21st October

PRESIDENT Annual General Meeting Dr Ian Mortimer The society’s AGM followed by a talk on James Ravilious CHAIRMAN photographer – Robin Ravilious will Bill Hardiman discuss her late husband’s evocative 01647 441 083 images of rural Devon life. [email protected]

TREASURER & MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Keith Morris PROGRAMME 2020

th 01647 440 535 18 November [email protected] “Mad, bad and fascinating to SECRETARY know” Mary Townsend An illustrated talk by Dr Geri Parlby on the Russels of - colourful PROGRAMME SECRETARY Judy Hardiman ancestors of the Dukes of Bedford. 01647 441 083 [email protected]

NEWSLETTER EDITORS Bill & Judy Hardiman 01647 441 083 [email protected]

WEBSITE EDITOR Richard Knights Contact via websites

COMMITTEE MEMBERS Edward Pike, Liz Prince & Margaret Spittles

A Devon farmer (James Ravilious) ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS See October’s meeting £15 per person

Non-members welcome £4 per meeting (Free if in full-time education) Meetings are on the third Wednesday each month in the Stables Room at The Union Inn, 10 Ford Street, WEBSITES th www..org.uk Moretonhampstead TQ13 8LN & start 16 December at 7.30 p.m. unless stated otherwise. Christmas Dinner www.moretonarchives.org.uk Non-members welcome - £4 on the Date & venue to be confirmed. Details door (free if in full-time education). will be sent out nearer the time. 15th January 15th April 10th July Who were the rightful heirs to North East & the the throne in the 15th century – Black Death A morning tour of Joint Mitnor Cave, York or Lancaster? Dr David Stone’s illustrated talk will lunch in the Abbey, afternoon tour of We all know about the fatal conflict describe the impact of the plague on the Valiant Soldier Museum Pub & between the houses of York & our area and assess its longer term other historic parts of the town. Lancaster in the Wars of the Roses - a effects. political struggle for the throne - but 12th August how come it arose, & can we say either th 20 May Fulford House, Dunsford side was in the right? Dr Ian Mortimer’s An afternoon guided tour of this Presidential talk explores the historical Aethelred the Unready & the historic house (once trashed by context of this real ‘game of thrones’. South West The Anglo-Saxon king Aethelred the Moretonians!) with the owner followed by optional cream tea. th Unready is considered to be 19 February inscrutable, irrational & poorly Haytor Granite – a Celebration advised. Dr Levi Roach reassesses this Stuart Drabble’s talk celebrates the reputation in his actions in the West opening of the Haytor Granite Railroad Country. on Dartmoor in 1820.

Tudor wood panelling Aethelred the at Fulford House. Unready depicted in (J Hardiman) the Abingdon Chronicle c1220. (British Library)

th Haytor Granite Quarry in 1827 16 September (James Cartwright) 12th June Sittaford Stone Circle & my other Dartmoor discoveries Saint Katherine’s Priory th Alan Endacott was brought up on 18 March An evening tour with John Allan, the Dartmoor & has spent his life exploring renowned local archaeologist. The Dartmoor songs with jig dolls, & trying to make sense of its world- monument includes much of the spoons etc. famous prehistoric landscapes, surviving remains of a Benedictine An evening of entertainment by Bill especially the Neolithic & Bronze Age nunnery founded before 1159 & Murray, the acclaimed local folk singer ceremonial or ritual monuments. & collector, & friends. dissolved in 1539.