Genealogy

The history of local families

Victor Edwards

	Date	Event(s)
1		—2010: The Town Twinning association with Cabourg was wound up.
2	1808	1808: Weslyan Church The first Weslyan Methodist services were held in "No. 3 Buckley" Now Buckley Street.
3	1821	1821: Post Office Post Office established in Salcombe. Sally Stone was appointed Postmistress on an annual salary of £5. Situated in Buckley Street.
4	1827	1827: Cooks Boatstore What became Cook's boatstore was built on Customs quay. It was built for Thomas Partridge, sailmaker and then became Reeves timber store. The quay was originaly known as Trinick's or Steamer Quay.
5	1838	1838: Hannafords Butchers, 10 Fore Street, Established.
6	1843	1843: Holy Trinity Church. 1841. Building started on the Parish Church which cost £2600 to build.
7	1844	1844: The beacons were erected on the rocks at the bottom of the harbour.
8	1847	1847: Boys School Salcombe Boys School built 1847: Customs House Foundation stone laid in October of this year The new Custom House was built in Valentine Place now Union Street.
9	1850	1850: North Sands sea wall built c1850.
10	1854	1854: The Infant School was built at Courtenay Street which may have been known as Channel Street in 1854. 1854—1976: The Infants School was closed.
11	1859	1859: Rookery A rookery opposite the church was cut down.
12	1869	1869: Lifeboat Salcombe's first lifeboat arrived
13	1871	1871: Baptist Church was opened.
14	1875	1875: Salcombe Girls School built
15	1877	1877: Shadycombe Cemetery was opened. When it eventually closed a site at Bonfires Hill was purchased for Burials.
16	1893	1893: South Devon Land Company began to auction building plots. The plots varied in price from £20 to £60,
17	1895	4 Jul 1895: The Waterworks were opened.

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