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The Devon family 

This issue we enjoy an intriguing 

journey through the fascinating 

history of Courtenay family 

(see p22) peopled with kings, 

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since arriving in Devon 850 years 

ago. Visitors to Powderham Castle 

beside the Exe estuary will be able 

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Ken Watson, Janet East, Christopher Taylor, 

Averil Quinain, Natalie Bucklar, Gill Heavens 

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Devonians are due a memorable year! 

Perhaps I’m not on my own here, but all the signs seem to point 

to a busy, vibrant and buoyant year ahead for us Devonians. 

It’s difficult to put a finger on it, but all directions indicate 

optimism and progress. In terms of one of Devon’s major 

industries, namely tourism, the outlook is particularly 

bright, for obvious reasons I suppose. Holidaying in Britain 

is experiencing a major revival. 

I always consider the months of February 

and March to be the proverbial lull before 

the storm so to speak. Here at Devonshire 

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named Valley of the Rocks. I remember last 

year driving down the precipitous lanes 

running alongside in a westerly direction 

- how I managed not to prang the car is a 

mystery, the tracks are so narrow and rough! 

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In this issue we are delighted to take 

you on a journey with one of Devon’s 

most historic and illustrious 

families - the Courtenays, otherwise 

known as the Earl and Countess of 

Devon. Whether you’ve heard of the 

Courtenay family or not, you’ll no 

doubt be aware of their ancestral 

home, Powderham Castle. We also 

pay a visit to the wondrous Finch 

Foundry at Sticklepath, which is 

in the hands of National Trust. If 

you haven’t visited already, I can 

tell you it provides an insight into 

a particularly unique aspect of 

the 19th century metalworking 

industry. I’d also mention that 

round the back there are lovely gardens with 

refreshments available as well as delightful 

walks along the river Taw. Finch Foundry is 

undoubtedly one of Devon’s treasures. 

Last year I spent an enjoyable day milling 

around Lynton and Lynmouth - we bring you 

a glimpse of this fascinating area in this issue 

of the magazine (page 72). We’re due to revisit 

this year for a photographic expedition 

along the coastline, particularly the grandly 

Industrial paraphernalia at Finch Foundry, Sticklepath 

run by the Fairground Heritage Trust and 

is a great place to take the family, both to 

re-live some of the nostalgia of your youth 

and also treat the kids to many of their great 

fairground rides. It’s all under cover, so great 

for February half-term holidays and onwards 

when the weather can be difficult. 

Wishing you all the best 

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Devon’s Countryside, Wildlife, History & Events 

4. Editor's Letter 

The latest from the Editor. 

9. Letterbox 

News from across Devon. 

10. The Countryman 

Nature with Chris Taylor. 

12. What's On 

Sourced from HubCast. 

22. The Courtenays 

An historic Devon family. 

28. Great Night Out 

Great food & live music. 

30. Food Review 

Masons Arms, Branscombe. 

32. Food Review 

The Railway, Honiton. 

34. Fashion & Beauty 

New fashions for 2017. 

41. Nelsonʼs Column 

By Devonshire’s John Fisher. 

42. Art Exhibitions 

Exhibitions from HubCast. 

48. Devon's Dazzle 

By Devonshire’s John Fisher. 

50. Devonshire Home 

Essential Home Reference Guide. 

54. Building Peace of Mind 

Q&A with Artisans and Artists. 

62. Transforming Spaces 

Home projects by Louise Crossman. 

70. Benjamin Donn's Map 

Black Torrington & Lifton. 

72. Glimpses Of... 

Lynton and Lynmouth. 

79. Hereʼs the thing... 

John Fisher expounds. 

80. Equine Learning 

Confident riding? - Natalie Bucklar. 

81. The Old Vet'nary 

Managing a Practice - K.Watson. 

82. The Finch Foundry 

A genuine Devonshire treasure. 

88. Yellingham Farm 

Why is being 60 so good? - J. East. 

89. Terrible Tortures 

Punishments of a previous age. 

90. Prepare for the Season 

By gardener Gill Heavens. 

94. Life Matters 

Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. 

97. The Cant Language 

An Abridged Guide by John Fisher. 

98. Managing your Money 

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Local adoption charity secures 

funding to offer adoption support 

Families for Children, local adoption 

agency and charitable trust, are 

delighted to announce they have 

secured a Practice and Improvement 

Grant from the DfE for Adoption 

Support. The grant, of just under 

half a million pounds, will enable the 

charity to provide vital new support 

services to meet the growing and 

diverse needs of adoptive families 

and children across Devon, Cornwall, 

Somerset, Dorset and the Isles of 

Scilly. The Government funding, 

which is only available until March 

2018, will be used to set up and 

facilitate the new services. However, 

Polpo Exeter to open in February 

An exciting new Venetian 

restaurant is set to open in Exeter 

as part of the Guildhall Dining 

Development. Russell Norman 

and business partner Richard 

Beatty will open POLPO Exeter 

at 18 Higher Market Guildhall, 

Queen Street in February 2017. 

POLPO is modelled on the scruffy 

wine bars of Venice and feels 

urban, rustic and stripped back. 

Guests enter through a heavy 

red velvet curtain to find a zinc 

topped bar and linen-draped 

lamps. The interiors feature a 

New photography service provided by Devonshire 

Devonshire magazine 

now provide professional 

photography services for 

businesses looking to upgrade 

their imagery for websites, 

printed and social media. Nigel 

says “photography is one of our 

specialist areas, we take and 

process so many images these 

days, it’s really second nature! 

reclaimed timber floor, rusted 

tin ceiling and a huge 3-metre 

skylight that floods the restaurant 

with light. POLPO’s trademark 

deep red leather banquettes line 

the walls alongside old chemistry 

lab tables, classic bentwood 

chairs and antique maps of 

Venice. Following on from the 

traditions of its sister restaurants, 

POLPO Exeter is a bacaro. This 

is a Venetian word to describe a 

humble restaurant serving simple 

food, and good, young northern 

Italian wines. 

www.polpo.co.uk 

the charity stresses that they need 

to continue to raise vital funds to 

the amount of £500,000 per year 

in order to meet this growth and 

continue its delivery beyond the 

funding period. 

Janet Smith, Adoption Support 

Manager says, “These are exciting 

times for the Agency. As a specialist 

adoption agency we have always 

prided ourselves in being able to 

offer our families the very best in 

support for as long as they might 

need it. The grant will allow us to 

extend these services and build on 

those we already provide to promote 

what we hope will be a Centre of 

Excellence in the South West for 

adoption support. Primarily we will 

be looking to develop a four stage 

service to include the development 

of multi-disciplinary therapeutic 

support, a comprehensive training 

programme for adopters, to establish 

an education service to help support 

adopted children in schools and the 

all-important immediate response 

service for adopters. 

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Photo by Laurie Fletcher 

Of course, photography is much 

more these days than just about 

the camera and composition, 

RAW workflow is essential to get 

images that really work”. 

Call Nigel if you are considering 

upgrading your images on 

01395 513383 or email: nigel@ 

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Market Street project 

On the 15th December, Young Devon 

threw open the doors to their first 

social enterprise restaurant Market 

Street, which is based in Newton Abbot. 

