1966

SY0985 : AGS School Camp, Sea View Farm

taken 58 years ago, near to Pinn, Devon, England

AGS School Camp, Sea View Farm
AGS School Camp, Sea View Farm
For many years Altrincham Grammar School for Boys ran a summer camp at Sea View Farm, Otterton in Devon. The majority of the boys would spend two weeks under canvas in bell tents, which had been pitched by an advanced party of older boys and staff a few days before they arrived. A wide variety of activities were arranged, including fishing trips, visits to nearby towns etc, but one of the main attractions was the proximity to Ladram Bay, about 500 metres away.

The farmer allowed the school to keep equipment, including floor boards for the bell tents, a large calor gas cooking range and other large items in a wooden building in the field that was used each year.

There were often well over 100 attendees at the camp, including staff and their families and old boys. The last camp ran in 1967.

This photograph, probably taken in 1965 or 1966, shows some of the tents with High Peak in the distance. It was taken by the contributor’s father, Geoffrey William Sutcliffe (1907-2004), a teacher at the school, who ran the camp for many years.

Scanned from a LIFA COLOR transparency.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening Grassland People, Events Primary Subject: Tent other tags: Tents Scanned Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SY0985, 152 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Geoffrey William Sutcliffe   (more nearby)
Contributed by
Richard Sutcliffe   (more nearby)
Date Taken
1966   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 6 November, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 097 858 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:39.8906N 3:16.7427W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 096 858
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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