2012
| 09/02/2012 | Mini auction of books, prints etc. | / talk by AGM |
| 03/03/2012 | Exeter Local History Day | / visit |
| 13/03/2012 | Masonic Temple, Gandy Street | / visit |
| 14/03/2012 | Bowhill House | / visit |
| 12/04/2012 | History of Garton & King Ltd. | / talk by Richard Holladay |
| 17/05/2012 | Visit to Coldharbour Mill | / visit |
| 14/06/2012 | RAMM: Aspects of Exeter | / talk by Camilla Hampshire |
| 13/07/2012 | Exeter Ship Canal by boat | / walk with David Cornforth |
| 19/07/2012 | Walk around Heavitree | / walk |
| 09/08/2012 | Exminster’s Wartime Secret | / talk by Mike Passmore |
| 05/09/2012 | Police HQ, Middlemoor | / visit |
| 06/09/2012 | Deanery Roof | / visit with Julia Sharp |
| 11/10/2012 | History of the Salvation Army in Exeter | / talk by Prof. Ruth Hawker |
| 13/12/2012 | Barnfield Theatre Myths & Legends | / talk by Dick Passmore |
Masonic Temple, Gandy Street
on Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Knowing little about the Freemasons, it was with a sense of keen anticipation that I joined 17 other members of the Society for a visit to the Masonic Hall in Gandy Street. Although I have walked down Gandy Street on countless occasions, I have never before been aware of the hall. This is not surprising because the only indication on the outside of the nature of the building is the Masons’ symbol and I did not know what this was until after the visit. There is also a notice stating that the front entrance is no longer used and so it was necessary to walk around to the rear. However, the unremarkable exterior of the building hid a revelation inside.
Bowhill House
on Wednesday, 14 March 2012
When you first approach the Bowhill up Dunsford Road, you get a surprise, because the house lies very close to the current main road. It is thus a very accessible place to visit, but for various reasons, the building's current owner, English Heritage, only opens the house on a very few days each year.
History of Garton & King Ltd.
on Thursday, 12 April 2012
What a pity some members missed the ELHS April meeting when Richard Holladay travelled from his home in North Tamerton near Holsworthy to give a PowerPoint presentation on the history of Garton & King, the Exeter ironmongers and foundry owners that had a connection with his family. The talk covered 350 years of unbroken service to the city and the West Country.
Visit to Coldharbour Mill
on Thursday, 17 May 2012
Unlike the ‘Dark Satanic Mills’ of Northern Legend, Coldharbour Mill is a beautiful red brick building that sits rather incongruously in the rural setting of the village of Uffculme
RAMM: Aspects of Exeter
on Thursday, 14 June 2012
Our June meeting on the subject of the redevelopment of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum was particularly interesting but unfortunately was held on one of the many wet evenings recently and therefore the attendance was what must have been our lowest ever. Our speaker was Camilla Hampshire the Museum Manager.
Walk around Heavitree
on Thursday, 19 July 2012
Den Perrin was our guide for this walk which commenced outside the Livery Dole Almshouses in Magdalen Road. Den related the story of Thomas Benet who had been burnt at the stake for heresy in 1531 [this land at Livery Dole having been used a hundred years before for the same purpose in 1431]. It had been hoped to see the inside of St. Clare's Chapel next door but the keyholder had been unable to make it. Points of interest noted were the Edward VII letterbox in the wall outside the entrance to the Almshouses and the Gordon Lamp.
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