Newsletter No. 8 Latest News

May 2015 ISSN 2053-9592 We have been very busy over the We have, thanks to sterling work last few months and there are a by Chris and Lyn Layton, reprinted number of interesting W H Rogers’ history of Buckland developments. Following Tony Brewer. Also back in print is the Gist’s presentation in March, we History of Thornhillhead Chapel. held a workshop for volunteers Diane Barron, together with Gillian who were interested in working Badcock, has significantly updated with LIDAR images of the parish her earlier publication. See page 13 to try to identify the man-made for details of these books. For a features of the past. book that does not yet exist, and with which you may be able to Eighteen participants joined in help, see page 14. enthusiastically and learnt to distinguish signs of Medieval strip We have had another workshop fields from modern ploughing meeting to encourage those patterns, and iron age barrows working on World War 1 from signs of circular hay bales. servicemen. A few more men were We enjoyed getting out our claimed on the day—still more are crayons and marker pens and available. highlighting signs of former hedges and buildings. For those We would like more items for our who were able to spot their own newsletter. These do not have to be properties or land on the images, fully fledged articles (although they it was even more exciting. We are are welcome!), short items or ideas looking forward to working on are needed too. So if you have this project and gaining a better information on the history of a understanding of our landscape. house or family, Thanks must go to Tony for his or details of events in our parish’s guidance. past, do get in touch.

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Parson Dredge withdrawal of labour was witnessed. Nevertheless, it was one of my most by Adam Joseph Jewell dreadful experiences.

Continuing Adam Joseph Jewell’s The next morning on arriving from memories of John Ingle Dredge. school I received the expected news from mother, that Miss Dredge had been, and Then there was that warm summer in common with Victorian times, left Sunday morning. As usual in such with mother particulars regarding my weather the normal attendance was punishment. They were notoriously bad considerably augmented with a group of days for children, which up to then, I had visitors. Directly in front of the vicar sat luckily escaped. I quite forgave Miss Will Jefford, the one time thatcher but Dredge. It was not malice. Also I was now hopelessly insane. During the most unhappy that what I did must have sermon he took it into his head to upset my best friend. However, mother’s accompany the preacher sentence by disciplinary duty that day was submerged sentence with the most terrifying by her strain of indulgence and she said, grimaces. From my choir stall I could see “Why didn’t you have a good try and then it as plainly as the preacher, who break down?” I thought of that all withstood it for a while thinking it might afternoon, especially as next Sunday abate. But the contortions became more promised no brighter prospect. On my and more horrible. At last the preacher way home who should I overtake but paused and clasping his hands, bowed in Parson Dredge. silent prayer. At this interlude, which seemed to shock some sensitive, inner It was nothing strange, I was not afraid part of his poor sick brain, poor Will and my trust was well justified. “Hello sprang to his feet and screamed at the top Adam” he said. “I have got good news for of his voice, “Gu on with it!” “Gu on with you next Sunday. Tom Pascoe the Bible it!” “I didn’t du nothing tu e”. He then Christian presenter has promised to take collapsed into his seat and none quieter your father’s place until his return. I am than he to the end of the service. sure you will do your best to help him”. Thus he talked and walked with me that One Sunday morning during the memorable afternoon. Perhaps it was as November of father’s illness, I found from one rebel to another. myself the sole chorister. No allowance for that, by the spartan clergyman or the It is said of one of Glamorgan’s most organist. Every chant, psalm, hymn and prominent administrators; he is clever, a response were rigorously demanded. The brilliant debater, quite just but empty of following Sunday, again a singleton grace. Whatever that profound term may chorister and I struck work! For the first finally mean, my friend at that moment time in that benighted village, an official seemed Grace personified and I felt I had

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can’t du without him because he’s just like an extra father but he’s no gude for revivals”. “He prayches like they there cathedrals men, grand like but he don’t praytch the true gospel”. I could never understand how they could say such things. I knew only too well the power of his Christian living. I remember how he used to declare Christ was the centre “of his faith forever, self supporting and self reviving”. “A faith that was not a shallow stream any drought could dry”. “It was a well, a well of living water that filled as fast as all mankind could draw”. Yes! I knew all this—nobody better and yet I fell a captive wholesale, to the delicious emotional ecstasy of that revival. All the non-conformity of the parish just tumbled into the embrace of the beautiful, fiery super charged young missioner. Under the stress of my exalted feelings, the young woman was some golden goddess bewitching me into Beaulah land of intoxicating delights.

