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Widecombe from Widecombe Hill
Widecombe from Widecombe Hill
Late Spring Foliage and meadow
Late Spring Foliage and meadow
The Cave-Penney Memorial
The Cave-Penney Memorial
Widecombe from the East - Banner
Widecombe from the South-East
Dartmoor Pony Grazing on the Moor
Dartmoor Pony Grazing on the Moor
Widecombe Valley Looking North - DJI Camera
Widecombe Valley Looking North – DJI Camera
Hawthorn in full bloom on the Moor
Hawthorn in full bloom on the Moor
Seven Lords' Land Roundhouse
Seven Lords’ Land Roundhouse

Widecombe Old Photos

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This page is devoted to some old photos of Widecombe.

If you have any you can send us we would be delighted to publish them.

To start us off, we have started to collect old postcards of the area and acouple are worth showing you. They date from the 1930s and 1940s.

As usual, click on the images for a larger view.

Beatrice Chase: A postcard from Ms Chase with a photo and message (thanks to Patrick Wildgust) – front

Beatrice Chase: A postcard from Ms Chase with a photo and message (thanks to Patrick Wildgust) - front

Beatrice Chase: A postcard from Ms Chase with a photo and message (thanks to Patrick Wildgust) – back

Beatrice Chase: A postcard from Ms Chase with a photo and message (thanks to Patrick Wildgust) - back

Old Village Sign

Old Village Sign

General View of the Village

General View of the Village

St Pancras Church showing the tablet depicting the story of The Great Storm. The four sections of the tablet are enlarged alongside. Try to work out what they say! (see below)

St Pancras Church showing the tablet depicting the story of The Great Storm
Tablet 1
Tablet 1
Tablet 2
Tablet 2
Tablet 3
Tablet 3
Tablet 4
Tablet 4

Widecombe village and Poundsgate village showing (clockwise) Old Smithy, Old Inn, Poundsgate Post Office, & Tavistock Inn all as thatched buildings

Widecombe village and Poundsgate village showing Thatched Buildings