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Offline grubheam

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Lydford Bridge Hotel, Devon
« on: Monday 20 April 15 20:15 BST (UK) »
Hello,

I cannot find anything about the hotel -  I got a photo in colour. All I found is Francis Frith b/w photo. Do anyone who live in the area and can confirm its still exist?

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Re: Lydford Bridge Hotel, Devon
« Reply #1 on: Monday 20 April 15 20:38 BST (UK) »
I have seen an 1895 b/w photo of Lydford Bridge Hotel (Francis Frith) which looks very much like a picture published in The Times, Oct 21 1936, advertising the sale of Bridge House, Lydford, Devon - location Tavistock 7 miles, Okehampton  8 miles.

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Re: Lydford Bridge Hotel, Devon
« Reply #2 on: Monday 20 April 15 21:18 BST (UK) »
google "maps.nls.uk"
click on "Find by place" and enter "Lydford" in Gazetteer/NG Ref.
when map displayed, click on once to generate old maps - right of screen
click on 1907 map - zoom and scroll to West.

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Re: Lydford Bridge Hotel, Devon
« Reply #3 on: Monday 20 April 15 22:12 BST (UK) »
I also think it is Bridge House.  However, it is many years since I was in Lydford.

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Re: Lydford Bridge Hotel, Devon
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 22 April 15 19:56 BST (UK) »
Well, I stayed there in 1981. Its strange its not exist anywhere online apart from you mentioned in messages.

Do you think its gone?
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Re: Lydford Bridge Hotel, Devon
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 22 April 15 20:48 BST (UK) »
There's a"Lydford Country House" - a hotel for over 100 years.

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Re: Lydford Bridge Hotel, Devon
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 18 February 17 11:20 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: grubheam on Monday 20 April 15 20:15 BST (UK)
Hello,

I cannot find anything about the hotel -  I got a photo in colour. All I found is Francis Frith b/w photo. Do anyone who live in the area and can confirm its still exist?

Grub  ???

Hi,

Sorry to reopen this thread almost 2 years on. Lydford Bridge Hotel stopped being a hotel roughly around 1982, since then it has been known as Bridge House & currently belongs to my father in law and his partner. My wife grew up there and we are in the process of doing part of the house up, as we are moving there with our family very soon.

As well as being a hotel, Bridge House was also a boarding school during the Second World War. I too have come across the Francis Frith photo. I would love to see any photos that you have of it when You stayed, if you were able to send any copies on to me, that would be greatly appreciated.
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