Trees up to the Church For weeks after the full fury of the storm had passed, prayer meetings were held nightly in the school rooms of both never loved him quite as deeply as at that chapels and none more ardent than moment. He sensed my fears and myself, even to the unheard of deflection perplexity, which were most painful and no of missing choir practice. The second matter with what trouble, found the only week came and still the spiritual solution which could thoroughly save my effervescence before dull duty. But face. The Wesleyans were growing cold so a stealthy nemesis shadowed me that revival was duly organised. A young woman night. When on my knees, wafted up evangelist who happened to be sweeping among the angels by the roof shattering Devon like a prairie fire, was engaged. prayer of a young farmer, the cruel claws of some gripping hand were buried in my Upon such upheavals, which were frequent, shoulder and as it hoisted me to my feet Parson Dredge was noticeably absent. In my angels tumbled to the ground. It was fairness to him, neither was he wanted. “We my father. He pointed to the door. We

3 stole away and not a word was said, not one was never a word. No doubt the matter was word as we climbed to the church; nor as too delicately poised for further contact. my father resumed his broken practice; nor Perhaps there was between us a little as I began what will ever remain in my uneasiness that was mutual. I certainly memory as the most cold blooded religious decided after much thought, that the faithful observance of choir practice on record. execution of honourable obligation was one of the most important requirements of the How strange it is, the way white hot Christian life. emotional boiling point can become in a moment a block of ice. And never did one To be continued single syllable attempt to explain that conspiracy. All I was sure if was it was the With grateful thanks to Helen, Hilary and daughter of Parson Dredge who inspired it. Florence for allowing their ancestor’s writing He was innocent, I felt sure. However, there to be published.

∼♦∼ Candidate could have been otherwise than Election Time in in high spirits, for despite a disappointingly Buckland Brewer inclement day, with rain falling incessantly, there was an amazing attendance of Liberals who came to Gorwood from far and near by It seemed topical to include an account, car, char-a-banc, motor-cycle and on foot. from the North Devon Journal of 12 July 1928, The triumph over the difficulties presented of electioneering in Buckland. This was the by the weather was complete and the fête first election for which women had equal proved a wonderful and memorable event, rights to vote. which will have a stimulating effect upon the Liberalism of “the West-country” side of Taxes, Taxes, Taxes! the constituency. Mr D. M. Mason’s Witty Reminder to Tory Taxation Women Electors Remarkable Success of Buckland Brewer In the course of an incisive analysis of the Fete political situation, Mr Mason addressed Mr D. M. Mason, the prospective Liberal himself directly to the young women voters Candidate for the Division, was in who will be qualified under the equal great “form” when he addressed an franchise legislation of the Government. “I overflowing audience in the great barn at am glad (Mr Mason said) to see so many Gorwood, the residence of Mr and Mrs J young ladies present, because as a result of Cock, at Buckland Brewer, on Thursday, on the Equal Franchise Bill some 5½ million of the occasion of a remarkably successful you will be added to the electorate. We garden fête organised by the Buckland welcome them into the political fold. I Brewer Men’s and Women’s Liberal wonder, however, how many of them have Associations. It is difficult to see how the any conception of the amount we pay in this