Last year Young Devon helped 2134 

young people live safer, happier & 

healthier lives. Giving each one the 

support, they need to become resilient 

and reach their full potential. Market 

Street is another important part of the 

work that the charity does and will 

engage, support and challenge young 

people so they are prepared to take 

their next step onto the career ladder 

Market Street’s skilled & experienced 

Chef and General Manager will 

support young people into careers in 

the Catering and Hospitality sector; 

giving them a space to learn, grow and 

hone valuable key life skills. One Chef 

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local community. 30 trainees a year 

will gain the opportunity to develop 

vital skills to help boost their CV’s and 

help them find future employment! 

New venue at Rosemoor 

Following a £1.2m investment for 

the Tourism Industry, The Royal 

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Rosemoor is pleased to announce their 

newest corporate hire and wedding 

venue is expected to be completed 

at the end of March. The Garden 

Room, as it is to be known, is set in 

the stunning grounds of RHS Garden 

Rosemoor and is already receiving 

enquiries and securing bookings for 

weddings and awards nights well into 

2018. Able to accommodate up to 500 

people for conferences or 250 to sit 

down banqueting, the Garden Room 

is the perfect place for conferences, 

awards nights, weddings and other 

special celebrations and with its easy 

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The COUNTRYMAN 

CHRIS TAYLOR 

The COUNTRYMAN 

Chris lives with his wife, Brianne, 

in north Devon at the confluence 

of the Mole and Bray Rivers. 

Raised on a farm, with a degree in 

Agricultural Zoology, Chris moved 

into Farm Management and more 

recently into Estate Management 

and Consultancy. Over the 

past 50 years his passions cover 

all aspects of the countryside, 

wildlife, conservation,agriculture 

and country pursuits. 

Photos copyright C. Taylor 

Spring is on the way - hopefully! 

Bat spotted late afternoon 

Female Stonechat 

As February fades into March, 

spring starts so in this issue 

there are two seasons to cover. 

Thus far winter has not reared 

it's colder side for more than the 

odd day, but there still plenty of 

time. In November it has been 

mild and not too wet, that's with 

the exception of the torrential 

rains around 20th of November 

when many were taken unaware 

by swollen rivers and impassable 

roads in North Devon. Rivers rose 

at an alarming rate, helped along 

by the rapid melting of several 

inches of snow lying over 1000 

feet on Exmoor. This was one of 

the 3 worst floods in the Mole 

and Bray valleys in the last 25 

years. Fortunately my flood prone 

neighbours got through mostly 

unscathed. 

Having walked many miles of 

the Bray, Mole and their tributaries 

I can count on one hand 

the number of spawned fish and 

redds found. Put in perspective 

in November 2015 on 2 miles 

of the Bray, that well known and 

gifted fisherman and great friend, 

Julian Zealey and I found 27 redds. 

The salmon will recover but with 

Winter, to my mind is not only the 

best time to walk in the country 

(especially on cool crisp days) but 

also the time of year to get the 

hedge laying done before buds 

burst sometime in March. Second 

only to a quiet summer's evenings 

on the river flying fishing, comes 

hedge laying as a satisfying and 

stress relieving activity. Having 

However floods of this magnitude 

cause huge erosion and redistribution 

of gravel in the river bed... 

gravel needed for salmon spawning. 

I mentioned I had hoped 

to capture photos of spawning 

salmon in late November but this 

was out of the question. Once 

the river subsided and cleared 

no redds (spawning hollows in 

the river gravel) were evident. 

More concerning, neither were 

any spent salmon to be found. 

major floods again in 2012 soon 

after spawning, the odds are 

against these fish. Particularly 

hard having just returned from 

the seas around Greenland to the 

river they started life in! 

Rush hour traffic in Devon 

some 900 metres around my field 

and orchard, each winter I try to 

do 100 or so metres. The result 

should be a stock proof hedge and 

regeneration of the hedge shrubs. 

In this case mainly Hazel, with 

a smattering of Ash, Blackthorn, 

Catkins 

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Hawthorn, an odd Spindle, Holly 

and Dog Rose to boot. Looked 

after with special care are a few 

Elm that are 20 odd years old. 

Whether they will survive the 

disease that devastated most Elms 

back in the 1970s, I don't know, 

but it's worth a try. Suckers seem 

to appear from nowhere and 50 

odd metres from any healthy tree. 

Taught to lay hedges over many 

years working on farms, I now 

seem to have it almost to an art 

but on this small scale it is easy 

to do. The satisfaction is greatly 

enhanced by the by-products, piles 

of Hazel which is nearly as hard 

a Oak and great for starting the 

woodburner, bean poles, pea sticks 

and the odd character walking 

stick. Hedge laying should be done 

on approximately a 10 year cycle 

at the end of which the Hazel will 

being bearing vast amounts of nuts 

and the Blackthorn plenty of sloes. 

When it's time to stop, the Snowdrops 

will all be out and the wild 

Daffodils starting to flower and 

catkins out on the Hazel. 

Hopefully by then all nest boxes 

will be cleaned out and any old 

broken ones replaced. In 2016, 

Tits made up the majority of those 

Daffodils 

Hedge laying's easy when the branches are bare 

River Bray flooded causing a huge reduction in spawned salmon 

using the boxes, but in the last few 

weeks I have noticed a shrew in one 

box overwintering and a colony of 

hornets in another. 

Why is it we tend to explore more 

when on holiday, whether aboard or 

in Britain than we do from home? 

Well, that seems to be my experience, 

until recently I had never 

walked from Westward Ho! to 

Bucks Mills. In truth I never got 

to Bucks Mills. My timing was 

well adrift and lack of daylight 

prevented the last 3 miles of the 

walk. But what a stunning walk! 

So easy with wonderful views on a 

clear day and understandably quite 

popular which makes the wildlife 

accepting of humans. 

At low tide the rock formations 

are intriguing, what forces were 

needed to distort them in such a 

way? The beach below the cliffs 

is made up of boulders like those 

of the pebble ridge, and as is 

evident close to Westward Ho! 

the soils and subsoils high above 

sea level contain a multitude of 

such rounded boulders. I found 

myself questioning the origin of 

the pebble ridge stones. Pewits, 

Grey Plovers, Curlew, Oysters 

Catchers and Rock Pipits all made 

their presence known to me that 

day and helped make it so enjoyable. 

I must go back at the next 

winter storm! 

1st of March is the official start to 

spring but signs are already around 

now. Early morning and the Blackbirds 

are singing. One good cold 

snap might quell their ardour, but 

nothing seems to stop the Rooks. 

Rooks are amongst the first to nest 

and so very noisy if you approach 

the rookeries. However, whatever 

the weather, domestic geese start 

to lay at or on Valentine’s day most 

years without fail. I put the ram 

in with my small flock of ewes to 

lamb from the 1st of Feb, so by 

the time they get outside spring 

should be with us, but who can 

tell! Those farmers that lamb 

thousands of ewes are about to 

start the most tiring time of their 

year, long hours, cold nights and 

no real time to stop. Disappointments 

and losses go hand in hand 

with sheep farming and there is 

only so much any farmer can do 

keep all the flock healthy and get 

lambs away to pasture with their 

Countryman's Diary 

FEBRUARY & MARCH 

1. At last and first light Foxes can be 

heard calling in mating season right 

through to end of February. 

