PHOTOSHOOT Firstly remember the photoshoot tomorrow Sunday 22nd January outside the chapel in Teignmouth Old Cemetery (Exeter Road) at 12 noon. Please let friends know – I have attached a poster which you can circulate to friends. The more people we can get the better so we can demonstrate the strength of community feeling aboutContinue reading “Community Action Update 21st January”
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Community Action Update 20th January
Firstly thankyou so much to everyone so far who has emailed their message of support. That will be very helpful. A number of you have also given some suggestions and offers of help which we would like to take up at some point. There have been so many replies that it is impossible to replyContinue reading “Community Action Update 20th January”
URGENT Action required
SAVE OUR CEMETERY Two years ago Teignbridge announced a proposal to convert the Chapel and other attached buildings in Teignmouth Old Cemetery, Exeter Road to residential accommodation. There was a huge public outcry and many people wrote to Teignbridge to object to the proposal. All went quiet and the proposal was never submitted to theContinue reading “URGENT Action required”
Activity Update 5th February 2016
Taking advantage of the sunny weather I went up to the Cemetery yesterday to do a bit of weeding and more investigation, armed with various plot maps. What are plot maps? See the new page I have added – [Plot Identification] I eventually found the Thomas Bidwill grave which was completely covered in grassContinue reading “Activity Update 5th February 2016”
Activity Update
With Christmas and the long spate of wet weather recently there has not been the opportunity for more grave clearance in the past month or so. The next working party is planned for Saturday 6th February at 10am when we are hoping to clear the area of graves of the Croydon family. However, the projectContinue reading “Activity Update”
Admiral Thomas Abel Brimage Spratt
The latest grave to be cleared last Saturday (14th November), by Jean and Kay, was that of Admiral Thomas Abel Brimage Spratt (1811-1888) .……… What a name to conjure with! Not only was he following in the family tradition of rising through the echelons of the Royal Navy but he also seems to have beenContinue reading “Admiral Thomas Abel Brimage Spratt”
Activity Update
Just a quick update today about “Tales from the Grave” activities. I will be adding more about these in future posts, but for the moment I just wanted to capture some of the signs of interest and enthusiasm which this project is creating.. Firstly the latest grave to be cleared last Saturday (14th November), byContinue reading “Activity Update”
William Frederick Yeames
On Saturday 31st October the working group cleared the grave of William Frederick Yeames, a famous artist who came to Teignmouth later in his life for the benefit of his health. Yeames was born on 18th December 1835 in Taganrog, Russia where his father was the British consul. He was the fourth child of WilliamContinue reading “William Frederick Yeames”
Albert Best
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”
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.
Teignmouth Old Cemetery 