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Interpretation Work for Exmoor National Park 2014-16 Ruth Interpretation Work for Exmoor National Park 2014-16 Ruth Luckhurst Interpretation Work for Exmoor National Park 2014-16 Ruth Luckhurst Banner-stand Exhibitions Portable roll-up displays, designed to travel between the National Park's visitor venues. Paddlesteamers, Postcards & Holidays Past The History of Tourism on Exmoor Triptych banner-stands, total area approx 6m² Interpretation Work for Exmoor National Park 2014-16 Ruth Luckhurst In the Footsteps of the Romantic Poets Celebrating the extension of the Coleridge Way long-distance footpath and the stunning scenery that inspired a whole new chapter in the history of English literature. Triptych banner-stands, total area approx 6m² Accompanied by an albatross (wingspan 1m), hand-crafted in gold- flecked organza, and a new anthology of everything written by Coleridge, Wordsworth and their literary friends during their time on Exmoor. Interpretation Work for Exmoor National Park 2014-16 Ruth Luckhurst Exmoor's Woodlands 2500 hectares of Exmoor's windswept uplands are cloaked in rare ancient semi-natural woodland, and it has been designated an “Ancient Woodland Priority Area”. Single giant banner-stand, total area 3m² Accompanied by an exhibition of woodland photos by ENPA photographer Jon Coole. Interpretation Work for Exmoor National Park 2014-16 Ruth Luckhurst Self-Sufficiency in the Twin Villages Before the railway arrived in 1898, overland travel to Lynton and Lynmouth was difficult, and the two villages had to be self-sufficient. Villagers gathered, herded, grew, made and repaired just about everything they needed for daily life. Single standard banner-stand, total area 2m² A slightly different version was produced simultaneously for the Lynton & Exmoor Museum, with a series of bespoke signs and labels to display alongside museum artefacts. Interpretation Work for Exmoor National Park 2014-16 Ruth Luckhurst Pteridomania! Early in the nineteenth century, a thirst for collecting botanical specimens was matched by an upturn in the quality of travel. Many species of fern flourished in Devon and Exmoor, and new bylaws were needed to protect the countryside from unscrupulous dealers. Single narrow banner-stand, total area approx 1.5m² Accompanied by an arrangement of giant ferns (1m each), hand-crafted in felt and beads. Interpretation Work for Exmoor National Park 2014-16 Ruth Luckhurst iPad Stories History in a nutshell! Pithy tales told in pictures (10-12 per story) with the briefest of captions. THE LYNTON & LYNMOUTH CLIFF RAILWAY Lynton & Lynmouth cliff railway was opened on Easter Monday, 1890, as part of an ambitious scheme to open up Exmoor to the newly-booming tourist industry. Without missing a day's service in 126 years, it is the world's only carbon-neutral cliff railway. CULBONE CHURCH Said to be England's smallest church still in use, Culbone Church was used to film Lorna Doone's wedding. The teenage Jesus allegedly paused here on his way through from Looe to Glastonbury with his great uncle, tin trader Joseph of Arimathea. WIND HILL, COUNTISBURY, AD 878 “In the winter of this year, Hubba the Dane landed in Wessex, in Devonshire, with three and twenty ships, and there was he slain, and eight hundred men with him, and forty of the army. There was also taken the war-flag, which they called The Raven.” LYNTON & BARNSTAPLE RAILWAY Until the railway arrived in 1898, Lynton's best connection with the outer world was by boat. The railway's narrow gauge, enabling it to follow tight curves around the hills, meant that the coach height was just 2.5m, and it was dubbed "The Toy Railway". Interpretation Work for Exmoor National Park 2014-16 Ruth Luckhurst WEST SOMERSET MINERAL RAILWAY The West Somerset Mineral Railway was built in 1857-1864 to carry ore from the Brendon Hills iron mines to the harbour in Watchet. From here it was taken by ship to Ebbw Vale for smelting. Business boomed on Exmoor – for less than two decades. WE'LL HAVE TO LAUNCH HER OVERLAND! At 8 pm on a wild winter's night in 1899, Lynmouth's lifeboat received an SOS from Porlock: A ship was helplessly adrift in the Bristol Channel. With gale-force winds and a very high tide, there was no way they were going to be able to launch the Louisa. SAVING PORLOCK FROM THE SEA When Porlock's shingle bank was breached by a massive storm in 1996, experts suspected that several decades of efforts to prevent flooding had actually weakened Porlock's natural sea defences. A whole new way of looking at the problem was needed. WHO BURNT THE HOUSE DOWN? Hollerday Hill shelters Lynton from Atlantic gales rolling up the Bristol Channel. Villagers once had allotments here, with pigs and chickens in their orchards. Today its steep slopes are clad in woodland, with a hidden mystery lurking among them... LORNA DOONE – FACT OR FICTION? RD Blackmore's 1869 novel "Lorna Doone" became a legend itself, and truth and fiction