A former landlady of the Red Ball Hotel, near Wellington, has just celebrated her 102nd birthday.
Muriel was born in Cornwall and later moved to Templeton, in mid-Devon. Aged 14, she started working on the family farm. She became landlady of the Red Ball in the 1950s and won an award for being the ‘friendliest landlady of the year’
The hotel catered mainly for summer tourists and in the quieter months Muriel pursued her hobbies of flower arranging, dress-making and cake decorating.
After selling the Red Ball in 1973, Muriel married Claude, a retired farmer, and they moved to East Devon. Claude died in the 1990s and Muriel continued living independently, enjoying holidays by the sea.
Muriel is pictured with Old Rectory care home worker Maisie Weeks.