2. First adders may be seen out 

basking in early spring sun, especially 

heathland .Feb/ March 

3. Frogs start spawning February or 

before if mild. 

4. Most winter migrants still around 

until mid March. 

5. The first summer migrants like the 

odd swallow may appear in March 

mothers. Timing and the weather 

are so critical. Getting that right 

is gratifying and often reward in 

itself. But the work doesn't stop 

there, as was encountered back in 

early January when I met over a 

thousand Hogs (lambs from the 

previous year) being moved down 

a small Devon lane, not that long 

ago a common sight and when road 

users were more patient. 

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14 Feb - Swan Lake (Bolshoi 

Ballet live broadcast from 

Moscow), The Gateway, Fore 

Street, Seaton, 7.00pm to 

10.00pm. 

THE ROYAL BALLET LIVE: 

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY 

28 Feb - Live screening from 

The Royal Opera House. A 

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at The 

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much-loved classic, The 

Beehive, Dowell Street, 

Honiton, 7.00pm to 9.00pm. 

Children 

HALF TERM FUN 

11 Feb to 19 Feb - Join us 

for half term activities, Cafe 

Alf Resco, Lower Street, 

Dartmouth, 7.00am to 

2.00pm. 

FEBRUARY HALF TERM 

FUN! 

11 Feb to 19 Feb - 2017 

starts here with a week of 

all the usual fun & games! 

World of Country Life, World 

of Country Life, Exmouth, 

10.00am to 5.00pm. 

FEBRUARY HALF-TERM 

FUN 

11 Feb to 19 Feb 

- This half-term 

follow the trail 

around the garden 

and grounds, 

Castle Drogo, 

Castle Drogo, 

Drewsteignton, 

11.00am to 

4.00pm. 

Choirs 

EXMOUTH CHORAL 

SOCIETY CONCERT 

11 Feb - Choral - St 

Mathew Passion, Exmouth 

Choral Society, St John the 

Evangelist Church, Exmouth, 

7.00pm to 10.00pm. 

MUSIC: SACRED VOICES 

18 Mar - University of 

Plymouth Choral Society and 

Sinfonia, Peninsula Arts, St 

Andrew's Church, Plymouth, 

7.30pm to 10.00pm. 

Classical 

Music 

MISHKA RUSHDIE 

MOMEN (PIANO) 

18 Feb - Mishka Rushie 

Momen (piano): Mozart, 

Chopin. Beethoven, 

Schumann, Schubert, 

Sidmouth Music, Sidmouth 

Parish Church, Sidmouth, 

3.00pm to 5.00pm. 

SOUTH WEST CLASSICAL 

EVENTS GALA CONCERT 

18 Feb - A classical 

extravaganza, Cygnet Theatre, 

Friars Gate, Exeter, 7.30pm 

to 9.30pm. 

A GALA CONCERT 

18 Feb - South West 

Classical Events presents a 

classical extravaganza with 

leading vocal, Soprano & 

Piano Duo, Cygnet Theatre, 

Exeter, 7.30pm to 10.00pm. 

MARCO FATICHENTI, 

PIANO 

19 Feb - Piano recital with 

a Latin flavour, NADSA 

Concerts, Courtenay Centre, 

Newton Abbot, 3.00pm to 

5.30pm. 

CELLO, VIOLIN & PIANO 

RECITAL 

19 Feb - Cello, violin and 

piano recital. An Evening 

of Classical Music, Soprano 

& Piano Duo, Lupton House, 

Brixham, 7.00pm to 9.00pm. 

MUSIC IN THE CASTLE - 

OPERA AND G&S 

24 Feb - Students from 

WCMD present an evening 

of Opera and G&S highlights, 

Music in the Castle, The 

James Wyatt Music Room, 


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VIENESSE STRAUSS GALA 

02 Mar - Tickets are £19.50 

and £21.50, Exmouth Pavilion, 

The Esplanade, Exmouth, 

7.30pm to 10.00pm. 

ISCA ENSEMBLE GALA 

SPRING CONCERT. 

11 Mar - Featuring Amarins 

Wierdsma (violin) and 

Christoph Slenckza (viola), 

ISCA Ensemble, Sidmouth 


7.30pm to 9.30pm. 

PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY 

ORCHESTRA SPRING 

CONCERT 

16 Mar - Plymouth University 

Orchestra performs a 

programme of popular, 

classical music, Peninsula 

Arts, St. Andrew's Church, 

Plymouth, 8.00pm to 

10.00pm. 

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What's On: Feb & Mar 17 

HISTORY TALK 

21 Feb - Roman Amphitheatres - what 

and why? Talk by Ffiona Eaves, 2.30pm, 

£7 on the door. 

CRAFTS AT KENNAWAY 

23 Feb - Beautiful hand-crafted items 

for sale. Also taster sessions available 

for £5. 9.30am-1pm. 

JAZZ IN THE AFTERNOON 

26 Feb - Featuring the Pete Allen Jazz 

Band, 3pm-5.30pm. 

RIYAD NICOLAS (PIANO) 

16 Mar - Riyad Nicolas 

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PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY 

STUDENT COMPOSERS 

CONCERT 

24 Mar - Music composed 

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University music students, 

Peninsula Arts, Upper 

Lecture Theatre, Plymouth, 

7.30pm to 10.00pm. 

SIDMOUTH, EX10 0NU 

SIDMOUTH MUSIC: 

PIATTI STRING QUARTET 

25 Mar - Piatti String 

Quartet: String Quartets by 

Old Herbaceous at 

Cygnet Theatre 

ONE OF 

THE ‘BEST 

FAMILY DAYS 

OUT IN DEVON’ 

THE TELEGRAPH 2016 

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TRAVELLING INTO HISTORY 

07 Mar - Art Deco. An illustrated talk 

by Sarah Obermuller, 2.30pm, £7 on 

the door. 

MEET THE AUTHOR 

16 Mar - Lunch with Kathryn Hughes, 

a well established historian and 

biographer, 11.30am-4pm, £22/person. 

CALL 01395 515551 FOR MORE 

INFORMATION AND EVENTS 

Ravel, Phibbs and Beethoven, 

Sidmouth Music, Sidmouth 


3.00pm to 5.00pm. 

EXETER SYMPHONY 

ORCHESTRA - SPRING 

CONCERT 

25 Mar - Music by Elgar; 

Sterndale Bennett; Sibelius 

& César Franck - Symphony 

in D min, Exeter Symphony 

Orchestra, United Reformed 

Church, Exeter, 7.30pm to 

9.30pm. 

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11 Feb - Make willow 

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JONNY & THE BAPTISTS: 

EAT THE POOR 

07 Mar to 11 Mar - A 

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Supporting Wall, Bike Shed 

Theatre, Exeter, 7.30pm to 

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JETHRO: THE BULL AND 

BONKERS SHOW 

10 Mar - A memorable 

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nonsense from the Cornish 

stand-up comedian, The 



PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS 

10 Mar - Tickets are £21.50 

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23 Feb & 30 Mar- Beautiful 

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06 Mar to 12 Mar - A 

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GENERAL 

TRANSITION FILM 

FESTIVAL 

09 Mar to 12 Mar - After 

two successful festivals, the 

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Totnes Civic Hall, Totnes, 

7.00pm to 10.00pm. 

