Our next event for 2013 is the Ottery-themed Spring Meeting, on Saturday April 20th, hosted by the Ottery St Mary Heritage Society.
See detailed programme >
Saturday, April 20th, 10am-4pm.
Spring Meeting
hosted by Ottery St Mary Heritage Society
at The Tumbling Weir Hotel , Ottery St. Mary - note the venue change (Parking in local car parks).
Programme:
10.30 – 10.40am Welcome and introduction
10.40 – 11.20am Betty Williams, ‘Thackeray and Larkbeare’
11.20 – 12 noon Richard Coley, ‘History of Ottery’s Parish Church’
12.00 – 12.40pm Chris Wakefield, ‘Landscape and History’
12.40 – 2.00pm LUNCH – including cold meat, cheese, quiches, salads, French stick. Dessert – Pavlova topped with fresh fruit
2.00 – 3.30pm Guided tour of ‘Historic Ottery’ and (or) guided tour of
‘Parish Church’’ including briefings on ‘The College of Canons’ and poet and philosopher ‘Samuel Taylor Coleridge’.
3.30 -– 4.00pm AFTERNOON TEA with scone / biscuits
4.00pm Close
For booking, see printable/downloadable flyer (PDF).
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Saturday, May 18th, 10am-4pm.
Second Devon History Society Conference on Religion in Devon
to be held at Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre on the theme of: The Church in Victorian Devon.
Speakers include:
Professor John Wolffe: Professor of Religious History, The Open University: Brampford Speke as Storm-Centre of the Victorian Church: George Cornelius Gorham and Bishop Henry Phillpotts in Context
The Reverend Dr Andrew Jones: Phillpotts before Gorham (1830-51): The Making of an Enigma
Mr Richard Parker: Tractarianism and Ecclesiological Influence in Victorian Devon
(Free parking at Conference Centre).
For booking form, see printable/downloadable flyer (PDF).
Thursday, June 20th, 2pm-3.30pm.
Visit to St. Peter ad Vincula Parish Church, Combe Martin.
Elizabeth Webb – The Project to Restore the Mediaeval Rood Screen
Free to DHS members. Free parking at Church car park.
For booking arrangements, see printable/downloadable booking form (PDF).
Saturday, July 13th, 10am-4pm.
Summer Meeting at Poltimore House, Exeter
hosted by the Poltimore House Trust.
(Free parking at Poltimore House, but no access by public transport).
Programme and booking details to follow.
Saturday, 12th October, 10am-3pm.
Devon History Society, AGM
theme: Mining in Devon.
at University of Exeter, Streatham Campus, Streatham Court, Lecture Room B.
Free to DHS members, but charge for refreshments. The programme and booking arrangements will be included in the August Newsletter.
Thursday, November 7th, 10am-4 pm.
Local History Skills Seminar
to be held at Plymouth Central Library.
Tutors/speakers include Louisa Mann from Plymouth and West Devon Record Office, Graham Naylor from Plymouth Central Library, and Philippe Planel of the Devon History Society.
Free to DHS members and members of affiliated societies. Limited places. No guests or visitors. The programme and booking arrangements will be included in the August Newsletter.
Wednesday, November 13th, 11am-1pm.
John Torrance – Maps and Archives as Sources for Landscape History
Seminar at Branscombe Village Hall
Free to DHS members. Refreshments free but donations welcome. Booking arrangements will be included in the August Newsletter.
See detailed programme >
Saturday, April 20th, 10am-4pm.
Spring Meeting
hosted by Ottery St Mary Heritage Society
at The Tumbling Weir Hotel , Ottery St. Mary - note the venue change (Parking in local car parks).
Programme:
10.30 – 10.40am Welcome and introduction
10.40 – 11.20am Betty Williams, ‘Thackeray and Larkbeare’
11.20 – 12 noon Richard Coley, ‘History of Ottery’s Parish Church’
12.00 – 12.40pm Chris Wakefield, ‘Landscape and History’
12.40 – 2.00pm LUNCH – including cold meat, cheese, quiches, salads, French stick. Dessert – Pavlova topped with fresh fruit
2.00 – 3.30pm Guided tour of ‘Historic Ottery’ and (or) guided tour of
‘Parish Church’’ including briefings on ‘The College of Canons’ and poet and philosopher ‘Samuel Taylor Coleridge’.
3.30 -– 4.00pm AFTERNOON TEA with scone / biscuits
4.00pm Close
For booking, see printable/downloadable flyer (PDF).
Second Devon History Society Conference on Religion in Devon
to be held at Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre on the theme of: The Church in Victorian Devon.
Speakers include:
Professor John Wolffe: Professor of Religious History, The Open University: Brampford Speke as Storm-Centre of the Victorian Church: George Cornelius Gorham and Bishop Henry Phillpotts in Context
The Reverend Dr Andrew Jones: Phillpotts before Gorham (1830-51): The Making of an Enigma
Mr Richard Parker: Tractarianism and Ecclesiological Influence in Victorian Devon
(Free parking at Conference Centre).
For booking form, see printable/downloadable flyer (PDF).
Thursday, June 20th, 2pm-3.30pm.
Visit to St. Peter ad Vincula Parish Church, Combe Martin.
Elizabeth Webb – The Project to Restore the Mediaeval Rood Screen
Free to DHS members. Free parking at Church car park.
For booking arrangements, see printable/downloadable booking form (PDF).
Saturday, July 13th, 10am-4pm.
Summer Meeting at Poltimore House, Exeter
hosted by the Poltimore House Trust.
(Free parking at Poltimore House, but no access by public transport).
Programme and booking details to follow.
Saturday, 12th October, 10am-3pm.
Devon History Society, AGM
theme: Mining in Devon.
at University of Exeter, Streatham Campus, Streatham Court, Lecture Room B.
Free to DHS members, but charge for refreshments. The programme and booking arrangements will be included in the August Newsletter.
Thursday, November 7th, 10am-4 pm.
Local History Skills Seminar
to be held at Plymouth Central Library.
Tutors/speakers include Louisa Mann from Plymouth and West Devon Record Office, Graham Naylor from Plymouth Central Library, and Philippe Planel of the Devon History Society.
Free to DHS members and members of affiliated societies. Limited places. No guests or visitors. The programme and booking arrangements will be included in the August Newsletter.
Wednesday, November 13th, 11am-1pm.
John Torrance – Maps and Archives as Sources for Landscape History
Seminar at Branscombe Village Hall
Free to DHS members. Refreshments free but donations welcome. Booking arrangements will be included in the August Newsletter.