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Howard Bullivant@ 2:20pm 03-27-2008
Hi, I noticed the picture of the Vicar had a question mark indicating unknown names... I think they are; Vicar Ralph Alexander (b 11/05/1880), his daughter Mary (b 31/08/1915) and wife Hilda (b 11/09/1889)... this photo is probably from the late 20s or early 30s... Hilda Alexander (Maiden name Hilda Marion Gaud) was my maternal GrandFathers sister,  she passed way in 1978... Ralph was vicar of Shaugh Proir for 30 years (or so it says in my family tree), he passed away in 1943.... Mary is, as far as I know, still alive and still in Devon...  regards... H
stephen largan@ 9:01pm 03-24-2008
i lived in derriford, 1970-83,shaugh prior was part of my family childhood for holidays & weekends. i remember the clayworks,rail tunnel,clapperbridge & dewerstone. i live in belfast now and havent been back in plymouth since 1986. i will return though-a  little gem of a  website.
Phil@ 5:45pm 03-13-2008
I came across your interesting site when looking for a meaning of the word "Shaugh" used by Charles Kingsley in a poem called Easter Week.  Any ideas?    P
Replied on: 12:18pm 03-14-2008

Only Info I have is what is on the parish website.'We know that the Domesday Book (1086) recorded a settlement called Escaga (meaning a rough coppice or woodland) and this Old English name gradually got changed over the years into Shaugh. This settlement must have given its name to the parish of Shaugh when it was first established sometime in the 300 years before Domesday.'

Don

Alison Styles@ 9:16am 03-07-2008
A lovely site, just a quick browse today as I am planning to walk around the Shaugh Prior area. I will definitely be returning to find out more.
Julie Harmieson@ 10:18pm 01-19-2008
Thank you so much for the history and general information on the site, it's brilliant. We have recently moved into the area and have been walking round the Dewerstone without knowing anything about it. I've searched the internet for info and your site was the only one that combined history, legend and personal memories. Thanks again
Laura@ 2:30am 01-10-2008
What an interesting and informative site.  My sister and I walk our dogs at Shaugh Bridge and have climbed up the Dewerstone (the safe way) for years.  We also recently started cycling the Plym Valley Trail and that area and Shaugh Bridge have raised loads of questions for us, all of which have been answered here.  This is one of the best sites I've visited and what's more written by someone who really knows the area, a rare thing and great to find.  Thank you so much for sharing your memories and photographs, best wishes and a very Happy New Year.
Bob Burns@ 10:30pm 12-17-2007
This site has brought back a number of pleasant childhood memories of the area.  Although I lived in Plymouth when I was a schoolboy, I knew the Shaugh area quite well, as my family visited the area by train or bus quite frequently.  My mother (Ada Burns) was a good friend of Betty Waldron (mentioned by her granddaughter Aisha in a previous post here).  During the summer school holidays in the 1950s, we often spent a day with Betty and Arthur at Shaugh.  Their son (Aisha’s father) Michael was a few months older than me, and their daughter Sylvia was about the same age as my brother Allan.  I still clearly remember descending the hill to Shaugh Bridge with the Waldron children and playing near the bridge and the Dewerstone.  It is still one of my favourite places on the edge of Dartmoor.
Hamish Horton@ 4:22pm 12-11-2007
my gran is in the photo of the Shaugh school
her name is Una Horton but back then it would of been punsack. i go to shaugh school now my sister brother and dad and aunty went there to
Aisha Waldron@ 10:37pm 11-27-2007
The little boy in your picture no. 60 (Shaw school) is my father 'Michael Louis Waldron.  His father  ' Arthur William Waldron' was a member of the parish council and as I was informed was very involved with the parish and maisons. He is in another of your pictures 'Shaw Parish Council 1951 and is the gentalman 2nd from the left. He died the year after I was born in 1973 and as a child visiting I remember keeping the grave tidy with my grandmother 'Bessie Amelia Waldron' and also polishing the brass plate on the origial gates into the church .  This is a lovely site and has also given me some fond memories of my visits as a child. Aisha Waldron Wells, Somerset
Len Webb@ 4:04pm 11-03-2007
In the 1950's our scout troop camped in a field near the village. Our group scoutmaster had connections with the area. We were taken down a shaft called Drakes Dyke which was the old water supply for plymouth. All I can remember was that it was dark, wet and a long way ungerground.
Malcolm Clarke@ 4:30pm 11-02-2007
Well done Don the site is developing really well. I was next door neighbour to David and Michael Tyrell in the 1950's and along with Raymond Jenkins, and you, attended Plympton Grammar School with Phil Kerswell and many others. Would like to hear from any of you who read this. I was better known as Nobby Clarke as were my older brothers.
Phil Kerswell@ 7:51pm 11-01-2007
Hi. Just found you. I was brought up and went to school in Lee Moor. Just going through your'e messages I went to Plympton Grammar with Glyn Jones. Twould be nice to chat with others of that era.
I now live in Botswana but try to come back every couple of years and have a pint in the White Thorn. Hope to hear from somebody.
Phil Kerswell
sh@ 4:25pm 10-26-2007
A really interesting site and unfortunately I can't immediately recognise anyone at the school either.  Having lived in the Lee Moor/Shaugh area in the late 50s/early 60s the Post Office was definitely in use at the time I left in 1966 (the postmistress name was Mrs Manville I think) .
Helen Jones@ 8:54pm 09-09-2007
Hi Don, Just wanted to say how nice it was to look through the photos. My dad (Glyn Jones) and his family used to live in one of those huts! He has always told me stories about growing up and i've visited the areas many times, but its great to see old photos as he has none.
Thanks for putting this together,
Helen
John McIver@ 6:59am 08-14-2007
just found the site, tis very interesting, I have 3 pictures of Shaugh Bridge, the present one, the one that it replaced in the 1930's and one dated 1732.  I also have a picture of the old mill built on the land between the two rivers.

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