DON Balkwill, who wrote Memories of Childhood, about growing up at Shaugh Bridge between 1949 and 1961, has a few questions for people living in West Devon who might be able to help him with his next book. Don, a former Shaugh Prior Primary School and Tavistock Grammar School pupil, who now lives in Abergervenny in Wales, said: ?As a result of the interest in the website ? http://www.memoriesofchildhood.co.uk">www.memoriesofchildhood.co.uk ? and all the contributions made with information and photographs I feel sure I have enough to create an interesting book about the area. ?I intend to include as many of the photographs as I can, together with as much history of the area, people?s recollections, and events, as I can. ?I will also include all the memories that have already been supplied.? He would like to know: l When did the current White Thorn Inn open? l Which brewery owned the White Thorn Inn to begin with? l Why and when the old White Thorn Inn closed? l Did the landlady of the old White Thorn Inn, Mrs Worth, take over the new White Thorn Inn? l When did the Post Office close? l What was the name of the last post master/mistress? l It is said that the poet, N T Carrington?s name is carved on rock on the Dewarstone ? where is it? l Does anyone have a copy Don can have? l Mrs Brown and then Mrs Kellaway ran the kiosk at Shaugh Bridge. When did the kiosk burn down? l Was it accidental or was it vandalism and, if so, did police ever catch the culprits? l Who were the headteachers from when Shaugh Prior Primary School opened? l When did Godfrey Elford stop running Grenofen farm at Shaugh Bridge? l What happened to him? l When was the mill at Shaugh Bridge built? l What sort of mill was it ? did it mill corn for instance? l When did it stop being a working mill? l What year in the 1950s did the clay works at Shaugh Bridge close? l Have you any interesting personal stories about Shaugh area? Don can be contacted by email on [email protected]">[email protected] or through his website.
