People Hdr

John Allen

Owner of Stowford Paper Mill and a generous benefactor to Ivybridge

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Col. Malcolm Campbell

Vicar of Ivybridge. He used his training in the army to draw a series of maps of Ivybridge

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PC Thomas Chubb

Police Constable in Ivybridge and after retiring became a postman in the village

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Robert Henderson Clapperton

General Manager at Stowford Paper Mill

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John Congdon

First Mayor of Ivybridge

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William Cotton

Lived at Highland House and bequeathed his large collection of paintings and artefacts to the people of Plymouth

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Minnie Pitts Eden

Benefactor of Eden Cottages in Exeter Road

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Charles Frederick Hankin

Local historian responsible for a wealth of research on the town’s history

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Edmund Baron Hartley

Born in Ivybridge he served in the army in South Africa and received the Victoria Cross

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Marjorie Kelly

Ran the highly successful Ivybridge Congregational Badminton Club

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Florence Marion Love

School teacher and fund raiser during the Second World War

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James Johnson MacAndrew

Lived at Lukesland Estate and invested heavily in Ivybridge. His son donated a field in his memory.

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Tom Maddock

Mayor of Ivybridge and local historian

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Ivor Martin

Local historian and staunch supporter of Ivybridge Carnival

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Sir Robin Maxwell-Hyslop

Born at Highland House in Ivybridge and a Member of Parliament

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William Sherwell

Local businessman and Methodist preacher

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Mary Patricia Willcocks

Born at Cleeve near Ivybridge she was Devon’s forgotten feminist

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The role of individual men and women have always been of great significance in the development of any town or village. Ivybridge is no exception.
John Allen >

Owner of

Stowford Paper Mill

Col. Malcolm Campbell >

Vicar of Ivybridge

William Cotton >

Generous Benefactor to the community of Ivybridge

PC Thomas Chubb >

Ivybridge Policeman

Robert Henderson Clapperton >

General Manager

Stowford Paper Mill

John Congdon >

First Mayor of Ivybridge

Minnie Pitts Eden >

Benefactor of Eden Cottages

Charles Hankin >

Local Historian

Edmund Baron Hartley >

Recipient of the Victoria Cross

Marjorie Kelly >

Badminton Coach to Ivybridge Youth

Florence Marion Love >

School Teacher & WI Member

James Johnson MacAndrew >

Lived at Lukesland Estate and invested heavily in Ivybridge. His son donated a field in his memory.

Tom Maddock >

Mayor of Ivybridge

Ivor Martin >

Local Historian

Sir Robin Maxwell-Hyslop >

Conservative Member of Parliament

William Sherwell >

First Methodist in Ivybridge

Mary Patricia Willcocks >

Devon’s forgotten Feminist