Emails from people looking for info or friends and Emails to us and questions

People looking for info and contacts, can you help? (if you can help please contact them. Maybe let me know so I can add the answer below, or later delete some) Please send your letters, PLEASE state if you want your email address or your phone number shown here. If not YOUR MESSAGE WILL NOT BE SHOWN, how else will they be able to contact you back? Thank you email Webmaster Greg

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As a child in the 1970's my family holiday was always spent in Exmouth. The "Boat House"? was owned by a family friend called Ken Morgan and I have very happy memories of our time there. I am now looking for information on that house, if it still exists, as I would love to take my family there now. I live in Detroit USA. I remember that the house was right on the beach (shelly beach) with stone steps leading down and seemed almost opposite to the Lifeboat. It was right next to a slip way (you could hear the boats being rolled down early in the morning). It had a weather vane on top and was larger than most of the surrounding boat houses. Not much info I know but I can see it clearly in my mind! If anyone has any ideas, please let me know.
Thanks. Julia and Monty Najar juliaandmonty@najarmail.com

Greg adds: Julia, it has all been redeveloped in the last few years, i'll send you a picture email Greg

HI CAN I HAVE THE FOLLOWING ON YOU THIS WEBB SITE
CAN ANYONE FROM THE LITTON/LETTON FAMILY TELL ME WHO MY 3RD GREAT GRANDFATHERS PARENTS BROTHER AND SISTERS WERE, HE WAS RICHARD LETTON BORN APPROX 1800 MARRIED ANN TAYLOR BORN 1799 DON’T ASK ME HOW THEY GOT AWAY WITH IT THE FAMILY LIVED IN LITTLE HAM MANCHESTER QUAY.
MANY THANKS DAVID WILSON (EDINBURGH) (WALTER LINCH'S GRANDSON)
Fax 01314776204
Home Address 27f/1 DUFF STREET DALRY EDINBURGH EH11 2HU
MANY THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

Hi, I used to work at the Guide Dog for the Blind centre at Exwick in Exeter and was in the Exeter Special Constabulary so I have an interest in the area .

I hear that the DEVON AND DORSET REGIMENT is one of the INFANTRY REGIMENTS thats to be merged by Geoff Hoon and his Ministry of Defence General Jackson and wonder if there is a SAVE THE DEVON AND DORSETS CAMPAIGN team as I saw a mention on Hansard from the MP for the area trying his hardest to save the regiment.

There is a Save the Scottish Regiments campaign ongoing and Save the Black Watch campaign too and they had a glorious rally in Edinburgh last December with 6 pipebands and over 3000 marchers. On 9 April 2005 there is a SAVE THE REGIMENTS CAMPAIGN RALLY IN LONDON web site www.londonrally.info/main/ incase anyone is interested in attending this important and historical rally
Kind Regards to all the campaigning Regiments
Patrick Anderson Scotland
Maybe someone out there might tell others to expand the Save the Devon & Dorsets campaign . You might like to add the SAVE THE SCOTTISH REGIMENTS

Best wishes from Scotland to you .

PS. I used to have a Guide Dog Friend (Admin boss now deceased who lived at Clyst St George and after leaving the Guide Dogs to join the West Yorks Police I kept in contact with him. He had been a senior Met Policeman who did a spell in the Old Gold Coast /Ghana.

My grandfather used to run a fuse factory in Exmouth, does anybody have any information on this? The address was Victoria Road I believe.

Greg adds: I would also like to know about this, please also email Greg

As an old Exmouthian I have just visited your site Greg, and was very impressed with it - well done ! I left Exmouth in 1973, but have been back occassionaly for a visit. I went to
Withycombe Raleigh Primary School and then on to Exmouth School (as it was then known). I would love to hear from anyone who remembers me, I was then Jacqui Simpson and my family lived in Withycombe Village. Please feel free to print my email address. Thanks Greg, keep up the good work. Jacqui Waterhouse

Hello I'm searching for any information on my Grand father, Philip Ernest Willeard, who was buried by the War Graves Commission in the Churchyard of SS Margaret and Andrew, Littleham having died on 21 November 1918. He was a Private in the Army Service Corps having previously been a chauffeur. His recorded address at the time was 4 Louisa Cottages - I assume in Exmouth itself. His wife, Lily Elvina, who came from Norfolk moved back to Sheringham very soon after he was buried. Does Louisa Cottages still exist and whereabouts in Exmouth are they to be found? Any help would be appreciated. I am happy for you to release my e-mail address for possible replies. Many thanks Regards Phil.