MUSIC 

PENELOPE ISLES LIVE 

Until 03 Mar - Indie-rockers 

Penelope Isles headline the 

show with local support, We 

Are Uncollective, Unit 23, 

Totnes, 7.00pm to 11.00pm. 

PENARTS 

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC 

FESTIVAL 2017| 

24 Feb to 26 Feb - Voice 

2.0. Re-inventing voice 

through music, Peninsula 

Arts, Plymouth University, 

Plymouth. 

PENINSULA ARTS 

SINFONIETTA & SINGERS 

25 Feb - Peninsula Arts 

Contemporary Music Festival 

Gala Concert, Peninsula 

Arts, The House, Plymouth, 

8.00pm to 10.00pm. 

A BUDDHA OF 

SUPERPOSITION... 

26 Feb - Or 'An Entangled 

Voice'. Film and Research 

performance, Alexis Kirke, 

Peninsula Arts, Jill Craigie 

Cinema, Plymouth, 11.00am 

to 12.00am. 

Find Live Music in Great Night Out page 28 

THE VOICE OF THE SEA 

26 Feb - Research 

performance - Nuria Bonet, 

Peninsula Arts, Crosspoint, 

Plymouth, 12.30am to 

1.30pm. 

VOICES WITHOUT 

BORDERS 

26 Feb - Research 

Performance, Pierre- 

Emmanuel Largeron, 

Peninsula Arts, Jill Craigie 

Cinema, Plymouth, 2.00pm 

to 3.00pm. 

COME TOGETHER: THE 

SONIFICATION OF... 

26 Feb - Lennon and 

McCartney. Peninsula Arts 

Contemporary Music Festival, 

Peninsula Arts, The House, 

Plymouth, 3.30pm to 4.30pm. 

SILICON VOICES, 

RESEARCH 

PERFORMANCE 

26 Feb - Marcelo Gimenes. 

Part of the Peninsula Arts 

Contemporary Music Festival, 

Peninsula Arts, The House, 


Heritage 

MONMOUTH REBELLION 

PRESENTATION 

09 Feb - Presentation-The 

Monmouth Rebellion & 

the journey to Sedgemoor 

by Chris Copson, Marine 

Theatre, The Marine Theatre, 

Lyme Regis, 6.00pm to 

6.45pm. 


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DEVONSHIRE Cureos 

Presenting fascinating historical artefacts from across the county 

Map of the relief of Dartmouth - Dartmouth Museum 

Archives in a Museum need not be boring old bits of 

paper. In Dartmouth Museum they have a transcript 

of the report made by General Fairfax when his troops 

relieved Dartmouth towards the end of the English Civil 

War in 1646. 


LECTURE: 'WHO WERE 

THE LYME REGIS 

REBELS?' 

11 Mar - Talk by Dr. Robert 

Dunning, Somerset Museum, 

Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, 

12.00am to 1.00pm. 

Opera 

RUSALKA (MET OPERA 

SCREENED BROADCAST) 

26 Feb - Rusalka - Antonin 

Dvorak (Met Opera screened 

broadcast), The Gateway, 

Fore Street, Seaton, 3.00pm 

to 7.05pm. 

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE 

LIVE: MADAMA 

BUTTERFLY (12A) 

30 Mar - Puccini's most 

popular of operas, with 

ravishing music & a 

hearbreaking story, The 



Shows 

MARC LOBB MAGIC 

10 Feb to 11 Feb - In the 

Clifford Room All tickets 

£8, Barnfield Theatre, 

Barnfield Road, Exeter, 

7.30pm to 9.30pm. 

ESO - THE BATTLE OF 

THE SOMME 

11 Feb - A showing of the 

1916 film Battle of the 

Somme - music by Laura 

Rossi,, Exeter Symphony 

Orchestra, Exeter Cathedral, 


ALADDIN THE MAGICAL 

FAMILY PANTOMINE 

14 Feb to 19 Feb - By 

HONITON COMMUNITY 

THEATRE CO. The rags-toriches 

tale, The Beehive, 

Dowell Street, Honiton, 

7.00pm to 9.00pm. 

BRIDGET JONES BABY 

(FILM) 

18 Feb - Bridget Jones 

Baby (Film) starring Rene 

Zelwegger & Colin Firth, The 

Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 

7.30pm to 9.35pm. 

NOSTALGIC CINEMA: 

BROADWAY MELODY OF 

1940 (U) 

24 Feb - Dementia friendly 

screening.1940 MGM movie 

musical starring Fred Astaire, 

The Beehive, Dowell Street, 


JAY RAYNER: THE TEN 

(FOOD) COMMANDMENTS 

04 Mar - Award-winning 

restaurant critic & 

Masterchef judge provides 

hilarious guidance, The 



SWEET HONI' CHOIR 

& BRASS WARRIORS 

QUINTET 

11 Mar - Programme wil 

include arrangements of hits 

from Bowie, The Eagles, The 

Beatles, The Beehive, Dowell 

Street, Honiton, 7.30pm. 

THE ODYSSEY (GREEK 

STUFF!) - RABBIT 

THEATRE 

18 Mar - The journey of 

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Sirens,, The Beehive, Dowell 

Street, Honiton, 7.00pm. 

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FORBIDDEN NIGHTS 

31 Mar - Tickets £19.50 

OVER 18'S ONLY, Exmouth 

Pavilion, The Esplanade, 

Exmouth, 8.00pm. 

Theatre 

MUSICALS 

THE SIMON AND 

GARFUNKEL STORY 

08 Feb - The Simon and 

Garfunkel Story (50th 

Anniversary Tour) Direct 

from it's success, Palace 

Shrove Tuesday, 28th February 

Theatre Paignton, Palace 

Avenue, Paignton, 7.30pm to 

10.30pm. 

DICK WHITTINGTON BY 

ALAN P FRAYN 

08 Feb to 11 Feb - A 

traditional family pantomime 

full of fun for all ages! The 

Riverside Players, Village 

Hall, Newton Poppleford. 

SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND & 

GUESTS| 

11 Feb - Lions club of 

Sidmouth present, Manor 

Pavilion Theatre & Arts 

Centre, Manor Road, 

Sidmouth, 7.45pm to 9.45pm. 

BALLET THEATRE UK 

PRESENT GISELLE 

17 Feb to 18 Feb - Top Ballet 

Company present one of the 

greatest ballets of all time 

GISELLE, Manor Pavilion 

Theatre & Arts Centre, Manor 

Road, Sidmouth, 7.30pm to 

9.25pm. 

GREAT EXPECTATIONS 

25 Feb - Tickets are £17.50 

and £19.50, Exmouth Pavilion, 


7.30pm to 10.00pm. 

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT 

BUDDY 

03 Mar - Spencer J and the 

Copy Cat Crickets are back 

with the great Buddy Holly 

hits, Manor Pavilion Theatre 

& Arts Centre, Manor Road, 


TRIPLE FANTASY 2017 

20 Mar to 01 Apr - East 

Devon Dance Academy 

present TRIPLE FANTASY; 

Live, Laugh, Love and Dance, 

Manor Pavilion Theatre & 

Arts Centre, Manor Road, 


PLAYS 

VOCALISE 

07 Feb to 08 Feb - VOCALISE 

7th & 8th February @ 7pm 

In the Clifford Room Tickets 

£5, Barnfield Theatre, 

Barnfield Road, Exeter, 

7.00pm to 8.30pm. 


