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Arriving into Exeter Bus Station after working a trip on the 380 is Devon General Leyland National 2858 (SFJ 138R).
Note the balloon!
Looking west down the 14c nave to the tower screen
There is a letter, in the Westcountry Studies Library, from Rev. Ponsford Cann to Miss Creswell. In which he states that the present screen that divides off the tower, came from a disused chapel in Gunnislake and was retrieved by his mother after it was closed down and a new church was built. The screen also had painted panels on it, by Miss Trentham of North Petherwin.
- Church of All Saints, Dunterton Devon
Jo Kernow www.google.co.uk/local/place/fid/0x486c89dd3a27ffcd:0x2c5...
A mixture of NBC Green and Red buses here at Devon General's Torquay depot.
In the foreground is Bristol VRT 579 (VOD 599S)
Awaiting disposal at Newton Road Depot, Torquay is 900 (900 DTT) a Roe bodied Leyland Atlantean, wearing a special livery for the 75th anniversary of the GWR between Helson and the Lizard. It had been working for Western National in Cornwall.
27th December 2025 was a very sunny windy day in Devon, ideal for a spot of train photography along the South Devon coast using land and drone cameras in the strong, low Winter sun.
Looking north east down the nave which originated in the 13c, and was greatly enlarged and altered in the 15c & early 16c .
The 2 entrances to the now lost rood loft can be seen on the left.
The north aisle is divided from the nave with Perpendicular piers, near semicircular arches; restored 1885, one has the arms of the Holbeame & Reynell families www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/77K5YTkj7R mythical beasts, floral and other motifs
All restored in 1885 when the roofs were replaced except for that of the north aisle, which has a 16c wagon roof with moulded ribs and carved bosses.
The repositioned traceried wood rood-screens have traces of colour. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/t6o81r933C
In the north Lady chapel are stone slabs which covered the graves of two Abbots of Torre Abbey: William Norton 14th Abbot and Richard Cade 18th Abbot who died in May 1400. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/328m80hE0r In front of the Chancel step is the burial slab of yet another Abbot of Torre Thomas Dyare the last Abbot who died in 1522. (All possibly moved here after the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539)
- Church of St Bartholomew, East Ogwell, Devon
Richard J Brine www.devonheritage.org/Places/East%20Ogwell/EastOgwellPRBu...
Under repair at Torquay Depot after being involved in an accident, I would think, was Devon General Leyland Olympian 1805 (A681 KDV)
Waiting time at the Breakwater Beach terminus of Brixham Town service 117 is Devon General Leyland National 2809 (HTA 840N)
Church of St Andrew, Broadhembury Devon built of flint and Beer stone , with local greensand and red sandstone.
Hembury Fort (Handria) nearby dating from 3000 BCE, was also used by the Romans. After them came the Celts & Saxons who may have built a small wooden church .
In Saxon times, this manor of Hanberia was owned by Brictric who legend says refused a marriage to Matilda of Flanders, later wife of William the Conqueror. After the conquest of 1066 Britric's estates were seized, and Broadhembury was given to William's half-brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeux. From Odo it passed through several hands until it was granted to the monks of Dunkeswell Abbey, six miles away.
During the Black Death of 1364, the population was affected, and 2 priests died.
Mid 16c Henry VIII presented the land to Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, who sold it to Sir Thomas Drewe, son of Edward Drewe a sergeant at arms to Queen Elizabeth, who was responsible for the building of the manor house adjoining a small farm house at The Grange in c1603.
Julius Drewe bought the inn and half the village early in 20c . Broadhembury House, a large thatched residence opposite the church, was converted by him from an old cottage in 1901. The descendants of Julius (who also built Castle Drogo in Drewsteignton), still live here and It is thanks to Sir Cedric Drewe that the village has kept its excellent character over the years.
Their family pew is at the west end of the south aisle sited over ornamental iron grilles which ventilate the heating
system, www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/i92894cHXD
The present church was consecrated in 1259, and mostly rebuilt in 14c / 15c. The first recorded rector was Sir Martin de Litylbyri who died in 1274.