I AM NOT SURE IF YOU CAN HELP BUT I AM LOOKING FOR A FRIEND OF MINE WHO USED TO LIVE IN WIDNES CHESHIRE, BUT I BELIEVE HAS A PUB NOW IN THE EXMOUTH AREA I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU COULD HELP HIS NAME IS KEITH BEESLEY BUT I DO NOT KNOW THE NAME OF THE PUB SORRY HOPE YOU CAN HELP. PAULINE RYAN

Hi, I have been looking for an old friend for a few years now. We met online a few years ago when I lived in Turkey, I've moved back to the states now and lost touch with him. I have done everything I can think of to find him and im running to a dead end. I would love to catch up on things. Hopefully someone knows of him or knows a way I can get ahold of him. He did attend a college (in Exmouth) there but I'm not sure which one. His name is Steve Salter and Im guessing he's in his late 20's early 30's by now. If there's anything you can do do help me I would greatly appreciate it.

yes this email goes to www.exmouthguide.co.uk and i dont mind at all if you post my email there. and about the college it is in Exmouth but im not sure what the name of the college was... it could be Rolle but im not positive at all.... Thank you. Jessie

Hello Greg: Just by chance, I found the Exmouth website, really enjoyed the 360 views. I am the daughter of a RAF navigator who came to Canada to train during ww2. When he was shot down, my mother and I [aged 15 months] sailed to England for four years, It was near the end of the war, but my mom and I still had to evacuate to Budleigh, and my great uncle George Carter's home, Pinehollow. I was able to visit my cousins in the Exmouth area a few years ago. Really enjoyed the great weather, [it was late summer] the beautiful countryside, and, of course the scones, clotted cream and strawberry jam. This site will keep me in touch with my English cousins. I would welcome any information on the H. S. Carter family. I have quite a bit on my direct line, but not the whole family. I do have a distant relative in Bristol, who is also into searching for his roots, who might see this and get in touch. Thanks, Frances

hi, just hoping i might find a couple of people. from the end of 2000 until the middle of 2002 i dated a lady who lived in exmouth and i enjoyed visiting the town at the same time. it is a lovely little town. during this time we used to visit the strand coffee house i think it was called. run by andrea and could be brett ( but i cannot remember his name definatly). does anyone know of their whereabouts?.

the other person i am looking for is the guy originally from bristol who ran the bakers shop on albion hill and supplied some local shops including the mini market along exeter road until late 2001 early 2002 when he retired and closed down and i believe the shop is now an estate agent. if anyone knows of any information on these people, i would appreciate an email. thank you, trevor.
Greg adds: Re.Bakers: He is called Nat, (who was the Town Cryer), I saw him last month and will try to pass on the info

Dear Greg, Would you be kind as to put this on your Exmouth site? I dont know if you are the correct person to email, so ignore this is you think I am 'out of area.' I am looking for the family of Walter Searle who was a witness John and Eva Clearys marriage certificate that took place on the 1 February 1920 at the Roman Catholic Church in Littleham in Devon nr Exmouth. I would like to contact his family as they maybe able to help me with a photo of John. Also is there anyone out their who would have been related to Johns 2nd wife Violet Mary Cleary nee Leaman or even was a godchild or distance cousin. Violet Cleary had a ladies outfitters in Budleigh Salterton in 1975 where and when she died. All other inquiries have drawn a blank and John died without issue. Grateful for any help Erin from in New Zealand. P S Could you please publish my email address Many thanks

Hi Greg, I have been researching a familytree, and have been told that my uncle was a lifeboat man for exmouth back in they i think 1940 his name is charles roynon is there anyway of finding out any information on this. many thanks jane

Re: http://www.exmouth-guide.co.uk/2002newyear.htm

Hi Greg I'm interested in looking at the photos on the above site but they do not appear.
Can you help? Thanks. Steve Wassall
Greg adds: for any others looking for them, please see new page:
www.exmouth-guide.co.uk/newyear.htm or
www.exmouthguide.co.uk/newyear.htm

Dear sir, I lived in Exmouth for four years about 20 years ago but had to move with my job. I had a good friend called Tony Pope and family who I used to play golf with at Sidmouth club that I would like to meet again, does any of your reader know where he is?
Yours faithfully Gordon Semmens now living in Plymouth.
old address: Priddis Close

Hi Greg, I came across your site when I was looking up my old home town of Exmouth. I currently live in Melbourne Australia and moved here from Exmouth when I was 13. My family still live in Exmouth today (the Greenaways, Knowles). I am trying at the moment to convince my husband to move back to Exmouth so that my kids can experience the wonderful childhood I had growing up. I would love for them to go to Brixington Junior School just like I did and then onto Exmouth Comm Coll. I would love for them to be around our tight knit family there and grow up in an environment by the sea where it's safe.

