Showing posts with label The Strand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Strand. Show all posts

Saturday, 16 May 2015

The Policeman's Field Allotment and Grazing Pitch in The Strand












This photo from the Powderham archives is on the  Policing Past Community Present Facebook page.


" This photograph, probably dating from the 1860s, showing Starcross Police House (far right of image). Provided by the Earl of Devon, the area in front of the cottage (now a park/car park on the sea front at Starcross) is/was known as 'Policeman's Field'. This was used by the inhabitant of the Police House as an allotment and grazing pitch.

For those who would like to take a look at how the house looks today, follow this Google Street View link to journey along The Strand, starting at the old Police House: http://ow.ly/KWPlZ
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The house is listed on English Heritage as Northend Cottage 
 English Heritage give 1871 as the date when it was a police house


Friday, 27 March 2015

Greetings from Starcross

Thankyou again Steve Nosworthy for these shots of The Atmospheric Railway Hotel, the front street with the topiaried Yew trees, New Road with a shop opposite the Assembly Rooms?? a shrubbery in front of the hospital?? and a market??
Please can anyone correct or add to these descriptions?