tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597769.post113834468000693923..comments2023-11-03T00:04:36.555+11:00Comments on A Growing Delight: Ivybridge, Devon, EnglandAlicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901064145483995261noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597769.post-64057745055018475932008-01-20T06:27:00.000+11:002008-01-20T06:27:00.000+11:00Hi, Stumbled on your blog - I have lived in Ivybr...Hi, Stumbled on your blog - I have lived in Ivybridge for 25 years - love it. Brought my children up here and they spent hours playing and swimming in the river in the woods - cool, shady and ice cold water. The first record of a river crossing here as Pont Ederosa (1250) and Ivybrugge (1292). The Paper Mill was built in the late 1700 and the town of Ivybridge was born. An ecclesiastic district of Ivybridge was formed in 1836. Ivybridge Urban District Council was formed in 1894. There does not seem to be a record of exactly when the bridge in your photo was built but the New Bridge further down the river was built in 1817 to allow for heavier traffic.<BR/><BR/>It's a lovely place to live and if anyone is coming to Ivybridge, look me up and I'll show you around - Sue Carlyon (sue.carlyon@hotmail.co.uk)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16339270262426903887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597769.post-1138409036940552532006-01-28T11:43:00.000+11:002006-01-28T11:43:00.000+11:00We are planning a trip to England soon, can't wait...We are planning a trip to England soon, can't wait to experience it too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597769.post-1138400604205418542006-01-28T09:23:00.000+11:002006-01-28T09:23:00.000+11:00It might not have been the prettiest English villa...It might not have been the prettiest English village, but it looks delightful to me. The bridge is so picturesque with the ivy growing all over it and the village looks very quaint. What a lovely opportunity that was for you to experience living in England. My dad came from Birmingham to Australia when he was about 8. I'd love to visit England one day.Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597769.post-1138397602773761992006-01-28T08:33:00.000+11:002006-01-28T08:33:00.000+11:00I see we each have our ways of coping with the hea...I see we each have our ways of coping with the heat - some of us go to the cinema or pool, you look at photos of England (watch the temperature of your computer, Alice!). I too loved the photo of the bridge, wonderful that such scenes still exist.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456736523331076619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597769.post-1138390394102264322006-01-28T06:33:00.000+11:002006-01-28T06:33:00.000+11:00Oh it looks lovely! I would love to live in Engla...Oh it looks lovely! I would love to live in England for a bit, just to experience it. And it's so green!!!Flossyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717035361638054877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597769.post-1138385053763348672006-01-28T05:04:00.000+11:002006-01-28T05:04:00.000+11:00What a lovely place to live! Do you wish you were...What a lovely place to live! Do you wish you were there now, since it is sooo hot where you are? A nice place to raise kids, sounds like. If the town was named after the bridge, I wonder what year the bridge was built? Thanks for sharing.Susan Tidwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14508914812621410413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597769.post-1138374234656593942006-01-28T02:03:00.000+11:002006-01-28T02:03:00.000+11:00England, Oh England! Now that spring is ‘nearly’ h...England, Oh England! Now that spring is ‘nearly’ here. Although I love Wales, I’m an English girl thro’ and thro’. Beautiful pictures Alice, I love the one of the bridge. MarionReflection Through The Seasonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10081179712025990011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597769.post-1138366148427358352006-01-27T23:49:00.000+11:002006-01-27T23:49:00.000+11:00Beautiful photos, Alice! Thanks for sharing those ...Beautiful photos, Alice! Thanks for sharing those with us.<BR/><BR/>And thank you so much for your compliment about my flowers. I will try to scanner some vegetables, too. <BR/><BR/>Judith (from Knitagarden) said that I am going to start a scanning epidemic! LOL!sonia a. mascarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415359150944729620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597769.post-1138364657204596272006-01-27T23:24:00.000+11:002006-01-27T23:24:00.000+11:00It looks pretty from the pictures. Thanks for show...It looks pretty from the pictures. Thanks for showing us these.Jellyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344630172173199819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597769.post-1138357742452859862006-01-27T21:29:00.000+11:002006-01-27T21:29:00.000+11:00thankyou Alice - my Pa's family came from this are...thankyou Alice - my Pa's family came from this area and it is good to see a little of it. I hope to oneday visit !Miss Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15144002124919728056noreply@blogger.com