4 country in the shape of taxes? Take the Secretary of the Men’s Association (Messers example of a young woman going out Babb and J Penhale respectively) and the shopping of an afternoon—and this would President (Mrs J Cock) and joint secretaries apply, of course, to any woman elector. (Mesdames Kent and Babb) of the Watch a young lady setting out on her Women’s Association, with Messers J Cock, expedition. The silk stockings which are a E J Blight CC, Mrs Kent jnr., Mrs Penhale, necessary part of her attire and she Miss A Tucker, Mrs Braund, Miss Hearn, therefore wears are taxed and the Mrs Johns, Mrs Brown, Mrs Blight, Miss buttons—though we are told it is Blight, Mr and Mrs Mules, Mr G principally men who wear buttons Nancekivell (sports secretary), Mr Branch, nowadays—are taxed too. She enters a Mr E Cole, Mrs Fishleigh, Mrs Matthews, shop and purchased some artificial silk Mrs Burrows, Mrs Routley and Mr A Hill, fabric (taxed) which the shop assistant Mr Frank R Garnsey sub-agent for the cuts with taxed scissors, wraps up into Bideford area, rendered general assistance. taxed brown paper parcel, tied up with taxed string. It being now about time for Competitions, sideshows and other features tea, she looks up at a taxed clock to were controlled as follows:- Skittles, Mr ascertain the hour and confirmed in her Branch; “topping the Topper” Messers feeling, settles down to tea. She drinks George Kivell and William Johns; smashing from a taxed tea-cup and takes a piece of the clay pipe, Mr Cyril Andrews; taxed cake which rests upon a taxed plate. fortunetelling doll Misses Gladys Ashton The knife with which she cuts her taxed and Edith Hill; flowers Miss Doreen Babb; cake is a taxed one. After her tea, she confectionary stall, Mrs Kent, Misses thinks she will go to the “pictures”, where Cocks, Hedden and Cornish; ringing the she witnesses a taxed film. Returning Garter, Mr Heywood. home she returns to her room, lights her taxed gas mantle with a taxed match and There were three sittings for tea, served in retires to rest wearing, we hope, a taxed the fine Barn. Pourers were:- Newton St garment.” (Laughter). Petrock table—Mrs Slade, Misses E Slade and Brewer; Monkleigh table—Mesdames The article continues with more political W H B Dunn and J Lang; Buckland Brewer comment. tables—Mesdames A Hill, M Braund, T Stoneman, Glover, E Blight and A cordial vote of thanks moved by Mr J. Nancekivell, assisted by Mesdames T Cock, was briefly responded to, on behalf Hedden, C Johns, W Hearn, Hocking and of the speakers, by Mr Mason and the Miss Friend. Cutters-up were Mesdames meeting terminated with the singing of the Mules, Babb, Penhale, Miss Tucker, National Anthem. Later in the evening a Mesdames Johns, Cann and T Squires successful dance was held in the Parish (Newton St Petrock). Room, the music being supplied by the Buckland Brewer Orchestra. Valuable help was also given by Messers K Cann and C Daniel (water heating The general arrangements for the fête were department), and by Messers Mules, in the hands of the Chairman and Penhale, Babb and Hill (stewards).

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Marland’s History of had left when he came to Offwell. There Buckland Brewer he continued after the Restoration, and after Bartholomew Day too; and I presume died there, as he had lived, a In the 1870s, local antiquary ‘Marland’ monument of the too great clemency, as wrote regularly in the North Devon well of the ecclesiastical, as Civil Journal . He began to write about Government: notwithstanding both the Buckland Brewer in the issue of 5 one and the other hath been so September 1878. In doing so, he quotes at clamoured against and railed at for length from many earlier works. persecution.”

The Parish of Buckland Brewer Part 1 “Mr. James Clarke, minister, was buried continued:- March 23, 1648-9, at Buckland Brewer. Query, did he officiate during the period Robert Dayce, ob. 1672 and buried at B. B. Robert Dacey was a Offwell? June 24th. “The Rev. Mr. Joseph Moor, buried Geo Dayce buried Feb, 22 1626-7, I August ye 10, 1725,” at Buckland Brewer. suppose to have been his son. I also find— [Was he vicar?] 1637 “John, the sonne of Robert Dayce, Vicar, baptized the 3rd of Septemb.” 1645 Richard Mervin signs a terrier as vicar in “Elizabeth, the daughter of Robert Dayce, May, 1727. 1734 “Charles Marshall and Clarke, was baptised May _.” Mary Mervyn, August ye 9th,” were married. Walker in his “Sufferings of the Clergy” fol. pt. 2, p. 280, giving an account of Mr. Mervin in his terrier says - “Wood Thos. Jones, the sequestered minister of and all manner of tythes are due in kind Offwell, says— “The first person who in ye home parish, and the two chappells succeeded him upon the sequestration to ye vicar corn and grain only excepted, was one Mr. Robert Dacy, who was put in but at present litigated upon a pretence by order of the committee, and possessed of a composition in money for the several the living about three years. In some part estates made by some former incumbent of which time he was tried for a rape, not amount to half of ye value.” committed on Dorcas, the wife of Richard Vildrey, a miller of the parish. And though In the Record Office. “Exchequer he was acquitted by the law, yet he was Decrees, Vol. 24, Mich. 2 George II., No. not so in the consciences and opinions of 21,” is the “Decree of Court relating to the most that knew him. The parishioners, at tithes due to the vicar of Buckland length, articled against him, and got him Brewer cum Putford and Bulkworthy,” removed: at which time he returned to the which was given in favour of Mr. Mervin. small living of Buckland Brewer, which he

