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Bishopsteignton Heritage is a charity dedicated to telling the story of the Parish and it's people

01/11/2026

As preparations are being made for Remembrance Sunday next week, our is of the Bishopsteignton A R P Wardens taken outside the conservator of St Johns House which was the vicarage during the Second World War.

Does anyone know of anyone who served as a A R P warden in Bishop?

25/10/2026

Do you need some last minute Halloween costume inspiration? 🎃👻🐈‍⬛

For this , we are sharing this picture of the Bernard family in 1972 dressed up for the Bishopsteignton Children's Theatre performance of the Wizard of Oz.

18/10/2026

Our today is taken from a postcard from Bishopsteignotn showing various features and views from the village.
Can you spot the mistake?

What would you feature if you were to design a similar postcard of Bishopsteignton today?

11/10/2026

This week's shows Rose Cottage on the corner where Fore Street meets Clanage Street.
The faint writing on the photo highlights where Mrs Cowlett, who was the post mistress lived.

Does anyone remember Mrs Cowlett and when she operated the Post Office in the village?

07/10/2026

📣 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁! 📣 the latest from Colin Back sees the start of a three article series on the history of the Butchers Shop, adjacent dwellings and some of the people who lived there:

https://www.bishopsteigntonheritage.co.uk/places/fore-street/the-story-of-the-fore-st-butchers-and-the-people-part-1/

04/10/2026

Taken around 1930, this week's shows a full Gourds coach on Fore Street.

For more information on Gourds & Sons and the family that ran it, search our collection on our website:
https://www.bishopsteigntonheritage.co.uk/bishopsteignton-archive-collection/?odinsearch=Gourds+&+Sons&plusminus=0&onlyimages=true

27/09/2026

This Sunday we are sharing this picture of the consecrating of the Garden of Rest at St Johns the Baptist Church for our .

To explore more about St Johns Church, search our online collection:

https://www.bishopsteigntonheritage.co.uk/bishopsteignton-archive-collection/?odinsearch=Church&plusminus=0&onlyimages=true

20/09/2026

For this week's , we are sharing this photograph of the Perkin family taking a break whilst haymaking at Park Farm, 1945.

For more information on the history of Park Farm, you can read this article on our website https://www.bishopsteigntonheritage.co.uk/places/park-farm-or-sperke/

13/09/2026

Our is taken from a postcard sent in 1909.
The image shows Shute Hill as it was then.

To see what other parts of the village used to look like, you can search through our online collection to see what photos we might have: https://www.bishopsteigntonheritage.co.uk/bishopsteignton-archive-collection/

06/09/2026

Our shows a group outing by a coach company, based in Teignmouth outside the Commerical Inn, possibly taken in the 1930s.

Standing in front of the coach, with the group, is Bill Mole, the landlord at the time. Can anyone name any of the other members of the group?

Address

Community Centre, Shute Hill
Bishopsteignton
TQ149QL

Website

https://www.bishopsteigntonheritage.co.uk/

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