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May 2017
Visit to Hall, Bishop’s Tawton (Exeter Branch)
A visit to Hall, Bishop’s Tawton (booking required). Please note that this is a half-day afternoon excursion using private cars. A cream tea will be taken at the end of the guided tour.
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Visit to Cothele (Exeter Branch)
A full-day visit to Cothele by coach from Exeter (booking required). Entry to the house is free for National Trust members.
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Northernhay Gardens (Exeter Branch)
An evening walk around Northernhay Gardens, led by Geoffrey Harding. Meet promptly at the gates in Northernhay Place (to the rear of Boots) at 6 pm.
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Annual lunch (Exeter Branch)
Annual Lunch at Exeter Golf & Country Club, Topsham Road. Booking required. Lunch will be preceded by a talk by DA President David Fursdon.
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AGM 2017 (Exeter Branch)
The meeting will be followed by a question and answer session where participants can raise points and make suggestions to the Committee and Dr Sue Andrew representing the DA Executive.
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New Year Party (Exeter Branch)
This year’s superior buffet supper by caterers Tea-on-the-Green will be preceded by an amusing, anecdotal talk about Haldon Belvedere by Dr Sue Knox. Booking is required. The Belvedere's staircase (paul dickson)
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Landscape Gardens and F. W. Meyer (Exeter Branch)
A talk by Carolyn Keep. Whilst working as a landscape gardener with Robert Veitch & Son, F. W. Meyer (1852-1906) undertook numerous commissions, mainly in the West Country. He was also involved with several…
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Roman Exeter and the Seaton Down Coin Hoard (Exeter Branch)
Roman Exeter deals with highlighting discoveries such as the bathhouse, military works at the former St Loyes College and at Topsham, and tracing the development of the city from a military stronghold to an administrative…
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The Cathedral Yard Fire and its Aftermath (Exeter Branch)
A talk by Dr Todd Gray MBE. Exeter’s most devastating fire since World War II began at about 5.30 am on Friday 28th October 2016 above the Castle Fine Art Gallery in the Cathedral…
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Visit to Ashley Court (Exeter Branch)
This year’s country house visit is to Ashley Court, a small Grade II listed Regency Villa near Tiverton. The house was originally built by local wool merchant, John Upcott, and was enlarged in 1805.…
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Visit to Tiverton Castle (Exeter Branch)
A half-day excursion to Tiverton Castle using private cars. Tiverton Castle is part Grade I listed and part Scheduled Ancient Monument. The tour will begin in the gardens, thereafter proceeding to the Castle (including…
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Dawlish Seafront Walk (Exeter Branch)
During this one and a half hour stroll along Dawlish seafront, we will learn about the transformation of the town from a medieval agricultural community to a fashionable watering place and a modern seaside…
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