A page for local history connections, with special thanks to the late Ray Boyd who donated so many of his images to Bude & Beyond so that everyone could see them.
When Bude flooded
Thanks to Matt Fitzsimmons for these photos from his Nan. Does anyone remember anything about these scenes?
In memory of Bude & Beyond’s Ray Boyd …
Ray Boyd was a lovely chap. I first came across him as ‘Old School” on the Bude People site I used to run for Northcliffe Digital, where he added some wonderfully-received collections of old photos of Bude. It took quite a search to uncover who ‘Old School’ was, as Ray […]
Dawn’s Bude books
One good thing about November is that I receive a royalties statement and I’m pleased to say sales of my Bude books are holding up in a tough retail climate, so … A massive thank you to anyone who has bought one or plans to buy one, for anyone who […]
Cattle above Widemouth Bay
Many thanks to Jamie Cooney for sending in this image. Wondering when it dates from …
Hartland – Farthest from the railways
This info comes from a slender pamphlet called “Farthest From Railways: An Unknown Corner of Devon” by R. Pearse Chope, originally written in 1934. It seems Hartland Parish, despite being one of the largest in Devon, amounting to 17,000 acres in size, is too hilly for a cricket ground, is bounded by […]
The Past, Present and Future of our Unique Bude Sea Canal
Here is a wonderful poem celebrating Bude Sea Canal by Lucille Opie: Our Canal, unique as it is locked to the sea Was opened in eighteen twenty-three. For two miles it meanders to the inclined plane, A feat of engineering the Victorians rightly claim. Navigable only to Marhamchurch today […]
