booklet

War Time

Ration Books

Motor Fuel Ration Books

Booklet

Church

Order of Service

The Order of Sevice for the Thanksgiving for the Life of Her  Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, 1900-2002

Booklet

Church

Order of Service

The Order of Sevice for the Funeral of Joan Mary Boileau Gilbert

Booklet

Church

Order of Service

The Order of Sevice for the Celebration of the Life of Pat  Staddon

Booklet

War Time

Ration Books

Clothing Ration Book

Booklet

Village

Parish Appraisal

The 1998 Parish Appraisal, an attempt to find out the views of as  many people as possible on the future needs of the community

Booklet

War Time

Ration Books

Food Ration Books were issued with allocations for essential food  items, meat, eggs, sugar etc.

Booklet

Property Sales

Occombe Barns

Estate Agents details for Barn Conversions at Occombe Farm

Booklet

Property Sales

Homeleigh Cottage

Estate Agents details for Homeleigh Cottage

Booklet

Events

Gardening Club

Program for 1984 Flower Show, which included a Heavy Horse Show,  Front cover and inside advert

Booklet

Events

Gardening Club

Program for 1963 Flower Show, held the Monday after Apple Pie  Fair day

Booklet

Events

Annual Show

Prize Money for the events ranged from 6d to £1 10s. In 1913  these were considerable prizes.

Booklet

Events

Annual Show

The Annual Show was the forerunner to the present Apple Pie Fair.  The events included Sheep Shearing, Spear Making, Horse and  Cart, Horse Jumping, Potato Picking Race (For Men on horseback) ,  Horse Racing and Athletic Sports.
(See Programme 2)

Booklet

Church

Order of Service

The Order of Sevice for the Public Licencing of the first Vicar  of Marldon, Rev. Reginald Francis Holiocke Tevaldwyn

Photograph

Village

Church, View

Marldon from Village Road

Photograph

Apple Pie Fair

Princess

Crowning of the Apple Pie Fair Princess, Rev. Landon, Carole  Fesler, Alan Jordain, Miss Dunthorne (HeadMistress?)

Photograph

Property Sales

Homeleigh Cottage

Exterior of Homeleigh Cottage

Photograph

Property Sales

Homeleigh Cottage

Interior of Homeleigh Cottage

Photograph

Property Sales

Homeleigh Cottage

Interior of Homeleigh Cottage

Photograph

Village

Development

 

Photograph

People

Old Vicarage

Mrs Trevaldwyn, wife of the first Vicar, Son Jack and Daughter  Morwenna*  at the Top Gate of the Old Vicarage. *Now Mrs M.  Lea-Wilson

Photograph

Events

Village Outing

Village outing (Original supplied by Mrs M. Lea-Wilson, daughter  of the first Vicar, Sitting next to the driver)

Photograph

Village

Development

 

Photograph

Apple Pie Fair

Princess

The Apple Pie Fair Float

Photograph

Events

Carnival Parade

Marldon Carnival Parade, probably taken at the junction of  Furzegood and Marldon Cross Hill. The Man in the cap and the lady  in front of him are Edgar and Eva Connett, Grandparents of  Carole Fesler

Photograph

Village

Development

 

PostCard

Village

View

The Village, Marldon (Raphael Tuck)

PostCard

Village

Village Road, View

Marldon near Paignton (Frith No 57262a)(B/W version see Postcard  2)

PostCard

Compton

Compton Castle

Torquay Compton Castle

PostCard

Compton

Compton Castle

Compton Castle

PostCard

Village

Church Interior

Marldon Church Interior

PostCard

Compton

Compton Castle

 Compton Castle, Marldon

PostCard

Compton

Compton Castle

Compton Castle

PostCard

Village

Church

Marldon Church

PostCard

Village

Church Exterior

Church Exterior

PostCard

Village

View

General View (Raphael Tuck)

PostCard

Village

Church View

Marldon Church (Raphael Tuck)   Correspondence 'Post Office to  left of Church House Inn Post Box on wall'

PostCard

Village

Tor Hill House

Tor Hill House

PostCard

Village

View

General View

PostCard

Village

Church Interior

Interior Church, Marldon (Raphael Tuck)

PostCard

Village

Church

Marldon Church

PostCard

Village

Church

Marldon Church

PostCard

Village

Church

Marldon Church (Raphael Tuck)

PostCard

Village

Village Road, View

Village Road (Frith, Colour Version see Postcard 1)

PostCard

Village

View

Marldon near Paignton(Frith)(B/W version see Postcard 15)

PostCard

Village

View

Marldon Church And School

PostCard

Compton

Compton Village

Compton High Street

PostCard

Compton

Compton Castle

The Kitchen and Raleigh Tower Compton Castle (Back View)

PostCard

Compton

Compton Castle

The Raleigh Tower and Kitchen Compton Castle

PostCard

Compton

Compton Castle

Compton Castle

PostCard

Compton

Compton Castle

Compton Castle

PostCard

Village

View

Marldon near Paignton(Frith) (Colour version see Postcard 14)

Publication

Book (Guide)

Rivers

Book Title: Along the Lemon by Judy Chard

Publication

Book (Guide)

Towns and Villages

Book Title: Torquay by John Pike, local historian and former  Librarian, Torquay Library

Publication

Book (Factual)

Towns and Villages

Book Title: Plymouth - More Pictures From The Past by Guy Fleming

Publication

Book (Factual)

Towns and Villages

Book Title: Paignton in Six Reigns by F. Ralph Penwill

Publication

Book (Factual)

