We are pleased to display some of the photographs of Highampton in our possession below and in photo galleries. We hope you find them interesting.
Approach to Highampton from Holsworthy c 1904
The same view at a later date
The Old Post Office with Mrs Clarke (on Bert’s right) c 1920
Highampton Postman Bert Clarke ready for Sheepwash & Shebbear deliveries c 1904
The Post Office & village pump, Highampton in mid 1900’s
Highampton Church
View from the Church Tower
Hunt outside the Golden Inn
Ivy Balsdon in pushcart & 2 sisters outside Rose Cottage
& Stokevilla - later renamed Ladycott
Claude Westlake’s grandparents, Mr & Mrs Sanders outside Fern Cottage
with Claude’s mother Mabel, and his aunt Alice Newcombe
The Golden Inn showing the former petrol pumps
Please see the Village Gallery for more old photos of the village properties and local activities.
The modern dairy set-up at Town Barton Farm circa 1966
Please see the Local Farming page for more photograph galleries of agricultural life in the area.
Highampton County Primary School
Please see the School Gallery for more photographs of their activities and their entry for the 2009 Hatherleigh Carnival.
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