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THE BREXIT CLUB 

09 Feb - A Tale of 

intolerance, alienation and 

Findus Crispy Pancakes! 

Barnfield Theatre, Barnfield 

Road, Exeter, 7.30pm to 

9.30pm. 

SEATON GATEWAY PANTO 

09 Feb - Seaton Gateway 

Panto returns with a 

production of "The Pied 

Piper" , The Gateway, Fore 


9.30pm. 







9.30pm. 

Tenors Unlimited at Exmouth Pavilion 







5.30pm. 

OLD HERBACEOUS 

11 Feb - Humorous love 

story of a single-minded 

gentle man with a passion 

for plants, Cygnet Theatre, 


to 9.00pm. 







8.30pm. 

TWELFTH NIGHT (OR 

WHAT YOU WILL) 

15 Feb to 16 Feb - Twelfth 

Night (or What You Will) 

by William Shakespeare, 



9.00pm. 

CBEEBIES SPOTBOTS 

STARS IN 'TREASURE 

ISLAND' 

16 Feb - Prepare yourself 

for a very funny, big, bright 

and breezy swashbuckling 

time! Babbacombe Theatre, 

Babbacombe Downs, Torquay, 

2.30pm to 4.30pm. 

CINDERELLA PANTOMIME 

16 Feb to 19 Feb - Ivybridge 

Theatre Company presents 

'Cinderella' by Norman 

Robbins, Ivybridge Theatre 

Company, the Watermark, 

Ivybridge, 7.30pm to 9.45pm. 

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TWELFTH NIGHT (OR 

WHAT YOU WILL) 

17 Feb - "In delay there lies 

no plenty... youth's a stuff 

will not endure", Cygnet 

Theatre, Friars Gate, Exeter, 

7.30pm to 9.30pm. 

Dick Whittington at 

Pilton Church Hall, Barnstaple 

SAINT JOAN (LIVE 

NATIONAL THEATRE 

BROADCAST) 

17 Feb - Saint Joan (live 

National Theatre broadcast), 

The Gateway, Fore Street, 

Seaton, 7.00pm to 10.00pm. 

FINAL CURTAIN AN 

ORIGINAL WHODUNIT 

04 Mar - Moonstone Theatre 

present FINAL CURTAIN, 

An original whodunit, 

Manor Pavilion Theatre & 

Arts Centre, Manor Road, 


PUNK ROCK 

10 Mar to 11 Mar - 'Think 

The Breakfast Club on crack'. 

Harry Neal, Co-Director, 



10.00pm. 

MUCH FURTHER OUT 

THAN YOU THOUGHT 

11 Mar - A fragmented story 

of fathers and sons, heroes 

and failures, Cygnet Theatre, 


to 9.00pm. 

PRACTITIONER PROJECT 

PART 2 

14 Mar to 15 Mar - 

PRACTITIONER PROJECT 

PART TWO: BERKOFF, 



8.30pm. 

THE UNCOMMON 

PLAYERS PRESENT 

ENDGAME 

24 Mar - Samuel Beckett's 

masterpiece of absurdity, 

Hannahs at Seale-Hayne, 

Howton Lane, Newton Abbot, 

7.30pm to 9.00pm. 

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Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre 

presents... 

NEW RIDE 

MOONROCKET 

10AM-5PM 

DAILY 

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The Moonrocket has landed at Dingles, 

a great place to take the kids and also 

to enjoy the nostalgia of these historic 

fairground rides. 

See DINGLES advertisement 

opposite page. 

Moonrocket lands at Dingles! 

February half term, 11-19, sees the introduction of the latest vintage ride at Dingles 

Fairground Heritage Centre, Lifton, West Devon, operated by the Fairground 

Heritage Trust ( Est 1986). t 

Shaw’s Moon Rocket has been acquired from the Maden 

family with the help of a 90k grant from the Heritage 

Memorial Fund. The ride will open to the public on 

Saturday February 11th until Sunday February 19th, 

the full season commences Friday March 17th till the 

end of October. 

The Moonrocket was the ultimate thrill ride of the 1930s 

and an unknown number were built by Robert Lakin 

and Co. of Streatham. These were delivered new to 

Showmen buyers between 1937 and 1939. 

The Moonrocket represents an era on the fairgrounds 

when speed, thrills and excitement was in vogue. It is 

one the original white knuckle rides. Shaw’s Moonrocket 

is the only complete example on a Lakin Moonrocket 

ride left in existence. Riders sit in rocket shaped cars 

that are mounted on an inclined circular platform that 

rotates at 12rpm whilst the centre of the ride rotates 

the opposite way at 6rpm, creating an illusionary 

speed of 18rpm. Shaw’s ride was later modified with 

swinging cars that had been developed and patented 

by another Showman. 

Although impressive and popular the Moonrocket 

as a ride type became uneconomical by the 1960s 

and all examples with the exception of Shaw’s were 

stored, sold to amusement parks (and subsequently 

scrapped) or scrapped by the 1970s. 

The ride now at Dingles was made in 1938 to the order 

of Yorkshire showman John Shaw, remarkably it was 

travelled until 1984. It was later purchased by the late 

Howard Maden and what followed was one of the 

most comprehensive restoration jobs of a fairground 

ride ever undertaken, including the retention of the 

original 1960s decoration. It stands as a lasting tribute 

to Howard who passed away in 2012. 

This important development demonstrates that the 

aim of the Fairground Heritage Trust that operates 

Dingles, to preserve and present the nation’s fairground 

heritage is being fully achieved. 

Since opening The Fairground Heritage Centre, it 

has gone from strength to strength and seen a very 

impressive increase in visitor numbers in the past two 

years. Golden Gallopers, 1930s Ghost Train, the largest 

Dodgem track ever to travel along with the 1950s 

Motor Cycle Speedway and host of vintage children’s 

ride are all wonderfully preserved under cover. The 

unique colourful backdrop has proved irresistible to 

the fashion and music industry and used extensively 

for shoots and films. 

The FHT is delighted to have completed the acquisition 

of this iconic and unique thrill ride and preserve it for 

the enjoyment of visitors today and future generations. 

The fairground Heritage Centre is just a mile off the 

A30 with free parking and the Carousel Café on site. 

Noah's Ark ride made in Burton upon Trent by Orton 

& Spooner in 1934. After the war, the ride was rebuilt 

and this Chariot Racer scene painted, which was 

inspired by the film Ben-Hur. 

The largest Dodgem track ever to travel, made by Orton 

Sons & Spooner of Burton on Trent in the 1930s. The 

artwork dates from 1953/4. The Dodgems remains the 

favourite ride of all time, suitable for all ages. 

The Golden Gallopers, are still galloping, over ninety 

five years after being built in 1920. For ten decades 

the original fairground horses, carved from wood, have 

carried excited passengers on their circular journey to 

the merry sound the jangling organ in the centre of the 

huge roundabout. 

