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March 2019
Spring Meeting 2019 (Buildings Section)
Featuring talks on the theme of historic social housing to reflect DA's presidency of Dame Suzi Leather: Andrew Thompson on The Bedford Estate and Working-Class Housing in 19th Century Tavistock Ann Bond on Working-Class…
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Visit to Hall, Bishop’s Tawton (Buildings Section)
A visit to Hall at Bishop's Tawton, early 14th-century seat of the Chichester family. Tour of the ground floor state rooms, ancillary buildings and walled garden by the current owners, followed by a cream…
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Visit to Crownhill Fort (Buildings Section)
Crownhill Fort is one of a line of defensive structures built along the northern edge of Plymouth in the 1860s in response to a perceived threat of invasion by the French. Two hour guided…
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Visit to Sampford Courtenay (Buildings Section)
Professor Mark Stoyle will give a talk in the village hall on The Western Rebellion of 1549. After a picnic lunch, at St Andrew’s church Dr Sue Andrew will discuss the medieval church and…
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Visit to Kelly House (Buildings Section)
A guided tour of the exterior and ground floor of Kelly House, followed by tea and cake (included in the cost). Kelly Church will be open, and Dr Helen Wilson and Dr Sue Andrew…
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Okehampton and Lydford Castles 1 (Buildings Section)
Meet at 10:30am at Okehampton Castle and at 2:30pm at Lydford Castle. Guided tours by DA President and archaeologist John Allan FSA, who will share his unrivalled knowledge of these iconic buildings and landscapes,…
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Meet at 10:30am at Okehampton Castle and at 2:30pm at Lydford Castle. Guided tours by DA President and archaeologist John Allan FSA, who will share his unrivalled knowledge of these iconic buildings and landscapes,…
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Visit to Powderham Castle (Buildings Section)
The visit will include an upstairs/downstairs guided tour, viewing family and servant spaces, deer park safari and tour of the State Rooms, followed by a Devon cream tea in The Coach House. The cost…
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Crediton Buildings and 2019 AGM (Buildings Section)
A talk by local historian, John Heal, entitled "Serges, Fires, and a Map", followed by the Section AGM. In the afternoon, a choice of guided tours around two of the most significant buildings in…
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