Stover School Local History Lectures, Mar-Apr

Stover School has sent us news of its six-week evening lecture series on the local history of the Newton Abbot area, starting with The Story of the Stover Canal, on Tuesday 18th March. >

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Stover School Evening Lecture Series on Local History

Stover will be hosting a series of six evening lectures encompassing the local history of Newton Abbot and the surrounding area. Lectures will run on Tuesday evenings at 7pm starting Tuesday 18th March 2014. Each week will focus on a different aspect of local history, and be taught by members of local history societies and clubs.

• Tues 18th March - The Story of the Stover Canal. The history of this historic waterway from 1792 to decline in 1937 and its restoration from 1999 to present day
• Tues 25th March - The Evolution and Heritage of Stover Park. A look at the events and people who have shaped the historic parkland from Domesday to the present day
• Tues 1st April - Forgotten Times, Forgotten Men. Newton Abbot during the period of the Great War
• Tues 8th April - A Taste of Newton Abbot. An illustrated whirlwind tour of the town's fascinating history
• Tues 15th April - Haytor Quarries and the Granite Tramway. The history and archaeology of the Haytor Quarries and the Granite Tramway
• Tues 22nd April - 350 Years of South Devon's Ball Clay Industry. The geology and history of the production and uses of Bovey Basin ball clays from the 16th century to the present day

Registration for the whole six week series is £60, which includes refreshments during each lecture. Alternately, you may register for individual lectures at a cost of £12/lecture.

See the Stover School website - Stover School Evening Lecture Series on Local History - for contacts and registration details.