Anyway I wanted to say what a wonderful site you have here. I have been checking in daily. I just love the 360 views you have.

Well Done. Vicki
Greg adds: I like these nice emails, it makes all the hard work worthwhile, THANKS
(i'll add your email address here if you like)

Greg, Excellent site, I was wondering if any body could assist me to finding out who to contact regarding arranging a marriage at the Pont-in-View Chapel on summer lane, by A-la-Ronde.
Friends were married there a number of years ago by the Rev Pickering and the telephone number they have no longer belongs to anybody connected with Point-in-View.
Any assistance would be very gratefully received. Thanks Steve Fielding
Greg adds: thanks for the comments.
I'm not sure, maybe try: Registrar's office on 01404 42531 for details of where you can get married in Exmouth. or see page www.exmouth-guide.co.uk/churches.htm
there are Churches and info, someone then might be able to help, and good luck

I am an ex Royal Marine. I was Butts Officer on duty at the Straight Point Range. In1941 I witnessed a German fighter skiming over the sea and heading for Exmouth. I was later advised that this fighter dropped a bomb which skidded over the Town Green and failed to explode. I have been unable to confirm this and wish to refer to it in a book.
I would very much appreciate your help in confirming or otherwise that this happened.
Many thanks in anticipation, thanks again for you trouble. Yours, Tony Smith

Hi Greg, If possible could I use your excellent site to ask if anyone has any old postcards of Exmouth harbour / docks, or the what are referred to now as the old boat houses along shelly beach. Which I fondly call the old shanty houses. I have been collecting these now for a while and now only seem to find the same ones around.. I will obviously pay a good price for them and any old photos showing the same areas. I have lived here in Exmouth now for 38 years and left the comp in 1977, would also like to say hi to anyone who remembers me,
So if you have any old postcards, photos, pictures showing the Harbour and old houses along shelly beach and are willing to sell, Please let me know. Kind regards Tony

Dear Greg, I am hoping that in writing to you I might be able to gather some information regarding a (Mr.) Horace Flowers of Exmouth. The passing of my grandmother, Claire Fitzgerald, this past week left me in the care of many photos and letters belonging to my late grandfather, James Henry Fitzgerald,who spent four years as part of the 273rd Ordinance company for the American Army during WWII. Included was one half of a correspondence. I can only gather that my grandfather was temporarily housed in Exmouth at a place called Faraway on Seymour Road with a F. Horace and Doris Flower. I would love to find out if any relations to these people still remain in or around Exmouth and find out if they are in possesion of letters from James or Claire. The importance of these letters is timeless and I am hoping to share this history with the
relatives of the people who wrote them. Of course if you are interested
in copies for your own historical files I would send them on to you.
I hope to hear from you. Miranda Pollitz. Seattle, Wa. usa

Since many years I try to find a man called John ...ock. Yes, this is my problem. I've lost the paper with his name, but I remember that it's ending with "ock". I've met him in Exmouth in 1980 at the Avon Youth Camp. He was 22 years old, his brother Gary was 17. In 1980 John was a student, during his holidays he was working at the camp which has been closed in the same year.
Your page is really my last hope to find him. Maby one of your users knows him. I'ld be very pleased if somebody could help me.
Please show my e-mail

I'm looking for a Jennifer Bevan, mother Frances, sister Angela, who lived on Hulham Road in the 1950s. I wonder if you can help me. My mother, Barbara Kellet, would love to get in touch with her as they were friends at school in Cumbria.
Please show my email address, I hope somebody can help. Email: Langleyr@oup.co.uk

Looking for old pictures of punch and Judy on Exmouth beach. Hello, has any one got any old pictures of punch and Judy on Exmouth beach, if so I would be really interested to see some. You can show my email address, I hope some one can help, all the best Malcolm