 

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the Courtenay family 

Devon Champions for over 800 years 

Powderham Castle is home to the Earl and Countess of Devon and their children. 

They bear the illustrious Courtenay name, a family line that stretches back 

over 1000 years, most of which has been spent in Devon. 

Following the death of Hugh 

Courtenay, Earl of Devon, and 

the return of his son Charles, and 

his wife AJ, to the family home at 

Powderham Castle, we offer this 

brief history of one of Devon's more 

prominent families: the Courtenays. 

Since the 1180s the family has been 

at the forefront of our great county's 

story, playing all manner of roles 

from Barons of Okehampton, Sheriffs 

of Devon, Marquises of Exeter, 

and Viscounts, to Archbishops, 

Bishops, Members of Parliament 

and, currently, Earls of Devon. The 

family has built and/or stewarded 

many of Devon's most iconic castles, 

houses and landscapes, including 

at Okehampton, Tiverton, Exeter, 

Forde House, Ugbrooke, Molland, 

Colyton and, currently, Powderham 

Castle on the River Exe. 

In this article, we follow the family's 

remarkable story, as its status, role 

and wealth rose, fell, rose, fell and 

rose again repeatedly over the past 

8 centuries. Fascinating in its own 

right, this one family’s journey 

provides a unique reflection on 

the story of Devon, the county to 

which the family is so closely tied: 

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As the name suggests, the Courtenay 

family origins are French, and their 

first traces are found in the early medieval 

town of Courtenay, 100 miles south 

of Paris in the region of Burgundy. Athon, 

the patriarch, was a knight resident at 

Chateau Renard, who fortified the town 

around 1000 AD, and took the town's 

name in return, becoming Athon de 

Courtenay. He established a family that 

flourished under the early Capetian 

monarchy, distinguished in battle, and 

canny in marriage and politics, adopting 

early a strategy since followed for 

centuries through good times and bad. 

12th Century Immigrants and Warriors: 

An engraving of Okehampton Castle 

Despite early glories, the family’s fortunes 

foundered when Athon's great 

grandson, Reginald, fell foul of his king, 

Louis le Gros, and was banished, his lands 

forfeited, and his daughter married to 

Peter, Prince of France. Reginald moved 

to England in 1154, with Eleanor of 

Acquitaine, king Henry II's new Queen, 

where he established his family in Devon. 

He was appointed Baron of Okehampton, 

and the family acquired Okehampton 

Castle, from where they could defend the 

new Plantagenet monarchy's interests 

in the West. 

13th Century Crusaders 

and Barons: 

The French Courtenay family found glory as 

crusaders, becoming variously Counts of 

Edessa (modern-day Syria), kings of Jerusalem 

and Emperors of Constantinople. 

Their English cousins had more modest ambitions, 

firming up local ties with marriage to 

the De Redvers family, the Norman Earls of 

Devon, and becoming locally important as 

Sheriffs of Devon, with residence at Exeter Castle. 

The English Courtenays were not shy to bask in 

the glory of their crusading cousins, and it was 

during this time that the distinctive Courtenay 

coat of arms was adopted - three red spots on 

a golden background, symbolic of the three 

spots of Christ's blood brought back from the 

Holy Land on a golden salver and bestowed as 

a relic in Bruges Cathedral. 

The family took a minor role in the major event 

of the century: king John was married to a 

Courtenay lady, his second wife, when he signed 

the Magna Carta in 1215. The family also 

joined in the battles of Edward 1 in Wales and 

in Scotland, assisting their king in the early 

and bloody efforts to forge a United Kingdom. 

The Courtenay coat of arms, the three 

red spots are symbolic of Christ's blood 

brought back from the Holy Land 

14th Century Earls and Garter Knights: 

Having settled in Devon, allied themselves 

with local magnates, and 

fought with prominence in the national 

cause, the 14th century saw the Courtenay 

The port 

of 

Topsham 

family rise to prominence. The family 

acquired and built castles at Tiverton, 

Bickleigh and Colcombe. They oversaw 

an international trading business to the 

continent, principally with the Plantagenet 

lands in the south of France, around 

Bordeaux. The centre of this business 

was the Exe Estuary, which became one 

of England's busiest ports during this era, 

exchanging wool for wine, and transporting 

pilgrims. When the Countess' Wear 

was built across the river Exe by the 

Countess of Devon to restrict shipping 

to the port of Exeter, the beneficiary 

was the Courtenay-owned port town 

of Topsham, which was granted a royal 

charter by Edward I in 1300. 

When the Norman De Redvers family 

failed to produce an heir, it was to the 

Courtenays that the king Edward III 

turned to represent his interests in the 

county, making Hugh the 1st Courtenay 

Earl of Devon in 1335. 

The 1st Earl's son, another Hugh, consolidated 

this new-found status. He was 

a distinguished knight, who fought at the 

battles of Crecy and Poitiers and married 

Margaret de Bohun, granddaughter of 

Edward I, whose dowry included the 

Manor of Powderham. Hugh and Margaret 

were buried together in Exeter Cathedral, 

where their tomb can be admired to this 

day in the South Transept. 

Hugh’s son and heir, another Hugh, 

predeceased him, but not before he had 

become a founding member of Edward 

III’s new Order of the Garter. The family's 

rise to national prominence was 

further confirmed when Hugh's brother, 

William, became Archbishop of Canterbury, 

responsible for many developments 

in England's greatest Cathedral, where 

he is buried in state next to the Black 

Prince - his close friend and the great 

hero of the Hundred Years' War. 

Hugh Courtenay - Exeter Cathedral 

As the century drew to a close, building 

work began at Powderham, the royal 

manor gifted by Margaret to her sixth son, 

Philip, on the banks of the Exe, establishing 

a home for the cadet branch of the 

family on the shores of the Exe, which 

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The Powderham Courtenay family approached 

centre stage at the start of the 15th century, 

through Sir Philip Courtenay's eldest son 

Richard, close friend and confidant of the young 

king Henry V. The youngest ever Chancellor 

of Oxford University, Richard became Bishop 

of Norwich, and Keeper of the king's purse, in 

which role he was responsible for financing the 

Agincourt campaign, and negotiating for peace 

with France. Indeed, it was Richard Courtenay 

that famously returned from France carrying 

the gift of tennis balls, a diplomatic sleight later 

made famous in Shakespeare's play. 

15th Century Ambassadors and Enemies: 

Most notable was one of England’s final private 

battles, which took place in 1452 at Clyst Heath, 

just east of Exeter (where Exeter Chiefs now 

play). This match was principally between the 

Courtenays of Tiverton (the main family) and 

their cadet cousins, the Courtenays of Powderham, 

who sided with a rival magnate from 

East Devon – the Bonville family. The Tiverton 

team won, and the Powderham team (direct 

predecessors of the current Earl) withdrew to 

the Castle where they successfully sued for 

peace after a long siege. 

The Battle of Bosworth 

An engraving from a painting by 

Philip James de Loutherbourg 

Richard travelled on the Agincourt 

campaign with Henry V, but died 

of dysentery at the preceding siege 

of Harfleur – in the king’s presence. 

Henry V washed his dead friend’s 

feet and sent his body home to be 

buried in Westminster Abbey, next to 

Henry's own tomb within the shrine 

of England’s saint-king, Edward the 

Confessor. 

