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Helen Jarvis@ 5:13pm 07-02-2009
Grenoven 1974-present day
We never managed to meet but I have enjoyed reading the book.
I think I know where the leat mentioned on page 51 is if you are still interested to know.
I would also love to see a bigger picture of the postcard of our house if it is possible. We are just about to replace the windows and I would love to be able to see what the original ones looked like.
Kind Regards
Helen
george baitey@ 4:25pm 06-27-2009
I was born on tyneside in 1951 but my mothers brother Ron chisholm lived at the colony having married June whose parents ran shaugh farm.I remember staying there in august 1951 travelling by train from Newcastle to Plymouth then by train to Shaugh.Fond memories of a wonderful summer
Richard Emerson@ 9:11am 04-28-2009
As a child living in Crownhill, Plymouth we used to go to Shaugh Bridge most weekends in the summer, later when a little older we used to catch the train out to Shaugh in the school holidays as a group of children on our own, a little later when given a bike for Xmas we used to cycle out there from Crownhill via Bickliegh. I was also in the 1st Crownhill Scouts and used to spend many a weekend camping there, as we had our own scout hut aat Shaugh and as far as I know they still do have one, in one of the many old WW2 huts that still exist. I met my first wife at Shaugh Bridge while camping there. Later in life after I left the RAF in the late 70,s we went back to live in Plymouth and I became a sout leader and so I started again going to Shaugh Bridge with my own scouts and our own Hut. So I spent the whole of my youth and a good part of my later life in and at Shaugh Bridge, now i live near Birmingham but on trips back to Plymouth, my first port of call is allways Shaugh Bridge. Used to walk up the hill to the White Thorn Pub many a night for a drink while at scout camp as a leader. I know the area like the back of my hand as have wlked so many times, I was taught to climb and absail on the Dewrstone as a scout and later taught other scouts to do the same. We was allways told that Shaugh Bridge was to be kept secret from other than Plymouth people so as to keep the groggles away. I am now 64yrs and when I die my wife has promised to scatter my ashes there.
derek hewitson@ 9:49pm 04-27-2009
I recently visited shaugh prior 26/04/09 and noticed the clearing of the structure above the car park. being curious i ventured up the steps, to the right of the structure and investigated and found a series of holding tanks with slueses / gullies and was amased this has been hidden for so long. i have tried to see pictures of what i now know was shaugh prior mill but to no avail. has any one got any pictures and associated history on this structure. what i have discovered is that the mill was in use between 1890 / 1910
sebastien Remy@ 3:50am 04-10-2009
Hello, I was hoping you could help me. In the early 1990s I spent 4 weeks with a hsot family. I am originally from France and they greeted me twice. All I remember about the address was something like wittaborough farm/shaugh prior.
The family name is Collins. The parents had 3 daughters: jessica, Mercedes and Amelia. They were under ten at that time. If you know them or if you can get an email address, I will be so grateful!
Thank you!
terry bennet@ 9:36pm 03-23-2009
i camped at shaugh bridge in 1969 at a scout camp by the river and i have fond memories of a little wooden shop outside the camp is the camp and shop still there we were the 1st kineton scouts from warwickshire i was 12 and it was my ist time away from home we had a magic 2 weeks.
regards
terry bennett age now 51
carol damerell@ 8:10pm 01-21-2009
hi don
i was given your book for xmas from my auntie joyce who is in the front of the book with my grandad frank lillicrap it brought back a lot of memories
thank you so much
Richard Lee@ 1:31am 01-11-2009
I was born in 1928 and lived at Shaugh Mill and Endomoor ( the first bungalow up the hill from the bridge) until 1950. I will be glad to add chapters to the wonderfull book if it can be arranged. Stories of cream teas at the mill, the iron mines, the clay works, and how granit from the Dewerstone was shipped to build St. Paul's Cathedral. Also, how the war affected Shaugh. I see pictures of the Willis and Lee family and of our time in Shaugh school. It was a wonderful time to be raised in such a lovely place. Jeff Jones and myself could climb to the top of the Dewerstone in around 7 minutes on a path that is not there any more. I would be glad to hear from any of the people on the comment list.  We presently live in California but visit Shaugh as often as we can.
