History Archives - Parracombe

Object 23 Red Phone Boxes

We have two surviving iconic red phone kiosks in Parracombe. One just above the Village Hall and the other at

The main post box in the village is on Parracombe Lane and is set into the wall of the recently

Linda Tansley reports I”‘ve lived there for 27 years and to my shame 2020 Lockdown was the first time I’ve

Harry Harrison reports on Church Houe “To the best of my knowledge, and inspired by Emma Tucker ………… In the

Emma Tucker writes “ On the 1st June 1995 we collected the keys for Pimbury. It was an amazing opportunity

Next we have a pair of cast iron drain covers, the first from Karen Farrington, proclaiming Fredk Creek and sons

Another find from Bodley, reported by Kate Cox, is this jar handle probably from a cider flagon. Kate visualised a

Kate Cox has found a small collection of broken bottles and pottery from hedge-bottoms at Bodley including this little ink

Jaye Jones at Highfield House found this fragment of a clay tobacco pipe (top)”A piece of clay pipe found under

Linda Blanchard was quite taken by an old homemade gate latch on the path from Parracombe down to the Heddon