Looking for Pat & Colin & their children: Hazel & Allison HELLOW, I,m a man From CANARY ISLANDS,SPAIN, I STUDIED IN EXMOUTH. SEVEN YEARS AGO, IN A SCHOOL called (EXMOUTH SCHOOL OF ENGLISH), I WAS WITH A FANTASTIC FAMILY, THEY ARE PAT & COLIN, THE SONS, ARE HAZEL AND ALISON, HAZEL IS MARRIED (I THINK) WITH A BOMFIRE CALL BOB, THEY CHANGED F
ADREES, AND I,M CRAZY TRIYING TO FIND THE ADdRESS,OR SOMEBODY TO COMUNICATE TO THEM MY E-MAIL TO SPEAK WITH THEM, CAN YOU HELP ME PLEASE?, I HOPE SO,THEY ARE A VERY,VERY GOODO FRIENDS, AND I NEED TO SPEaK WITH THEM, THEY HAD A BOY IN HIS HOUSE, (THE SON OF ALISON Called CHCHRITHOFER) PLEASE HELP ME TO FIND THEM, THAnK YOU SO MUCH,,,, MY ADRESS IS,
ELSARODRIGUEZ@TERRA.ES

I am the great granddaughter of Joel Roger Carter IV Margaret Ebner, Charlotte, North Carolina. Greetings Exmouth! I'm an American descendent of The Carter Family of (The Church of St. Gregory) Harpford Parish and am looking for information about my family. I am the great granddaughter of Joel Roger Carter IV and his second wife, Elizabeth Stile Carter of Dawlish. Their daughter and my grandmother, Mary Carter McNamara was born 1897 in Dawlish. She had three brothers, Jack, Robert and Alec Carter, one of which was married to Frances Carter. My mother, Phyllis McNamara Horstmann was born March 1919 in Weston super Mare and, as a young child immigrated to Chicago, Illinois with her parents. I am a distant relation to Pam Davey Vardy and Fred Davey both of Exmouth. I would appreciate it if you would email any information you might have about the Carter Family to me, Margaret Ebner at xchicagoian@yahoo.com

info on Convent of the Holy Family 1977. Hi, my name is Kim Campbell and I was looking for some information on the Convent of the Holy Family, my sister and I attended the convent back in 1977. I was hoping someone would remember what happened to it? We lost touch with all the wonderful people we knew while attending the convent. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Kim Campbell-Farley, Atlanta, GA, USA

Hi Greg, I was looking at the Exmouth Guide yesterday (check it once in a while) and under your reader's e-mails I saw one from Tracy living in Gravesend but maybe moving to Exmouth. Well I am originally from Kent, not far from Gravesend so I thought I would drop her a line. Do you have an e-mail address for her so I can contact her.

(Greg adds: sorry not any more ,Tracy please email me to pass on to Sarah Jane)

Your site is as good as ever. Recently I e-mailed the link to many of my friends living both here in the UK and overseas so they too could experience a little of Exmouth.

Regards, Sarah-Jane

First can I start by saying that on reading your Web site and viewing other peoples comments I must whole heartily agree with what they say about your site! My reason for writing is as follows: My name is Nigel Skyner better know in the C.B. world has 'Bakerboy' which was in the early 1980's. Exmouth then was 'buzzing' with people communicating with 100's of other C.B.-ers all across the county and the country, even aboard, the frequency we used was 27 MHz (AM), myself and two other C.B-ers ie..The Saint and Marine man were the three people to form a club by the name or 'The River Exe Breakers'(Reb's for short), we had at one time or another over 200 members and I have still obtained the best part of those lists of 'handles' my request is (if you can help me) to have a reunion of members and non- members of the club, I need to compile a list first of people wishing to be apart of this idea so I can make arrangements regarding dates and a venue so if they would like to e-mail me at : anything@skyner.screaming.net I then can make a start, so if anyone is interested or knows of someone that used to 'transmit' back then please contact me.
Thankyou for your time Yours Faithfully, Nigel Skyner.

Love your site.
My family used to live in Exmouth during 19th century. I believe John Pine was publican at the Blue Anchor (c1820s) and then lived at the Passage House on the Point and worked with his sons as the official ferryman across the Exe. A grandson, another John Pine worked as a shipwright at the Redway shipyards on the Point. All this before the present dock constructed.
Do you have any idea where the old pub was on Tower Street. I guess it was a different place to the Pilot Inn you have marked on the website map but i'm not sure...
Any local info about any of the above appreciated. I did like the engraving of boats landing at the Warren c1840.
Anne

I would like to say how very good your exmouth guide site is. It is very well designed and obviously has a lot of care and attention put into it. I am looking for a new job and have seen a couple in Exeter I might apply for. Not knowing much about the Exeter area ( I live in Poole ) I have been visiting a few sites to find out something about the area and house prices in case I make any progress with these jobs. Your guide provides an excellent insite into Exmouth and I would certainly consider the town if a suitable opportunity arose. I know what is like trying to work, or in your case operate a business, and run another unpaid site at the same time and your results with exmouth-guide are well worth viewing. Thanks, S. L.