During the decades that followed, 

as England descended into civil war, 

the family faced turbulent fortunes. 

Members of the family fell in battles 

on both sides of the Wars of the Roses. 

Courtenay at Agincourt 

The family later lost members on both 

sides at the Battle of Tewkesbury and 

Courtenays represented both sides at 

the Battle of Bosworth, the culmination 

of the Wars of the Roses. Despite losing 

many Earls and other family members 

during these troubled decades (the 

title was lost and re-granted multiple 

times), by hedging loyalties, reading 

the wind, and most importantly maintaining 

good relations locally in Devon, 

the Courtenay family survived the 

Plantagenet/Tudor transition better 

than many and survived to suffer the 

even greater turbulence of the Tudor 

Reformation. 

16th Century Royal Cousins and Exiles: 

Henry Courtenay, later created 1st Marquess 

of Exeter, was born in 1498, son of William, 

Earl of Devon, and his wife, princess Catherine 

of York - the sixth daughter of Edward IV and 

the sister of Henry VII’s wife. By this marriage, 

the Courtenay family took Plantagenet blood, 

and tied closely to the Tudor monarchy, as 

Henry Courtenay was first cousin and a close 

childhood friend of Henry VIII. 

As Henry VIII’s (in)famous reign unfolded, 

so the Courtenay family fortunes fluctuated 

again. Henry Courtenay was at one point 

privy councillor and accompanied his king to 

the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1525, where 

he tilted with distinction against the French 

Dauphin. Henry Courtenay’s wife Gertrude was 

close to Catherine of Aragon and godmother 

to Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth 

I. But by 1538, once Henry VIII had divorced 

Catherine of Aragon, married Anne Boleyn 

and appointed Thomas Cromwell to effect his 

political machinations, the Marquess of Exeter 

was disgraced by alleged treason, attained 

and beheaded. Ancient families with royal 

pretensions did not fare well during Henry 

VIII’s latter years. 

Henry Courtenay’s son, Edward, aged only 12, 

was imprisoned and spent his adolescence in the 

Tower of London befriending Henry VIII’s two 

disfavoured daughters – Princesses Mary and 

Elizabeth. When Mary I later took the throne, 

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Athon, Knight 

resident at Chateau 

Renard in Courtenay, 

France, adopts the 

town's name. 

Athon's great grandson, Reginald, banished 

from his lands, moves to England with Eleanor 

of Acquitaine, King Henry II's new queen. Also 

appointed Baron of Okehampton defending the 

Plantagenet monarchy's interests in the west. 

Hugh, is the first Courtenay to be made 

Earl of Devon in 1335 by Kind Edward III. 

Topsham granted a royal 

charter by Edward I in 1300. 

Hugh's son (another Hugh), 

one of the founding knights 

of the Order of the Garter 

Richard Courtenay made Chancellor 

of Oxford University - close friend 

and confidant to king Henry V. 

Athon flourished 

under the Capetian 

monarch and 

distinguished in 

battle. 

King John married a Courtenay lady when 

he signed Magna Carta in 1215. Joined the 

battles of Edward I in Wales and Scotland, in 

attempt to forge a United Kingdom. 

The Earl's 1st son fought at battle of Crecy and 

Poitiers, also marrying the granddaugher of 

Edward I, Margaret de Bohun, whose dowry 

included the Manor of Powderham. 

William Courtenay made 

Archbishop of Canterbury 

War of the Roses - battle at 

Clyst Heath, principally between 

Courtenays of Tiverton (main 

family) and cadet cousins at 

Powderham, who sided with the 

Bonville family. 

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Powderham Castle, home to the current Earl and Countess of Devon 

Edward was released from prison and, 

in a brief blaze of glory, he was recreated 

Earl of Devon, carried Mary’s 

sword of state at her coronation, and 

was touted as her English consort. 

No sooner had Mary’s interests, and 

affections, turned to Catholic king 

Phillip II of Spain then Edward was 

disgraced and exiled. He died soon 

after, unmarried and childless in 

Italy, and so the Tiverton Courtenay 

family expired in ignominy and with 

it the Courtenay family ceased to call 

themselves the Earls of Devon. 

The cadet cousins at Powderham, 

however, kept themselves apart from 

the traumas of Tudor court, living a 

gentler life beside the Exe. During 

the reign of Elizabeth I, they provided 

service by the provision of ships to 

fight the Armada. The family was 

active in local politics and Sir William 

of Powderham married the widow of 

Devon's seafaring hero, Sir Francis 

Drake, who lived her last days at 

the Castle. 

17th Century Civil Warriors and Glorious Revolutionaries: 

The Powderham 

Courtenays took on 

Forde House - Newton Abbot 

the family’s uncanny 

knack of placing themselves 

at the centre 

of local and national 

politics during the next 

century. A Courtenay 

descendent sailed on 

the Mayflower in 1620, 

and thus the family was present 

at the beginnings of the New 

World. 

Powderham was a royalist 

stronghold during the English 

Civil War, and was besieged over 

Christmas 1645 by overwhelming 

Parliamentary forces. For 

a second time, the family survived 

by suing for peace on 

beneficial terms, and even had 

the forethought to marry into 

the family of Parliamentary 

William of Orange Chair 

General, Sir William 

Waller. Therefore, 

when Oliver Cromwell 

was victorious, 

the family survived 

to play a role following 

his Protectorate 

government. 

The Courtenays 

remained a leading Devon 

family during the Restoration 

of the Stuart monarchy 

such that, when William of 

Orange landed in Brixham 

in 1688, it was to Sir William 

Courtenay’s home at Forde 

House, Newton Abbot, that 

he journeyed to stay the night 

and hold his first Court on 

English soil. The chair on 

which he sat remains in the 

family collection at Powderham 

Castle. 

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Henry Courtenay made 1st 

Marquess of Exeter and Earl of 

Devon by Henry VIII in 1525. 

Henry Courtenay beheaded 

for alleged treason in 1539, 

son Edward incarcerated. 

Edward Courtenay released 

from Tower of London 15 

years later in 1553. 

Sir William of Powderham 

marries Elizabeth Sydenham, 

widow of Sir Francis Drake. 

William of Orange lands at Brixham in 1688, 

staying and holding court at Sir William 

Courtenay's home, Forde House, Newton Abbot. 

Sir William Courtenay enobled 

as Viscount Courtenay in 1762. 

Earldom of Devon restored 

to the family in 1832. 

World War II - Christopher 

Courtenay at Dunkirk and 

Hugh born during the Blitz 

of Exeter (1942). 

Powderham hosts 

BBC Radio 1's 

Big Weekend! 

in 2016 

William Courtenay 

released from Tower 

of London by Henry 

VIII in 1509. 

William Courtenay incarcerated 

in the Tower of London in 1504. 

Edward Courtenay incarcerated 

again in Tower of London 

alongside Princess Elizabeth. 

Powderham beseiged during 

English Civil War - 1645. 

James Wyatt's Music Room 

for 3rd Viscount Courtenay 

(1794-96). 

Brunel's Atmospheric 

Railway (1844). 

Hugh Courtenay becomes 

last hereditary peer to make 

a maiden speech in House 

of Lords by right (1999). 