were soon hopelessly tangled together. He insisted that he had been very liberal with the truth, but eagle-eyed readers were quick to point out the many similarities. THE HOUSE AT ASHLEY COMBE Byron's daughter, Lady Ada Lovelace, liked to pace Ashley Combe's exotic terraced gardens with computer inventor Charles Babbage. A bit of a geek herself, she translated maths papers from the Italian and is credited with devising the world's first software. Interpretation Work for Exmoor National Park 2014-16 Ruth Luckhurst WILDWOOD OR WORKING WOODLANDS? At the end of the last Ice Age, woodland spread across the frozen landscape - hardy species that still flourish today on Exmoor's exposed uplands. Then the first farmers started clearing the wildwood to grow crops, using the trees for firewood and timber. POWERED BY WATER The Domesday Book listed 10 watermills on Exmoor. Later there were no fewer than 13 mills on the River Avill alone. Exmoor's high rainfall and steep hillsides meant that there was plenty of water streaming at high-speed through the valleys to power the mills. THE ROMANTIC AGE OF STEAM When war closed the continent to visitors, Exmoor became a tourist hotspot. "On account of the pleasantness of the situation and salubrity of the air," said a 1790 pamphlet, "a number of persons of fashion have been induced to visit it as a bathing place.” RECLAIMING EXMOOR Britain's population boomed after the Napoleonic Wars, and it was widely believed that land reclamation was needed to support the new industrialised society. The Knight family embarked upon a scheme meant to upgrade Exmoor into a profitable “bread basket”. PTERIDOMANIA! Early in the nineteenth century, a new thirst for collecting botanical specimens was matched by an upturn in the quality of travel. Many fern species flourished in Devon and Exmoor, and bylaws were needed to protect the area from unscrupulous dealers. ACROSS THE BRISTOL CHANNEL Medieval Exmoor enjoyed a brisk trade with Wales. Welsh wool was exchanged for local fish, cheese, beans, wheat, oatmeal, malt, coal, sheep and oxen. Later Welsh limestone and coal were burnt together here to make lime, and timber was sent back for pit props. Interpretation Work for Exmoor National Park 2014-16 Ruth Luckhurst EXMOOR'S COASTAL TRAVERSE Exmoor's Coastal Traverse follows the base of England's highest marine cliffs from Combe Martin to Foreland Point, featuring crumbling outcrops on steep north-facing cliffs. Only one team has ever completed the traverse in a single outing, in 1978. A ROMANTIC LANDSCAPE Spectacular scenery such as the Valley of Rocks led Romantic poets Coleridge and Wordsworth to move to the area in 1796/7. Their joint anthology “Lyrical Ballads”, written here, marked a major turning point in the history of English literature. TALES OF EXMOOR'S COAST From smugglers to broken-hearted heroines to WWII bomber crash- landings, Exmoor's rugged coastline lends itself to romantic tales. Most imaginative is the Aetherius Society's claim to Holdstone Down as a holy mountain for their interplanetary parliament. SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN THE TWIN VILLAGES Until the railway arrived in 1898, Lynton and Lynmouth had to be self-sufficient. Local timber and stone were used for building, moorland peat for fuel, homegrown crops, fruit and veg for food. Lynton had its own smokehouse, slaughterhouse and brewery. BRANDY FOR THE PARSON In the 17th century heavy taxes were imposed on imported goods to help fund a war with France. Everyday goods such as tea, soap and salt became prohibitively expensive, and whole communities were involved in smuggling these in to avoid the crippling taxes. BOURNE FREE Writer and artist Hope Bourne spent almost 40 years roaming free on Exmoor, keeping a journal and sketching the landscape. She grew her own vegetables, kept bantams and shot rabbits and deer for the pot. Her novel, Jael, was published posthumously in 2011. Interpretation Work for Exmoor National Park 2014-16 Ruth Luckhurst Teaching Resources The History of Tourism on Exmoor The "Paddlesteamers, Postcards and Holidays Past" teaching resources explore the history of Exmoor's ninetenth-century tourist boom. The project is designed for students in Keystages 2 and 3, with suggested tasks that cover the full curricular range. As well as plenty of background information, there are itineraries for class visits to seven key sites in the history of Exmoor's tourism. Four of them are based around Lynton and Lynmouth and could be included in a single day's whistle-stop excursion, with the other three being representative of historical tourist destinations away from the twin villages. Each location has information and tasks for students to work through with their teacher, before and after the visit as well as during the tour. These documents complement one another and should all be used in the classwork, even if it is not possible to visit each site.
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