Local History and Archaeology
Events & Projects

Events

• July 20th (Tuesday) 7.30 pm

Exeter’s Medicine - People and Places

An illustrated talk the history of medicine in Exeter’s hospitals

Speaker: Christopher Gardner-Thorpe


• September 21st (Tuesday) 7.30 pm

Murders in Devon

A graphic account of some of Devon’s most notorious crimes

Speaker: Simon Dell OBE


• October 23rd (Saturday) 12.30pm for 1.00pm

Coleridge Anniversary Lunch 2010

Tumbling Weir Hotel, Ottery St Mary


• October 19th (Tuesday) 7.30 pm

Ottery’s Tar Barrels

An illustrated talk on the history of this unique and ancient custom

Speaker: Andy Wade


• November 16th (Tuesday) 7.30 pm

Life, Death & Taxes in medieval Ottery

An illustrated talk on the everyday lives of medieval Ottregians

Speaker: Chris Wakefield


2011

• January 11th (Tuesday) 7.30 pm

From Carthorses to Computers

the story of farming in the 20thC.

Speaker: Colin Pady


• February 15th (Tuesday) 7.30 pm

The Construction of Mediaeval Roofs

An illustrated talk with particular reference to St. Mary’s Church in Ottery

Speaker: Simon Lowne


• March 15th (Tuesday) 7.30 pm

Mills in the Devon Landscape

An illustrated talk on the history and technology of milling

Speaker: Martin Watts