Ireland and UK Holiday 2015, 12th JuneTopsham in Devon
Started the day by train from Topsham to Lympstone, reason for Lympstone being where the Parsons family seemed to originate though they later moved on to elsewhere in England. One possible reason for their 19th century upheaval was a disastrous fire in Lympstone in those times that destroyed many houses. Found a gravestone or two with the Parsons name and evidently some Parsons still live in town. Slight DNA connection there. Then for the reason to see where the train lines head along the ocean side and often get destroyed by wave action, we next went by train to Newton Abbot. Nothing much to see there, just another English town, pleasant to wander about in. Next aim was to go wandering in Exeter again after lunch but the rain came and it was very heavy rain for a while, so we abandoned that and headed for home to have a quiet afternoon. Some random shots from Lympstone, a small and quiet town.....
 An 1885 memorial clock tower.......    The church and graveyard where some of the Parsons family members are buried.....  Off by train again, up via Exeter and back down the other side of the Exe river and around to the seaside further on we saw some rather large collections of mobile homes near Dawlish which I guess are holiday camps .......  Along the main street in Newton Abbot........    Now for some medical advice, found in the local street market at Newton Abbot......  While waiting for the train to start out from Newton Abbot, it started to really rain......  Finally, back in Topsham and the pub over the road from where we are staying, beer garden is a bit deserted.....  |