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Heritage Journal Price 50p No. 45 Spring 2013 Journal of the Ottery St. Mary Heritage Society Including... FROM THE CHAIRMAN Operation Pied Piper Trustees SOS The members’ meeting programme A year ago, I emphasised the for 2013 started off in grand style. At importance of recruiting new Trustees the January 8 meeting, guest speaker who will bring new energy and a John Brasier’s talk was entitled fresh approach to the running of the “Operation Pied Piper”; it took his Society. It will soon be fourteen years audience back to the dark days of the since our inaugural meeting, and some East Devon History Workshop on Second World War and the mass of our leaders, who have been with us Cider and Orchards p3. evacuation of children from areas at since the start, feel that the time is risk from aerial attack in 1939. John’s now appropriate to step down. story was fascinating. As a nine-year- old child, he was himself an evacuee Chris Saunders resigned as Hon and spoke about his own experiences Secretary at last year’s AGM, and to when he and his younger brother date we have been unable to find a were hurriedly packed onto a train replacement for this vital role. Our with thousands of other youngsters – treasurer, Jim Woolley, is looking to destination unknown! step down at the next AGM (at present we do have someone who The attendance, however, was would eventually take up this post) – disappointing – little more than half and please bear in mind that for some our usual audience, which was a great time we have been looking for a New The long struggle for a playing pity. I’m confident that members will Chairman! field in Ottery St. Mary p7 rally for future meetings – Sylvia Wainwright has arranged an We need to broaden the base of interesting and varied programme for members’ responsibilities for running the rest of the year. certain aspects of the organisation, and we appeal for people to step forward. Membership We do have a strong committee at present, but we must not allow it to A huge thank you to everyone who stagnate – please give this some renewed their subscriptions so serious thought in the coming weeks. promptly, it helps to keep our administration costs to a minimum. Outings 2013 Membership numbers have remained Your committee are in the process of Lines in the landscape - constant – end of year figures show selecting venues for outings later in looking further afield. current membership of 199. Flemish Chimney in St Florence (photo: Humphrey Bolton, wikimedia Commons) Letters, articles or any other submissions to the Journal can be emailed to www.otteryheritage.org.uk [email protected] 1 Forthcoming Events Editorial Unless otherwise noted, all the Society's meetings are A prolific report from our Chairman in this edition of held in the Institute, Yonder Street, Ottery St. Mary. the Journal has shrunk the field of play for your 2013 editor’s customary historical circumlocutions. Briefly • 19th March 2013 (Tuesday) 7.30 pm then... Geology, Landscape & Scenery in SE Devon Dr Malcolm Hart Movement over the flood plain by the course of the • 16th April 2013 river Otter, which usually happens at a sedate and What did Women Do All Day unremarkable pace, has been whipped into near frenzy Dr Jane Whittle by the extravagant amounts of rain falling over the • 20th April 2013 past year. Take a trip over Cadhay Bridge and look DHS conference hosted by OSMHS 10am - 10.30: Registration / Tea / Coffee north. The sweep of the river towards the old crossing 10.30 - 10.40: Welcome and Introductions keepers cottage is now truly astonishing - completely 10.40 - 11.20: Betty Williams, “Thackeray and Larkbeare” 11.20 - 12.00: Richard Coley, “History of Ottery’s parish Church departing from its old course and looking set shortly 12.00 - 12.40: Chris Wakefield, “Landscape and History” to claw its way into the railway embankment. 12.40 - 2.00: LUNCH 2.00 - 3.30: Guided tour of Historic Ottery and (or) guided tour of Parish Church including briefings on the College of Canons and The same has happened a short way south of the town poet and philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge where the railway embankment, (now the footpath - 3.30 0 4.00: Afternoon Tea with scone / biscuits due to earlier wanderings of the river) is under siege 4.00pm Close OSMHS Members must book with DHS if they wish to attend from an ever more adjacent torrent. (contact Robert Neal or Chris Saunders - tel nos below). The meeting is free. Lunch, Tea and Coffee - £8.50 per person. Tea and I mention this because here’s a rare chance to witness coffee only £2 per person. a dramatic change in the environment without the • 21st May 2013 least inclination or hope or wish to take any action in Devon Inns response, beyond making a note of it. Robert Hesketh • 18th June 2013 Chris Wakefield AGM followed by Your