Exmouth in the 1940's, from Helen in Austrailia
Dear Greg,
Many thanks for the webpages on Exmouth and district. Jimmy Savelle's involvement is interesting....I still have photos of when he participated in the Marine Tattoo at Lympstone in 1980, when I had the opportunity to bring my children to Exmouth. I thoroughly enjoyed that day, and so did my young son at the time. On that same trip, I met an old school friend, who had become one of the researchers for his program, Jim'll Fix It.
I was born and bred in Exmouth, leaving Exmouth at 19 and the country at 19, to come and live in Australia, not 600 miles south of Exmouth's namesake in the west. Two very different towns in many ways, but each has awesome beauty in their surroundings.
I have been thrilled to see your photos of Exmouth, UK, to see my old
stamping ground, not really all that much changed since I last saw it, or really all that much since my childhood (I am over 50), tho I know that the town centre has changed a bit, with the market, and the mall situation through Chapel Street area.
I was last in Exmouth in 1986, which seems like forever now. It was then January/February, so a little cold, but the sea front was always good for a bracing walk, no matter the time of year.

My grandmother had a house in Mamhead View, just around the corner from some of the photos, from about 1945 to approx 1984, when she died, and my parents lived in Drakes Avenue, up between Littleham and Witheycombe, after moving in from Woodbury Salterton, when I was 12. I no longer have any family there, since both my parents have now passed on. My father was a real estate agent in Exmouth for over 35 years.
However, enough of the potted personal history, I just wanted to thank you for your work on the Exmouth web, excellent stuff. I had the privilege of putting the Holy Family Convent on an Old School Friends site, and have been thrilled to get some contact from some of my old school friends, since over 30 people have added their names to the site under the school name.

I dont have a web-page of my own, maybe I should. The town(city actually) I live in is quite similar to Exmouth, in many ways, tourist, covers about the same area, but nowhere near the population at this stage, being only about 25,000.

I am also very pleased to see the Nature Reserve, after all these years, I am glad something has been done there, the collection of birds used to fascinate me in the train to Exeter when I went to school daily some years before attending the convent. I have two beautiful old prints, one from Louisa Terrace, over the Beacon, looking toward the Docks, and the other looking toward the town, from the Estuary. Both dated back in the 1800's I would think.
However, a rather long missive to say thank you, so I will bore you no more. Thanks again Helen Counihan

Thanks, hoping to move to Exmouth Hello, my name is Tracy. I live in Gravesend in Kent, with my husband Derek and 8 year old daughter Josie. Thanks for your Brill Website, it is very informative.

Hi Greg, I was looking at the Exmouth Guide yesterday (check it once in a while) and under your reader's e-mails I saw one from Tracy living in Gravesend but maybe moving to Exmouth. Well I am originally from Kent, not far from Gravesend so I thought I would drop her a line. Do you have an e-mail address for her so I can contact her.

(sorry not any more ,Tracy please email me to pass on to Sarah Jane)

Your site is as good as ever. Recently I e-mailed the link to many of my friends living both here in the UK and overseas so they too could experience a little of Exmouth.

Regards, Sarah-Jane

Great. Greg, Great website for Exmouth, good use of flash.

email address for the Exmouth Journal. I need to find the email address for the Exmouth Journal so I can send my match reports in. If you have access to this, I'd be grateful if you could let me know what it is!! Thanks in advance Pippa Clarey

email is cmldevon@community-media.co.uk

One of my favourite places in the whole world!
I grew up in Exmouth during the years 1941 to 1946, and last July had the great pleasure of visiting my favourite English town. I was delighted to see that the Sunlit Cafe was still exactly where it had been almost 60 years ago. Clapp's Cafe was gone, and Challenger's Pharmacy, and impressed me most was that Exmouth had changed very little overall. I could still find my way around very easily. The climate was as glorious as ever, and it was still possible to sit atop the sand dunes and look out to sea, one of my favourite places in the whole world! Thank you for keeping Exmouth beautiful and unspoiled. I'm due to retire in 5 years and am giving serious thought to returning to Exmouth to do so. Sincerely, Simon Farrow, Kamloops, BC, Canada. V1S 1K2 (formerly of "Carradale", Avondale Road, Littleham Cross.)

