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Amazing pictures from a walk through Torquay in Spring 1965

Most shops moved out of town, and now we can barely afford the petrol to reach them

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Lost Devon coastal village of Labrador that time forgot

The village was on a wild and mysterious stretch of wooded cliffs and gullies near Teignmouth.

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Part of Devon is owned by Canada and the clue is on the A30

This is why there is a sign with a Canadian flag on the A30 - and how it involves the abolition of slavery, the first American president, and a wealthy British heiress

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Julia the Elephant escaped Torpoint Ferry to swim in the River Tamar 100 years ago

The incredible photographs from the Western Morning News first resurfaced in 2015 by historian Derek Tait

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Dartmoor Prison riot which saw prisoners save warden's life was sparked by 'watery porridge'

The jail was set on fire during a mass disturbance in 1932 - led by the ‘motorcar bandits’

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Take a trip through Cadbury's Christmas past with rare unearthed photos of treats through the decades

Recognise any of these old favourites?

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The adorable letters children wrote to Santa at Christmas decades ago

From socks without holes to Tom Jones - wonderful messages kids sent Father Christmas have been unearthed from the archives

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Part of Devon formerly in Cornwall is now unrecognisable

Looking at one or two of these images it’s hard to imagine life in St Budeaux before it became the busy area it is today but it eases the thought process that takes us back several hundred years before that when it was even more sparsely populated

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'Ghost train' spotted on Plymouth's 'abandoned' railway line

Last year residents in Lipson could have sworn they saw a 'ghost' train chugging along Plymouth's abandoned railway line separating one neighbourhood from another

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Morwellham Quay was the school trip spot every Plymouth kid loved

Morwellham Quay was originally set up to carry goods to and from Plymouth on the River Tamar

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Roots of rave culture in 'lost' photos found in Exeter attic

The striking images were taken by now Cornwall-based photographer Matthew Smith, in the early 2000s, and were found in an Exeter attic after almost two decades

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Rugged parts of Dartmoor hold harrowing wartime secrets

Many pilots simply lost their way in foul weather over the treacherous terrain

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The most wanted Christmas presents of the decade - in the 1920s

A lot has changed over the past century and, unsurprisingly, that includes what people would have loved to get for Christmas

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The things you'll remember if you used the internet in the 1990s

If you were among the first generation to get online you'll recall the novelty - and the slowness - of the '90s net

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Forgotten RAF airfields still visible if you look close enough

In many places you can still see remnants of the airfields, along with memorials to the brave flyers who used them

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Shaldon Bridge iconic Old Toll House put up for sale and could be yours

It's a chance to own a fascinating piece of Devon history

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Posh Dartmoor village hides lethal radioactive secret

Dartmoor National Park

It's not the sort of activity you'd associate with the idyllic blissful Devon bolthole that is Chagford

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The wartime daredevils who delivered secret agents from Devon

The President paid tribute to the 'courageous and charming' heroes who took him home to France

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Plymouth's tranquil ship graveyard at Radford Lake has abandoned vessels from all over the world

According to The Ships Project the remains of more than 30 vessels can still be seen today - and it's believed there are likely to be remains of other ships hidden in the mud

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Tiny remote island is connected to Devon through murder

The murder of a Feniton man, 150 years ago, brought people together thousands of miles away overseas

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Access wartime records for free as poignant poem to commemorate Remembrance is unveiled

Ancestry partnered with acclaimed poet Nikita Gill to produce a powerful new poem, Who You Are

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50 more lost chocolates we miss - or not - from our festive tubs as Bounty is 'banned' from Celebrations

Following the controversial removal of the coconut treat, we look back at the 52 chocolates that no longer feature in a festive tin

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Brunel's doomed plans for trains in Devon 'to run on air'

When the South Devon Railway was first built, trains briefly ran on air, not steam

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Exeter Cathedral's 'rival' landmark once stood by Axminster Carpets

But Newenham Abbey, which once occupied the farmland to the south of Axminster, was dissolved in 1539

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Travellers apologise to Devon residents but say 'we're treated like dogs'

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