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WARTIME EVACUEES ARRIVE AT BUCKFASTLEIGH 
 
SEPTEMBER 16TH MARKED THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
FIRST EVACUEES TO ARRIVE IN TEIGNBRIDGE
 
OUR IMAGES ILLUSTRATE THE PART OF THE DAY'S CELEBRATIONS, ORGANISED BY
TEIGNBRIDGE COUNCIL, WHEN SCHOOLCHILDREN AND THEIR TEACHERS,
A HANDFULL OF ACTUAL EVACUEES FROM 1939 AND COUNCIL ORGANISERS CAME TO
BUCKFASTLEIGH FOR A JOURNEY TO TOTNES LITTLEHEMPSTON AND BACK
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All photographs are Copyright © Sarah Anne Harvey and Maureen Douglas-Green 2009 
 
These pages are independent of, and are not officially supported by, the South Devon Railway plc, South Devon Railway Trust or any of the affiliated organisations, unless specifically mentioned on the appropriate page. All information is believed correct but this web site or the South Devon Railway plc, South Devon Railway Trust or any of the affiliated organisations cannot be held responsible for any errors. 
 
All photographs, drawings, diagrams and text are copyright of the respective photographers, artists and authors. If you wish to re-use any material, please contact us first by email. 
This page is not from the official South Devon Railway website.
Copyright © Sarah Anne Harvey and Maureen Douglas-Green 2007 - 2009