Glenorchy Church cottage. What a super site. I now live in Northamptonshire but was born in Exmouth in Glenorchy Church cottage (on the Exeter road) many years ago. I attended Wythcombe Raleigh Primary School and after we left I used to return each summer for a holiday with my aunt. I had many happy times in Exmouth. Congratulations to you on putting together such a varied and interesting site. I will be back to visit the site and now maybe even the town.

Billeted in Exmouth, US Army (1944) trying to find the Sparks family
I was stationed in Exmouth from January till May 1944. I was with the US Army 467th AAA(AWB). Btry D. I was billeted with a fine family named Sparks. Their son was with the British army in North Africa at the time. My wife and I will be in Exmouth next June, are there any members of the Sparks family still there? Eric H. Ross St. Louis, MO. U.S

Walking Dear Greg, Thank you for help on walking in the area. I can't tell you how much I have enjoyed your Exmouth website. I am visiting Exmouth in April and it is a fantastic help to read all about it. The photographs were truly beautiful. What a fantastic place. We have shown it to my friends who are also interested in coming next year. Thankyou

History, looking for Family Hooper. Hi, my name's Ainslee, I'm wondering if you might be able to post this on the exmouthguide website. Hope I'm writing to the right place. I'm looking to find information on Simon Hooper, my GGGGGGG grandfather. He was born around 1690 in Littleham. He married a woman by the name of Catherine around 1708 in Littleham and died 24/4/1743. He had a child Michael Hooper my GGGGGG grandfather born about 1710 Littleham. He married on 11/8/1731 in Littleham to Sarah Holwell, he died in Littleham. They had Michael Hooper, born 24/12/1735 in Littleham, he married on 27/10/1760 Littleham to Mary Parish. He died 24/4/1805 in Littleham. They had Michael Hooper, born 9/2/1767, Littleham and on 13/7/1793 he married Dorothy Tancock. They had Michael Hooper, born 1794 in Littleham, He died 5/8/1861 in Australia. His son Charles Michael Hooper was born 1826 in Littleham. He died in Australia. Any information anyone would have would be greatly appreciated. Please email me at ainsleerh@pacific.net.au

Family History: Elliot, 1881. Ellett & Matthews barometer.
Hello, I'm researching my family history and have identified my Great-Grand Uncle George who was a shipping agent, I believe out of Exmouth. Apparently there was (is?) a customshouse on the quay with the Ellett name on it. My Uncle has an Ellett & Matthews barometer but so far I do not have its origin. My family lived at Liverton Farm, Littleham, but George lived in Gertrude Tce at the time of the 1881 census. Any relevant info that you can forward would be very much appreciated, and if you are interested I will forward info to you as it's discovered. I live in New Zealand, my father moved to Kent, got married, and they came here in 1952. I plan on a UK trip next year. Cheers, Geoff Ellett
PS Thanks for old photos, it gives me a feel of George's stomping ground.

German writing book, needs info on the 50's & 60's
Dear Sirs, I´ve been for several times in Exmouth to spend my summer holidays in your wonderful town. So I thought you might be able to help me. I want to write a book (novel) which plays in the 50´s and 60´s at Devon's Coast. I need some Information, and experiences from people which spend their youth at this time. Maybe someone would like to write to me how it was to be 18 years old in those days. How was life, about what did people talk, what where their problems and their dreams?. I'm 31 years old and it would make me very happy if someone would be interested in my questions. I hope I didn´t disturb you. Please write to Petra Lebherz Kantstr. 4 75438 Knittlingen Germany

Billeted in Exmouth, US Army (1944) trying to find the Sparks family. I was stationed in Exmouth from January till May 1944. I was with the US Army 467th AAA(AWB). Btry D. I was billeted with a fine family named Sparks. Their son was with the British army in North Africa at the time. My wife and I will be in Exmouth next June, are there any members of the Sparks family still there? Eric H. Ross St. Louis, MO. U.S

Trying to contact Victoria Mills
I'm a Spanish boy that I wanted a person. I was in Exmouth three years ago.I would like to contact with Victoria Mills. Please, If you know this woman or her housband, say me what is their adress. Juan Carlos

