by Bob King | Feb 26, 2021 | Adventure Training Centre Days, Uncategorized
I had a great response to the request for memories during the Adventure Centre years so I’d just like to set the scene and put into context how the Island was run and the groups involved to hopefully add a bit to the understanding of the memories that will be shared...
by Bob King | Feb 19, 2021 | Uncategorized, Victorian Britain
6 months ago I wasn’t aware of any births on the Island. I knew a few troops were accompanied by their families on the Island from newspaper cuttings and parts of the buildings had been labelled as quarters. The first Island baby I found out about through Sue Cook...
by Bob King | Feb 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
This Blog is about one of, or possibly the only birth on the Island. Back in October 1897, on the 11th to be precise, Alice Maud Lamb (formerly Fort) wife of Gunner Samuel Lamb of the Royal Artillery gave birth to a baby girl who they also named Alice Maud. Baby Alice...
by Bob King | Jan 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Really a bit of a follow on from last week and who owned the Island is the intriguing question of was the Island originally Cornish or in Devon. I’ll say from the outset there is a bit of guesswork, hopefully somewhat educated in looking at the question and the best I...
by Bob King | Jan 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
The belief that Plymouth City Council owned the Island at one stage and then sold it for £1 or gave it away is something that is often repeated in the comments on webpages or on News websites. So is there any truth in the rumour? To explore this we need to try and...