6 A Dr. Richard Mervyn, who was vicarage the rectory of Heanton Chancellor, Canon and Prebendary of Punchardon, where he chiefly resided. Exon., and Vicar of Okehampton died 1669, æt 69. He was succeeded by Thomas Adams Colling, in 1836, Lin. Coll., Oxon., B.A., “The Rev. Mr, George Treleaven and Miss 1825. Ordained by Bishop Exeter deacon Margaret Trallin were married January 1825 and priest 1826. Mr Colling took 28th, 1746,” at Buckland. I also find these down the old vicarage house built in 1673, entries. “Elizabeth, daughter of George and erected the present commodious one Treleaven and Margaret his wife, was in 1846. He also obtained from the late baptised January 31st” 1747-8. “Mary Lord Rolle in exchange for £6 6s. of Trelevin was buried Dec. 30, 1748.” commuted tithe rent charge, annual “Nicholas Trelevin was buried Jan. 9, payment, the small meadow adjoining the 1748-9. “Elizabeth Trelevin was buried house on the south west—a great Jan. 16, 1749-50.” improvement to the residence.

E. Jackson appears as vicar 1748-50. 1849 “Harriet Anne, daughter of Rev, William Paxton appears as vicar 1751 to Thomas Adams Colling, Vicar of B. 1790. “Charles, the son of William and Brewer, and Anne Harriet Susannah, his Mary Elizabeth Paxton, was born March wife, bap. Aug. 19th.” This Mr. Colling’s 18th, and was baptized April 27,” 1758. only child died in October, 1859, aged 10 “Harry, ye son of William and Mary years, and was buried in B. Brewer Elizabeth Paxton, was born June ye 26th, churchyard the 29th day. Having been and was baptized September ye 20th,” non-resident for some years, Mr. Colling’s 1759. “Anne Frances, the daughter of increasing infirmities led him to resign Wm. And Mary Elizabeth Paxton was Nov. 10, 1873. So that Messers. Paxton, born June ye 26th, and was baptized Davie and Colling have held the living for August ye 29th,” 1760. the long period of 123 years. The first also quitted it for another preferment, and the It was during Mr. Paxton’s incumbency last is now (1878) now living. that the church had to be re-built, when for the second time ruined by lightening, John Ingle Dredge was instituted April and even yet there is no conductor! 8th, and inducted on the 11th of the same month, 1874. “February ye 27th, 1790, Charles Davie, A. B., was inducted into ye vicarage of to be continued Buckland Brewer, void ye resignation of of Wm. Paxton, presented to Taplow, Have you checked our website for Bucks.” - Entry in Register. He was the updates lately? son of John Davie, Esq,, of Orleigh Court, https://bucklandbrewerhistorygroup. where he was born Aug. 18, 1765. Mr wordpress.com Davie subsequently held with this

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Buckland Brewer Mapping marks, soil marks and shadow marks. Project However, such photographic techniques have limitations as many sites will only be revealed at certain times of the day The landscape contains many clues to past or certain times of the year and some human activity, some of which are plainly may not appear at all if the weather visible whilst others more tricky to locate. conditions have not been favourable for Nevertheless, visual clues are everywhere the production of the revealing marks. and open to everyone – you don’t even need to leave the comfort of your own home to In recent years another method has make discoveries. This is what the Mapping become available, LIDAR (LIght Project is all about, and it’s easy to take Detection And Ranging). This part. technique, in basic terms, is a method of aerial surveying by firing a laser at So, where do we start when investigating the ground and analysing the reflected the archaeological landscape? Well, a good light. The returned data is then filtered starting point are the Ordnance Survey and normally presented as an image (OS) maps, especially those of 1:25000 scale making it easy for the human eye to which provide detail on field boundaries, interpret. A major advantage of LIDAR woodland, footpaths and the location of data is it can detect very small some known archaeological features. Older, differences in the ground level, ones not large scale OS maps also detail the same easily visible to the human eye. type of information but have the added Furthermore, these very small height advantage of showing features that have differences can be exaggerated at the since been lost. processing stage making it much easier to detect features that are no longer Tithe maps are another excellent source of visible at ground level. information on boundaries and land use of th 1 the mid 19 century, However they don't Between August and November 2013 a provide any information on land owned by LIDAR survey was undertaken covering the Church (as the Church did not pay the entire counties of Devon and tithes), so for some parishes there can be a Cornwall by the Tellus South West few blank sections. Fortunately, this isn’t project. 2 The survey was essentially the case for Buckland Brewer. Another fine focused upon geological aspects but source, when available, are estate maps. All nevertheless returned data very useful these, taken together, provide an invaluable in interpreting the archaeological resource for investigating the landscape. landscape.

