Category: Buildings
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Parracombe 100 objects Village Walk and Map
Parracombe in One Hundred Objects Self-guided Walk The Parracombe in a 100 Objects Project aims to highlight objects within the landscape and village, or held in private possession, which give hints about daily life in the village from early times to the present day. Page down to see the ‘figure of 8’ route which includes…
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100 Objects 31: Carved stone at St. Petrock’s Church
Close inspection of the south west buttress of the church tower will reveal this beautifully carved but damaged stone set into the corner. It is carefully positioned to reveal two faces, one carved with a quatrefoil ( four leaves) and to the rear a saltire (diagonal cross). One side face is blank and the other…
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100 Objects 20: Church House
Harry Harrison reports on Church House “To the best of my knowledge, (and inspired by Emma Tucker …………). In the late medieval period, it became fashionable to place pews in churches, which meant churches could no longer be used for purposes other than worship. This led to the building of ‘Church Houses’ to hold events…
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100 Objects 19: Pimbury
Emma Tucker writes “On the 1st June 1995 we collected the keys for Pimbury. It was an amazing opportunity but needed far more work than we anticipated. We’ve loved it – well most of it anyway! We’re very proud to have been able to bring up our children here. Pimbury was built in 1904 by…
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Parracombe Village Hall Deeds 5 December 1932
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North Devon Journal, October 6, 1932 – New Village Hall
Transcript of an article in The North Devon Journal, October 6, 1932. (page 7) PARRACOMBE R.A.O.B.’S NEW VILLAGE HALL. Opened by Sir Basil Peto, M.P. Friday was a red letter day for the little village of Parracombe, as it also was for the local R.A.0.B. Lodge, the opening ceremony the new £1,000 Heddon Valley parish…
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Hunters Inn
Hunters Inn is set in the Heddon Valley, Parracombe, Exmoor. There has been an inn on the site since the eighteenth century, at that time mostly serving the local farming population. The inn was re-opened in 1906 after the original thatched inn was destroyed by fire. In the Victorian era the towns of Lynton and…
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Fox & Goose Pub
The following gallery is of historic images of The Fox and Goose Pub, Parracombe, Exmoor. Images are from the archives of the Parracombe Archaeology and History Society (PAHS), past residents and are provided by kind permission of their owners. All images are copyright of their respective owners. [envira-gallery id=”2746″]
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A walk through Parracombe past
Take a walk through Parracombe as it was at various times throughout the last century. All images are from the archives of the Parracombe Archaeology and History Society (PAHS) and were kindly provided by members of the community. All images are copyright of their respective owners. [envira-gallery id=”2530″]
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Holwell Castle
The Battle of Hastings in 1066 marked the start of remarkable changes in Medieval England. The death of King Harold gave the crown to William of Normandy, but at that stage he did not control all England, so William set about gaining power and quashing resistance. The results are still evident in the landscape today in the form of Motte and Bailey Castles. These distinctive Norman structures eventually dominated…