On Saturday, October 17th, a small working group of volunteers cleared the grave of Albert Best, located just to the rear of the surviving chapel in the Old Cemetery. Albert Best was born in Teignmouth in 1840 only 25 years after the Battle of Waterloo and lived here his whole life, the final 20 yearsContinue reading “Albert Best”
Monthly Archives: October 2015
Cemetery Map
The graves in the Old Cemetery are located on a grid map which has now been reproduced here as a page in the Cemetery menu – Click here. The first grave we cleared (Leah Laforgue) is in plot S9, whilst Albert Best’s grave (next story) is in KK.
Past and Present Meet on 17th October
A group of us met on this fine Saturday morning to clear the area around another grave, that of Albert Best, which is to be found just behind the surviving chapel in the Old Cemetery. I will post up a separate story about Albert Best since he was quite a leading light in Teignmouth duringContinue reading “Past and Present Meet on 17th October”
Setback!
Campaigners trying to preserve a derelict chapel and lodge at the old Teignmouth cemetery have suffered a setback. Teignbridge Council, which owns the properties, has applied for planning permission for a change of use to convert the ‘surplus assets’ into a dwelling, and demolition of a store to provide a garden. But opponents are objectingContinue reading “Setback!”
Teignmouth Old Cemetery 