Castles

Book Title: Berry Pomeroy Castle by Mortimer

Publication

Book (Factual)

Towns and Villages

Book Title: Portrait of Torbay by John Pike, local historian and  former Librarian, Torquay Library

Publication

Book (Guide)

Towns and Villages

Book Title: Paignton by John Pike, local historian and former  Librarian, Torquay Library

Publication

Book (Guide)

Towns and Villages

Book Title: Torquay by John Pike, local historian and former  Librarian, Torquay Library

Publication

Book (Factual)

Churches

Book Title: Marldon Parish Church

Publication

Book (Factual)

War Time

Book Title : Devon's Glorious Past(1935 - 1945) by Barry Powell

Publication

Book (Factual)

Famous Devonians

Book Title: South Devon - Drakes Dreamland by Edmund Burton

Publication

Book (Fiction)

Elizabeth Goudge

Book Title : Pilgrim's Inn

Publication

Book (Fiction)

Elizabeth Goudge

Book Title : Linnets and Valerians

Publication

Book (Fiction)

Elizabeth Goudge

Book Title : The Child from the Sea

Publication

Book (Guide)

Towns and Villages

Book Title : Old Cockington - Vol 1 by Joan F Lang

Publication

Book (Guide)

Devon

Book Title : A Place in the Country by Barry Turner

Publication

Book (Factual)

Sea

Book Title : A History of the Torbay Lifeboats by Alan Salsbury

Publication

Book (Factual)

Elizabeth Goudge

Book Title : The Joy of the Snow (Autobiography)

Publication

Book (Factual)

Customs

Book Title : Old Devon Customs by J. R. W. Coxlead

Publication

Book (Fiction)

Elizabeth Goudge

Book Title : The Scent of Water

Publication

Book (Guide)

Devon

Book Title : A Fortnight in Devon by Gordon Cooper

Publication

Book (Guide)

Devon

Book Title : Glorious Devon by coach, car and cycle : Devonian  Publishers

Publication

Book (Guide)

War Time

Book Title :Recipes for Wartime by Torquay and Paignton Gas  Company

Publication

Book (Guide)

Countryside

Book Title :Rambles in South Devon by Hugh Page

Publication

Book (Guide)

Monuments

Book Title :List of Ancient Monuments in Devon by Ministry of  Works

Publication

Book (Guide)

Castles

Book Title :Compton Castle Guide Book 1979

Publication

Book (Guide)

Castles

Book Title :Compton Castle Guide Book 1985

Publication

Book (Factual)

Devon

Book Title : The Land Changed its Face by Grace Bradbeer

Publication

Book (Fiction)

Elizabeth Goudge

Book Title : At the Sign of the Dolphin (Anthology)

Publication

Book (Factual)

Famous Devonians

Book Title: Devon Worthies - Wheaton and Co. Biographies of  Famous Devonians Including Raleigh and Gilbert

Publication

Book (Guide)

Castles

Book Title :Compton Castle Guide Book 2000

Publication

Book (Factual)

Towns and Villages

Book Title: A Torbay Century by John Pike and Mike Thompson

Publication

Book (Guide)

Towns and Villages

Book Title: Totnes by Tod Gray and Bob Mann

Publication

Book (Guide)

Towns and Villages

Book Title :The Book of Kingskerswell by Gerald Quinn

Publication

Book (Guide)

Towns and Villages

Book Title :History of Kingskerswell by Devon Arch. Society

Publication

Book (Fiction)

Elizabeth Goudge

Book Title : Island Magic

Publication

Book (Fiction)

Elizabeth Goudge

Book Title : Three Cities of Bells

Publication

Book (Fiction)

Elizabeth Goudge

Book Title : Green Dolphin Country

Publication

Book (Guide)

Public Houses

Book Title: South Devon Pubs by Judy Chard

Publication

Book (Fiction)

Elizabeth Goudge

Book Title : The Herb of Grace

Publication

Book (Fiction)

Elizabeth Goudge

Book Title : Gentian Hill

Publication

Book (Fiction)

Elizabeth Goudge

Book Title : Make Believe

Publication

Book (Fiction)

Elizabeth Goudge

Book Title : The Reward of Faith

Publication

Book (Fiction)

Elizabeth Goudge

Book Title : The Heart of the Family

Publication

Book (Fiction)

Elizabeth Goudge

Book Title : The Rosemary Tree

Publication

Book (Fiction)

Elizabeth Goudge

Book Title : The Dean's Watch

Publication

Book (Fiction)

Elizabeth Goudge

Book Title : The Bird in the Tree

Transcript

Village

Memories Of Marldon

A series of articles published in the Parish Magazine giving  accounts of Village life during the 2nd World War.

Transcript

Village

Memories

A personal story of life in the Village by Mrs Ward

Transcript

Village

Recorded Memories

Memories of Village life recorded in conversation between Mrs.  Shepherd, Mr Bridgman and Mr Rendell. Recalling the Ironfoundry  in Compton, Compton Castle, Apple Pie Day, Lime Kilns, School and  Village life.

Transcript

Village

Compton Iron Foundry

An account of the Ironfoundry from the Marldon Women's Institute.

Transcript

War Time

Air Raids

Copies of the original reports of the Torbay Air Raid Precautions  Joint Committee giving details of bombs landing in Marldon.

Transcript

Village

Marldon History

Notes from 'Brock's Tapes' by Peter Fillan, memories of people  and places.

Marldon Local History Group : Life in a Devon Parish