Trefusis Terrace, history
Greg, Well done on a very interesting web site. I am trying to find out more about Exmouth in the past, especially photos and history around Trefusis Terrace, as we now own a flat there. Do you have access to old photos etc., or know where to trace the history of our house? I have been to Exmouth library with no luck. Are there any local historians or Societies I can contact? Many Thanks Tares

Clinton name ? Hello, We are two students currently studying at the Exmouth campus of the University of Plymouth. Having now lived here for a while we have become interested in the origins of Clinton Square street's name. We have noticed several places named Clinton and wondered if you would be able to help us as we have not been able to find any relevant information on the internet. Thank you Yours faithfully, C Gill and M White

Greetings from Vancouver, Canada: I am doing genealogical research on my family. Have you a local paper that would have obituary archives or a office of vital statistics that I could get certificate copies from. Any assistance would be appreciated. Regards Steve McVittie

Greg: Try The Devon Family History Society Web Site about Devon Family History
www.devonfhs.org.uk

Walking Just to let you know that we had a wonderful weekend in Exmouth. We took the bus to Sidmouth on Saturday and then walked back along the coastal path to Exmouth and then on Sunday took your advice and walked to Lympstone and back. We plan to do it again next year. Thanks for your assistance. Regards.

Wot No Churches. Details on places of worship would be useful - informative pages otherwise though Greg.
Greg adds: This was added later .... Churches

Site looks great man! All the best for 2000. Colin www.mohairsweets.mb.ca

Hi There, Just thought I would take this opportunity to wish you A Very Happy Christmas and a Wonderful New Millennium, we regularly keep up to date with your web site. Best Regards David Henighan http://www.galaxytv.freeserve.co.uk Somerset Carnivals

I am a student at Portsmouth university and it was great to see a site dedicated to my home town, for some reason I miss the place! This is the ideal place for me to go back "home", at least until Christmas.

Orlin Ostby Fun to see the place my aunt and uncle live I've never met them as I'm from the U.S., hope to come to England some day to meet my relatives.Trying to find my grandmother no one seems to know where she is, I will keep on looking. Østby's http://community.webtv.net/oaostby89/Ericshorsepage

Dear Sir, I'm living in Dinan, France. Exmouth and Dinan are "twin towns" and I wonder if Exmouth has a club of radio-control modelers. If so, would you please let me know if this club has an e-mail address. Thanks very much. Silvain Pinot.

Hi Greg, Just had another look at the site and it's Arial credit to you. As you can see we are now well ensconced here and just as we thought loving it once more. Keep up the good work! Eric.

Hey mega-geil geworden, deine Exmouth-Sache! Hab ja die Anfänge noch mitgekriegt in CH!
(Greg translates, Hey I found it mega nice, your Exmouth site. Did you not start it in Switzerland?)
Greg: thanks, yes I did. / Danke dir, du bist ganz rightig.

I remember the water mill very well even when it was working although that was very occasional. At the time it was up for demolition there was a weak attempt to preserve it I recall but it obviously came to nothing. It lay neglected for years. I was at several schools in and around Exmouth the first was a small private one in big grounds and a gated entrance opposite the newsagents in the centre of Withycombe.

I am fifty four so that was probably 1949 and just after I started there in kindergarten (it was mainly a girls school) the old woman who owned it, soon announced it was closing and I ended up at another small school on the Salterton road near what was the hospital and tennis club. I went from there to a school in Budleigh which was bought by the same old lady from Withycombe and renamed Copplestone House.

As we lived on the edge of Woodbury Common travel was difficult to all of them and I ended up boarding My fathers business went bankrupt after his warehouse of stock burnt down in a fire on Exmouth Docks and I then went for three years to Exeter Road School opposite the Library from there I went to the Grammar School but unfortunately only for two years as my fathers business fortunes having revived I was sent off to board in Taunton.

The best teaching I ever had was at the Grammar School I particularly remember a Mr Amos who taught maths, Andrews Latin and a Miss Tucker I thing with English.You never know someone might remember me I still recall lots of names and faces, sometimes better than people met much more recently.

I am not in the US at the moment but on my sail-boat in Bonaire a small island in the Dutch Antilles just North of the Venezuelan coast, we will be waiting out the hurricane season here which starts 1st June. We met a boat from Exmouth in St Lucia a couple of years ago "Spirit of Exe" do you know of them?