We are also fortunate enough to have an Using the LIDAR data, alongside increasing archive of aerial photographs, information from current and archived which can reveal a wealth of information on Ordnance Survey maps, combined with hidden sites only being revealed as crop the tithe map for the parish it will be

8 possible to piece together a view of how a series of layers. Each layer will display a the Buckland Brewer landscape certain type of information, for example: developed through time. Old field layer 1 – LIDAR, layer 2 – current field boundaries will become visible once again boundaries, layer 3 - tithe boundaries alongside other features which have long etc. since disappeared. The Mapping Project consists of three With OS and tithe maps it is possible to stages: have a datable view of how the landscape was previously organised but 1) Analysis of LIDAR data. unfortunately the same is not true for the 2) Interpretation and incorporation LIDAR data. Features discovered in the of data into the GIS. LIDAR data will need to be analysed and 3) Identification of areas for future interpreted to provide a relative date. research.

Stage 1 - Analysis of LIDAR data. This is the stage we have just started. The LIDAR data has been assembled and volunteers have been asked to look at the resulting grids, then mark any features they think are of note. These may be traces of field boundaries or any feature the volunteer deems worth highlighting. The grids are then returned to the History Group.

Figure 1. Raw LIDAR grid 500 x 500 m

This can be achieved by seeing whether features are visible above or are lost underneath known datable ones.

For the LIDAR dataset to be useful it has to be loaded into appropriate computer software called a Geographic Information System (GIS) to be filtered and viewed. Indeed, a primary goal of the Mapping Project is to construct a map of the parish in a GIS allowing the data to be viewed as Figure 2. Completed LIDAR grid

9 Stage 2 - Interpretation and incorporation of data into the GIS Once the grids have been returned the information will be entered into the GIS along with other available mapping data.

Stage 3 - Identification of areas for future research Cursory examination of the LIDAR data has already identified areas worthy of future research and it is hoped many more will be identified as it continues. It is anticipated some areas may benefit from fieldwork such as field walking etc.

Project Participation – Stage 1 The LIDAR data for the parish has been 3 split into 118 500 square metre grids. What Figure 3. LIDAR data for the southeast participants in the project are being asked section of Buckland Brewer village. to do is simply highlight features they deem to be no longer part of the current field boundary system or any feature they The figure 4 illustrates the current field consider to be of interest. boundaries, shown in red, as shown by the LIDAR data in figure 3. So, once the volunteer has looked at figure 1 they may well mark the image with features they can see, producing figure 2. Perhaps you can see features that should be included?

Figure 3 shows the LIDAR data for grid I5 showing the southeast section of Buckland Brewer village. A portion of Northwood Lane is visible in the top-left and the area around the school is located at the bottom left of the image.

Looking carefully at the image you will be able to discern the current field system along with the traces of boundaries that have been removed. Figure 4. Current field boundaries

10 Using information from Buckland Brewer’s tithe map we can add the 1842 field boundaries to our map, as shown in figure 5.

Figure 6. The map now incorporates the information from the LIDAR data, shown in green

Hopefully you will see how the LIDAR Figure 5. Resulting map once the field data is an extremely useful resource in boundaries displayed on tithe map decoding the archaeological landscape of Buckland Brewer parish. Plus, getting involved is very easy, contact Tony Gist Analysing and interpreting the LIDAR ([email protected]) or Janet Few for data enables us to build a more detailed further information and/or to receive picture of past landscape features. The some grids to work with. marks revealed by LIDAR are represented in green in figure 6. You will notice a Tony Gist number of narrow strips indicative of a medieval field system.

1. The tithe map for Buckland Brewer is dated 1842. 2. http://www.tellusgb.ac.uk/whenAndWhere.html 3. If you wish to have a plan of the parish grids please contact [email protected]

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Buckland Scholars Peregrine rose to become Captain of the Some Buckland residents can be found 24th Native Infantry and died in Madras amongst the registers of public schools. 1 May 1824.