Place in History - an opportunity for audience participation! Colin Dean ...from the Chairman. cont from page 1 • 16th July 2013 the year, so please let us have your suggestions for historic Subject to be confirmed places to visit. Chris Wakefield • 17th September 2013 The Old Cinema Powderham Castle Felicity Harper The old Ottery Cinema in Jesu Street has received a new lease of life. It is now a furniture shop trading as ‘The Stock • 15th October 2013 Exchange’, so whilst you’re looking at what they have on West Country Byways offer, you can also view what was once the cinema Lucy Channon auditorium, where the silver screen entertained countless • 19th November 2013 Ottregians with ‘moving pictures’ over a period of forty Devon Building Stones years. A Heritage Blue Plaque was recently unveiled to Stuart Blaylock commemorate the building’s former use – more details in the next edition of the Journal. Heritage Society Trustees Hon Chairman Robert Neal 813686 Devon History Society Acting Hon Secretary Chris Saunders 812962 Hon Treasurer Jim Woolley 812176 We have been invited to host the Devon History Society Hazel Abley members’ meeting, which will be held in the Institute on Vaughan Glanville 812628 John Pilsworth 812737 Saturday April 20th. Three of our members, Betty Williams, Chris Wakefield 815262 Richard Coley and Chris Wakefield will be guest speakers Betty Williams 814044 at this event. We shall be looking for volunteers to help Oliver Wilson 813021 with refreshments and also to escort delegates on guided Co-opted members tours of ‘Historic Ottery’ during the afternoon. Anyone Membership Sec. post vacant - see p8 Meetings Secretary Sylvia Wainwright 813041 keen to be involved please contact me on 01404 813686. Articles or letters can be emailed to the Journal at [email protected] Robert Neal www.otteryheritage.org.uk 2 The East Devon Local History: Cider Workshop The East Devon History group farms. Then with the advent of meeting (reported in the last railways cider became an export Journal), had some interesting industry from the Westcountry and by output on orchards. Vaughan the early twentieth century most Glanville has collected together Westcountry cider went to the some of the detail concerning growing cities and throughout the Empire. East Devon Farmer, Phil Pile, the cider making industry, and (now deceased) told me of the times added a few of his own when as a young man with his father recollections. while on the family farm at Talaton he Chris Woodruff told us that the area would take, “Several Hogsheads” of had been chosen as part of an English cider by horse and cart to Ottery St. There is much local interest in the cider Heritage project to produce Historic Mary Railway Station each week for a industry which used to employ many people tavern in London. Mrs. Burrough, in East Devon. Whiteways of Whimple were a Environment Action Plans (HEAPs). family run firm that was in production from The aim is to add a historic from the Whimple Heritage Society, 1892 to 1987. emphasized the importance Whiteways Image courtesy of www.historyworld.co.uk (excellent environmental dimension to existing site! - Ed) landscape maps. Concrete proposals Cyder Company played in East Devon. She told of the occasion when seeking rough cider as an experience are now ready, and he will bring the or challenging gift. East Devon Local History Workshop in the 1950’s as a young lady on up to date on these and the question holiday in the Far East she stayed in The group concluded that while the of how local history and heritage an hotel and asked for a Babycham end of 20th century rang the death societies might contribute by only to find it was from Whiteways of knell of our traditional orchards, the submitting local maps information and Whimple! By the 1960’s the majority New Millennium may yet see them personal accounts collected over the of the farm cider apples were being rise again but in a different form as a years. The various groups from the taken to the Whiteways factory. leisure drink. towns and villages will then submit By the end of the 1970’s the decline their work which will then be made Mrs. Burrough expressed the hope in the local cider industry was that a sympathetic tax regime would into a map characterising East Devon accelerating at a rapid rate. There were through the ages. be introduced to encourage the many reasons, the main one being the reintroduction of commercial Presentations were given by Margaret Common Agricultural Policy. Farmers orchards. It was also felt that Burrough (A personal account of the were being paid excessive subsidies to community orchards have a part to Whimple apple orchards), Sue and grub out their orchards and hedges in play in sustaining orchards for the Trevor Dymond (produced detailed order to add to the grain and butter future.
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