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The Group normally meets for 6-9 months each year at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of the month, at the Teign Valley Community Hall, Christow. Notes from earlier meetings can be found here.
We meet in the main hall at Teign Valley Community Hall in Christow. All are welcome even if you are not a member. 09 April, 2024 - Castle Drogo by Terry Hearne The talk will include a brief history of the castle and the Drewe family, a quick canter through the highs and lows of life as a building site during the recent building project and what life is like at Drogo now that it doesn’t leak like a sieve. 14 May, 2024 - Mills and water power in the Teign Valley by Phil Collins. The talk will look at the history of water mills and other water power use in the middle Teign Valley, from Chagford to Chudleigh. As well as grain mills, the use of water power by farms, in mining, tanning, sawing, edge tool manufacture and electricity generation will be covered. The talk will explore the history of the use of water as a source of power and the evidence of the development of its use. It will look at the surviving historic buildings and structures in the area, and some of the landowners and the people who were involved. 11 June, 2024 - Visit to Woodbury Castle, a restored Iron Age hill fort organised by Geoff Hodgson Further details to come later 09 July, 2024 - AGM and Billy Butlin documentary followed by discussion led by Tony Cook 7:15 start for AGM 10 September, 2024 - The March of William of Orange through Devon in 1688 by Philip Badcott 08 October, 2024 - The Blackshirts in Devon by Todd Gray 12 November, 2024 - Devon Churches by Philip Shute 10 December, 2024 - Joint Social Event with Teign Valley History Centre organised by Geoff Hodgson and Graham Thompson 04 January, 2025 - Ipplepen Roman Excavations by Stephen Rippn 11 February, 2025 - Not just Jam and Jerusalem: The Women's Institute in the Teign Valley by speakers to be confirmed 11 March, 2025 - History of the Teign Valley Railway by Mark Chambers |
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