Monifieth memories: From boozy barmaids to golf-obsessed jute barons
Monifieth in April 1961.
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From booze-smuggling barmaids to golf-obsessed jute barons, a new book reveals the story behind every street name in Monifieth.
The book, What’s in a Name? A Street History of Monifieth, is illustrated with drawings by the late Colin Gibson and vintage photographs.
It tells the history behind the landmarks, factories, mansions, shops, and churches that featured in the life of the town.
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Aerial view of the Willow Walk area under construction in the 1990s.
- Credit: Richard Salisbury
If you ve ever wondered what s in a Honiton street name, historian and writer Terry Darrant has the answer.
In The Honiton A to Z: A Street by Street History, Terry provides a fascinating guide to the reasons behind the names of Honiton’s roads, lanes, streets, and courts.
The front cover of The Honiton A to Z: A Street by Street History.
- Credit: Terry Darrant
If you have ever wondered why Eureka Terrace is so called, or where Edward’s Passage used to be; if you have ever wondered who Haydons Park was named after, then this is the book for you. As Terry says: “Everybody has an address which is almost part of their identity.”