Thank you once again for a lovely web site.
caroline serpell@ 8:19pm 12-29-2008
just had book for xmas v interesting knew you when u lived at st maurice /plympton grammar have relations in lee moor/wotter didnt know uu came from there i lived short time bottle hill/ nee small
Philip Ross@ 2:14pm 12-29-2008
I used to clean many windows on many houses in S/P from '80s -2oo5 before moving to Thailand(hotter & dryer).a P.M. drink was most welcome at the Milfords.
Miranda@ 8:47am 11-11-2008
Thank you for your lovely site! I grew up just outside Plymouth (Elburton) and like Laura, we used to walk the dogs at Shaugh Bridge pretty often. I used to have fun climbing all over the rocks in the middle of the river. I've been living overseas very happily for almost 35 years, and I actually couldn't remember the name of Shaugh Bridge till I came across your site!! I do still miss our lovely damp mild Devon climate and the countryside. Haven't been back to South Devon since my gran died in 1982. Is the White Hart pub (?) still there?
Many thanks again,
Miranda
Anne Bowden@ 9:30am 11-02-2008
I bought your Book of Shaugh Prior yesterday as I lived there for most of my childhood.My family were called Giles we lived at Westdown cottage just down the lane from Mark Kinsman(the blacksmith)and his family. What idyllic times they were!I am one of the un named children in the school picture c1957(fifth along second row) I have so many memories of that time and a lot of the people you mention in your book.Thank you so much for reminding me and my family of them all.This book will be treasured for years  Anne
john wickens@ 11:06am 10-14-2008
Thank you so much for bringing back childhood memories of Shaugh Bridge and the branch line to Tavistock and Launceston. As a child in post war Devon in the fifties my mother and I travelled regularly to visit friends who lived in Shaugh village. We walked from Efford to Marsh Mills and then caught the train to Shaugh Bridge. One day my father and I took the train to Tavistock where we engaged in conversation with Tom Smales who was one of the signalmen at Tavistock (South) box. We were invited in and I was give some rudimentary instructions on signalling and allowed to pull levers.  Our train back to Marsh Mills had as its fireman our neighbour Frank Pinhey and I was invited on to the footplate and rode all the way back to Marsh Mills.  What a memorable day that was.  On my rare visits back to my home county I always try to visit some part of this charming branch line which was so much part of an English scene now sadly gone. It is good to see  that parts of it can be used for walking and cycling invoking in people, such as myself, those happy days of our youth.

With thanks,

John Wickens
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HUGHIE HALLETT@ 9:46pm 10-02-2008
What a good site. In 1962 I attended the same scout camp as did David, the previous visitor. My dad was the scout master who took us. I remember several things..it rained very heavily most of the week. One night we actually went and slept in the station waiting room just to get dry! We all had a great time, including walking along the railway line and through the tunnel which was near the station. I still love steam trains and I, too, fondly remember the steam train ride to Shaugh Bridge station.Strange how some places, even though only visited on one occasion, leave such a lasting impression. I loved the place in spite of the weather.
Very happy memories.
Hughie Hallett
David Sampson@ 9:40pm 09-18-2008
I camped at Shaugh Bridge in the summer of 1962 with the 1st Lyme Regis Boy Scouts. I will always remember arriving at the station on a steam train and how we had to borrow a railway hand cart to transport our tents and belongings down to Shaugh Bridge and to a farmer's field where we pitched our 4 tents. I remember there was a hut from which we could buy sweets and pop. I though the railway line was wonderful it is so very sad that it closed just a few months after our stay but I am so glad I had the privilege of traveling on it if only for that week. Happy Times!!!!!

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