Again legend says that the master mason built Broadhembury, and his pupil built nearby Broad Clyst, and that the master hung himself through mortification at being excelled in building by his pupil
Parts of the nave are probably 14c or earlier, with added 15c south aisle. The tower holding 5 bells, dates to 1480 and stands almost 100 feet high with gargoyles near its battlemented top. A taller battlemented polygonal stair turret with external door, is at the north-east corner with a tall conical stunted lead spire. The porch dating to 1520 has an elaborate inner ceiling www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/Zx71e471Py
One of the most impressive interior features is the 15c roof, with vividly painted timbers which for centuries were hidden under plaster and accidentally exposed during repairs in 1930. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/7A65F1516B
The 15c font is carved with figures of saints, a priest, 2 bishops, and a cowled monk, between shields now blank, It was badly damaged, perhaps during the 17c Civil War. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/9JCho750CA
In the north nave wall is a large window beside the pulpit dating to 1470 and is said to be unique; on inside are richly carved figures of the angels flic.kr/p/9tbSSZ , and outside, figures said to represent the World, the Flesh, and the Devil. flic.kr/p/9tbGq4
There are memorials to the Drewe family,
Edward Drewe 1598 lies with his wife Bridget FitzWilliam & family In the south chancel chapel flic.kr/p/xU8FPX
Sir Thomas Drewe 1651 kneels on the north chancel wall. flic.kr/p/xzZcQw
Edward Drewe 1675 whose funeral helmet is set upon the wall next to his elaborate monument www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/9q6W240283
Also in the chancel is an 1898 wall memorial to Augustus Toplady 1778, vicar here, who was the author of the popular hymn, 'Rock of Ages'. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/9P7Scq98qC
A small panel bearing the sacred monogram IHS is all that remains of the medieval rood screen, part of which survived until c 1850 when it was removed during restoration work and accidently destroyed by fire ( !!! ) www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/9K4P0ez5Yv
Major restoration begun in 1845 involved the rebuilding of the chancel, the addition of the vestry and the rebuilding of the west gallery as a private pew and general refurbishment.
The registers: baptisms, 1540; marriages, 1538; burials, 1538., and are in a good state of preservation with a curious entry relating about a great frost of 1739 which lasted for nine weeks.
As a result of fund raising by the congregation , the tower room is used for small meetings and has washing and heating facilities and the Lady Chapel can also be used as a small meeting / worship area. The church is open every day and a small army of people, many not churchgoers themselves, attend to the myriad of functions that help keep the building in good order and accessible to all. These include a rota for opening and locking the church each day, flower arrangers and church cleaners. Although also benefiting from voluntary work, the regular maintenance and grass cutting of the churchyard is by contract.
Copyright Tim britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101281269-church-of-st-andre...
When the NBC stripey local coach livery was introduced, Devon General opted for a maroon and grey scheme, giving a Grey Cars feel to the livery.
Narrow Plaxton bodied 3320 (AFJ 740T) is seen here at Torquay depot.
Not required for Sunday service, Devon General Bristol VRT 1237 (LFJ 884W) rests in Torquay depot, ready for Monday morning.
This is one of several operated by Devon General that had Gardner 6LXC engines.
Prior to the arrival of its own Mercedes Benz 709D Reeve Burgess Beavers, Devon General's Newton Abbot depot borrowed Thames Transit 319 (F319 EJO) for a couple of weeks. It carried Oxford Tube livery and is seen here on a 184 service. I can't recall the reason for this hire but possibly it was there for type familiarisation.
Devon Morris, age 11
Trapping Season, Fall 2008
My first coyote, 42 lb. female
Washington County
(Photo by: Paul Morris)
Entering Paignton Bus Station at the end of a journey from Newton Abbot is Devon General Bristol VRT 1180 (FDV 812V)
Beautiful Dartmoor in Devon is a wonderful place for photography. We always make the most of our holidays or short breaks here. We love it.
The granite tors are stunning and make good pictures especially in black & white.
Church of St Peter, Dowlland, Devon, founded by Walter de Clavil in 1132, possibly replacing an earlier wooden building .
It now consists of a nave, chancel, north aisle, south porch and west tower. Some Norman fabric remains in the nave , judging by south doorway.
The 3 stage crenellated tower with crocketted pinnacles, 2-light granite belfry openings & slits for stairs on north side. was added in 15c & the north aisle in early 16c - the date of the south porch is uncertain and it may have been restored.
The interior is most remarkable for its oak 3-bay arcade of which only one other exists in Devon (Nymet Rowland). It has partly restored 4-centred chamfered arches
One of the finest features here are the 16c carved bench ends depicting a number of motifs including the crossed keys of St Peter, the severed ear of Malchus, and the Stafford & Kellaway family crests. The pew nearest the pulpit dates to 1546 and shows the coats of arms of Robert Stafford and Elizabeth Menwenick, who were married in 1520. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/K11U6Gru9B - There are also many the Stafford gravestones
As there are no full stained glass windows, the interior light is impressive. . A lone 15c stained glass survivor is of the winged ox of St Luke in the south window, www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/0x239E8283 the rest believed to have been destroyed during the Civil War when Dowland lay between the battle sites of Torrington and Hatherleigh Moor in early 1646,
The medieval font stands on a 20c base.