The Foundation Scholars of Charterhouse On the registers of Merchant Taylor’s School, Godalming, Surrey include School, London we find Edmond Stanley Peregrine Davie, son of John & Elenora de Courcy Ireland, who was born 2 Davie of Orleigh Court, who was born in February 1866, in Stroud, Buckland Brewer on 15 April 1778. Gloucestershire, son of William Stanley de Courcy Ireland and his wife and Mary Peregrine matriculated on 15 December Anne née Browne. 1796, from Trinity College, Oxford. He was an employee of the East India Company He gained a BA and MA from St. Peter’s and in 1799 became a Cadet in the Madras College, Cambridge before becoming the Army. The following year he was a vicar of Buckland Brewer in 1904. He left Lieutenant in the 8th Native Infantry. for Kingswear in 1912. Peregrine and his wife Jane née Durand had four children: Calma born 28 Oct 1808, Edmond and his wife Harriet Naylor née Eleanora born 23 Jun 1811, Peregrine born Pepper had three children. He died in 29 Jun 1816 and William born 20 Dec 1821. Shrewsbury in 1955.

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Forthcoming Events

20 May 2015 Tribunals of World War 1 - Peter Christie

17 June 2015 Outing to Orleigh Court

15 th July 2015 Outing to Barton Farm

19 th August 2015 Evening visit to Poundstock Gildhouse, near Bude £5 BBHG members £6 non members, includes cream ‘tea’

16 Sept 2015 A Walk through Buckland Brewer in 1851 (no walking involved!) with Lyn Layton and Gill Willett

21 October 2015 Dartmoor Tinners – Paul Rendell

18 November 2015 AGM and an evening with David Blight Topic TBA

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New Books about Buckland We know that out there somewhere is a Brewer lady who, before Christmas, paid for a copy, to be sent to her friend. If that was you, we are really sorry but we seem to have mislaid your address. Please get in touch. Or if you were a recipient of the two Blight books as a Christmas present you may be able to help as we think the book was intended for you.

The history of our parish, written in 1938 by W H Rogers, was reprinted a few years ago by the late Marjorie Snetzler. When these copies ran out, BBHG decided that it was time to organise a new edition and it is now available. This version has been completely re-set, in a clearer typeface and with different illustrations. Copies will be This is a re-written and updated history on sale at our meetings, at village events of Thornhillhead Chapel, originally a and are obtainable online via our Parish Bible Christian Chapel and still open as a Chest stall www.parishchest.com/ Methodist Church. There are plenty of Buckland_Brewer_History_Group__LID154 illustrations of Chapel events and chapel- 88. For other ways to obtain a copy by post, goers. £5 a copy plus postage. Contact us please get in touch. £5 each, plus postage if for details of how to buy. Profits will go to applicable. Profits will go to local causes. the Chapel.

13 Rural life in and around example, someone may like to write chapter or part-chapter ~ and we can Buckland Brewer supply chapter headings for those 1800-1970 interested in such an approach. Other people may prefer to send a few notes

setting out ideas or simply offer to tell us Over the past eighteen months, since about their house or farm; about their Buckland Brewer History Group was ancestors or other characters who played a established, it has become evident that part in village life, or their own early there is a wealth of knowledge about the history in the parish. Of course, old parish to be discovered among our photographs which you are happy for us to members as well as other parishioners. publish would also be very welcome. Through formal presentations, informal contributions to meetings, casual We are keen that this should be a conversations and through the dozen or so collaborative effort by the whole History oral histories, which people in the parish Group so do get in touch whether or not have generously allowed us to record we’ve you live in Buckland Brewer now; whether been made aware of just how much you are Buckland born-and-bred or a information there is to be garnered. comparative newcomer ~ to share with us,

anecdotes, reminisces, information that In order to capture the rich story of will help us to produce an account of Buckland’s past we have decided that we Buckland Brewer’s unique history. should publish a book focusing on rural life in the parish between 1800 and 1970, Lyn Layton this being the period about which we expect to collect the most evidence and which will complement and update the material contained in William Rogers’s book (Rogers, W.H. Buckland Brewer . 1938).

We are therefore inviting members to contribute to the project by sharing any memories or information with us, in Goutisland Farm any format that they might choose. For

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