There is no chancel arch and the tower arch is plain and pointed. The old wagon roofs with moulded ribs and carved bosses have been partly restored, however the chancel roof is plastered
There were 3 bells here in 1553, but the present ring of 5 are dated 1826 and the frame in which they swing was installed in 1886, they were then rehung again after restoration work in 1997.
All partially restored in 1876 and also during the recent lockdown
Derek Harper CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5798047
Church of the Holy Trinity, Galmpton Devon Iies some way west of the main part of the modern village and was built in 1866-7 on land given by the Earl of Devon. . The architect was Richard Coad who was also clerk of the works for the Albert Memorial in London and is described as "quite austere" Early English, by Cherry and Pevsner.
It replaced the nearby old 13c - 16c parish church of St Andrew at South Huish which was used for worship up until 1866 when it was decided that the structure was beyond repair. The story goes that during divine service a pane of glass was blown in and narrowly missed the officiating vicar, Rev F. R. Hole who decided that the old church was unsafe, and that it would be cheaper to build a new church rather than repair the old one. However, the reason for it being abandoned was, in reality, more likely to be a lack of a congregation as there had been a migration of people away from its small hamlet towards the more accessible Galmpton, a village located roughly 1/2 mile to the south. Within a couple of decades of Galmpton church being built the roofs of St. Andrew’s Church had been stripped clean of the slate tiles, leaving it at the mercy of the elements. and it is now being cared for by the Friends of Friendless Churches
Much of the interior was stripped with certain features being installed in various churches around the South Hams and others being sold off privately. The stoup was removed to the Holy Trinity Church at Salcombe, and the south aisle arcade can be found within the 13c church of St Thomas a Becket at Dodbrooke. The medieval rood screen was purchased and installed at Bowringsleigh House, West Alvington and the bench ends were bought by the Earl of Devon and installed in his chapel at Powderham Castle. It remains consecrated and an annual service is held within the ruins each Summer.
Holy Trinity Galmpton received its simple granite font and the 4 bells .
The most exciting ‘treasure’ to find a home here was after a discovery at St Andrews in 1867. A lower part of the west window was being dismantled and fragments of 15c alabaster carvings from 2 retables were found behind a mid-16c alteration. One was a resurrection scene, www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/K921661ngK the other a small detail from the Adoration of the Magi with donor figures. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/35c05683LW These can now be found in a glazed case
escapetobritain.com/the-ancient-and-the-new-a-tale-of-two...
Rick Souls www.google.co.uk/search?q=galmpton+church+devon&sca_e...
Devons Road Bow was a LNWR depot built after they got involved with the North London railway..this shot dates from the late 1920s and shows the size of the place which wasnt necessary for the smallish allocation of mainly tank engines..it became one of the first diesel depots and was code 1D in BR days closing to steam in 1958.
A First Great Western High-Speed train from London Paddington heads along the sea wall at Dawlish on Sunday 6th September.
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Dawlish is famous as the town "where the trains run along the seafront".
The run along the sea wall through Dawlish and Teignmouth has long been a favourite scenic rail journey for many people, and will be well-known to anyone who has caught the train down to South Devon and Cornwall. The sea wall also incorporates a walkway, which is well used by holidaymakers for strolls between the town of Dawlish and the holiday accommodation at Dawlish Warren.
The rail route was built along here as Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the line's chief engineer, was seeking the easiest and most level route through this hilly part of the country, whilst avoiding expensive tunnelling. However this has rendered it vulnerable to storm weather, never more so than during February 2014 when two successive storms breached the wall and closed the rail line for two whole months. The walkway was closed for longer and was only fully restored in August 2015,
Days work over and Devon General Bristol VRT 1101 (SFJ 101R) is parked up in the lower level of Exeter Bus Station.
Note the wipers, unusual at the time as most VR's at this time had pantograph style wipers, indeed 1103 and 1104 of the same batch did!
Forgive me putting it on again, I'd messed the settings up somehow so noone could comment; I hope it's ok now. Thanks very much for letting me know and the favourites too; I'll catch up with my messages soon : )
I was thrilled to find 2 fox cubs on the first evening on holiday in Devon. As far as England goes it was a really remote valley, I could have been the first person they'd ever seen ! There were three cubs but I didn't see any adults, judging by the constant gunshots from neighbouring farms I can imagine what happened to them. The cubs were big and healthy but their future is far from bright, the guy who owns the farm said to me he'd rather I'd have shot them with a gun than a camera. They'll be lucky to live long enough to breed themselves, such is the brutal reality of fox life in our countryside.......
I did have a relaxing time though apart from that, I saw a hobby chasing swallows high above the valley, a dream come true ! I'm trying to catch up with everyone in the next few days : )
PS I hope it works now !