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The next century saw 

the family restore 

something of the fortunes 

that had been lost 

during the traumatic 

Tudor years. The family’s 

estate grew both 

in Devon and overseas, 

principally in Ireland, 

where they founded 

one of Ireland’s earliest 

public schools in Newcastle 

West, County 

Limerick. 

18th Century Builders and Viscounts: 

In Devon, another Sir 

William Courtenay 

served as MP for The Staircase Hall 

Honiton and for Devon, 

and was enobled as Viscount 

Courtenay in 1762. He and his 

son undertook remarkable architectural 

developments at Powderham 

during the century, converting a 

ruinous medieval castle into the 

sumptuous Georgian home we see 

today. Notable achievements were 

the insertion of the staircase hall 

and libraries, and the remarkable 

woodland garden and Belvedere 

tower familiar to many that know 

the Exe estuary. The portraits around 

Powderham today are a testament to 

the taste, style and aesthetic of the 

Viscounts Courtenay, who commissioned 

work from England’s leading 

The Music Room 

Sir William Courtenay (1st Viscount) by Hudson 

Cosway - 'Kitty' Courtenay 

(3rd Viscount) 

artists, the Devon-born Hudson 

and Reynolds. 

Later in the century, Powderham 

was filled with life as the 2nd 

Viscount’s 13 daughters filled the 

house to the rafters. Their brother, 

William ‘Kitty’ Courtenay, completed 

the re-design of Powderham with a 

sumptuous Music Room by James 

Wyatt, and portraits by another 

Devonian, Richard Cosway, before 

tragically being exiled himself for 

his homosexual proclivities, once 

more thrusting the family into 

public disgrace. 

19th Century Benefactors and Gamblers: 

The rollercoaster of family fortunes did not let up during the Victorian 

century. The exiled Kitty’s cousin, another William, was a lawyer 

who petitioned the House of Lords to have Kitty re-created Earl of 

Devon. Devon’s case was successful, and restored to the Powderham 

branch of the family, the honours previously restored by Queen Mary 

to Edward Courtenay in 1556, and recognised that Kitty Courtenay was 

the rightful heir to the ancient 1335 Earldom of Devon. 

The Gatehouse 

On Kitty’s death, William conveniently succeeded 

and set about a further major overhaul at Powderham. 

Engaging Charles Fowler, the Devon-born 

architect of Covent Garden, William, the 10th 

Earl, created the courtyard and western approach 

that we see today and embraced modernity by 

permitting Brunel’s Atmospheric Railway to 

run alongside the Powderham Deer Park beside 

the River Exe. 

'The Good Earl 

William’s son, yet another William known 

as ‘the good Earl,’ set about many worthy 

works in and around Devon. He established 

psychiatric hospitals in Exminster, Starcross 

and Dawlish, and became involved in Devon 

and national politics, serving as Chancellor 

of the Duchy of Lancaster for a time. A 

statue of him, paid for by public prescription 

now stands in Northernhay Gardens outside 

Exeter’s Rougemont Castle. 

The Good Earl’s son, Baldwin, suffers somewhat from comparisons 

to his father. Reputed to have taste for fast living and slow horses, he 

had a career as an MP, but died childless aged 54 after suffering a fit 

while walking home across Trafalgar Square. He had been Earl only a 

few years. The title passed to his uncle, Henry Hugh, an elderly cleric, 

and the family estates fell into considerable financial distress, with 

major sales in Devon, Ireland and elsewhere. Indeed, the Castle was 

let out for a period of time, as the family could not afford to live there. 

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At the turn of the 20th Century estate finances 

were weak and prospects were not strong. 

The elderly Earl’s son had just died before 

inheriting, leaving three sons, the eldest of 

which, Charles, inherited aged 34 in 1904. 

Under ‘Uncle Charlie’s’ stewardship, Powderham 

became a lively Edwardian home, with the 

introduction of more recognisably modern 

leisure amenities such as an indoor tennis court 

(now the Riding School) and a squash court. 

Uncle Charlie did not find success in love, and 

despite turning Powderham into an Edwardian 

sports centre for his girlfriend, she married 

another leaving him broken hearted. He died 

childless in 1927, initiating yet another traumatic 

chapter in Powderham’s history, one 

which was only exacerbated by the global 

upheavals of the 1930s and 40s. 

20th Century Survivors and Innovators: 

helmet at the battle of longstop Hill and lost 

much of his company to land mines in North 

Africa on Christmas Eve, 1942. His young 

family (Kate and Hugh were born in 1940 and 

1942) meanwhile found their feet at Powderham, 

dodging bombs, ghosts and making do; Hugh 

was born in the State Bed at Powderham in 

the early hours of May 5, 1942, during the 

Exeter Blitz, when the city was ablaze and 

Nazi Germany was looking supreme in Europe. 

burdens of repair and taxation at Powderham, 

set about decades of retrenchment. Multiple 

sales of ancient family lands and artistic treasures 

permitted them to pay debts and refine 

the family business down to its core that exists 

today – the Powderham Estate. The Castle was 

one of the earliest to be opened regularly to the 

public in 1957 alongside Longleat and Beaulieau. 

The family began farming, as modern 

agriculture made the traditional tenant farming 

model unsustainable, 

and more 

actively managing 

businesses in 

the Estate, such 

as the ancient 

deer herd. 

Helmet worn by 

the 17th Earl 

Uncle Charlie’s two brothers, Henry (a parson) 

and Frederick (a rector), both unexpectedly 

died in succession in 1935, leaving Frederick’s 

only son Christopher to inherit aged 18. At 

Sandhurst at the time, before commission into 

the Coldstream Guards, Christopher was retitled 

Hon. Courtenay, Lord Courtenay and the Earl 

of Devon over six tragic months, and his home 

moved from Honiton Rectory, where he had 

happily lived his childhood with 6 wonderful 

sisters, to Powderham, facing death duties on 

a penal scale. The upheaval was compounded 

shortly after Christopher married his adored 

Venetia in July 1939 by the outbreak of World 

War II. Christopher was re-commissioned into 

the Coldstream Guards and fought a hard war. 

One of the last on the beaches at Dunkirk, 

Christopher later took a bullet through the 

Exeter Cathedral - in the Blitz during 

the Baedeker Raids 

Christopher and Venetia, bruised and battered 

by their war experiences and buffeted by the 

Christopher famously rarely attended the House 

of Lords. Earl since 1935, he was the longest 

serving peer never to have made a maiden 

speech when he died in 1998. Hugh, his successor, 

quickly put this omission right, and by 

so doing in January 1999 he became the last 

hereditary peer ever to make a maiden speech 

by right, when he addressed the Upper House 

in the debate on the abolition of hereditary 

peers. Hugh, the current Earl’s father, was 

active locally, and together with Diana his wife, 

was a champion of his county serving in many 

public and charitable roles. Hugh and Diana 

also continued the process of modernisation 

at Powderham, introducing a country store 

and welcoming weddings and open air music 

to the Castle, including Shirley Bassey, Elton 

John, and many others. 

The Courtenays in the 21st Century… 

It is this business that many know today under its new stewards, Charlie and AJ, the current 

Earl and Countess of Devon, who took on the management of Powderham after Hugh’s death 

in 2015. Charlie and AJ currently live at the Castle, and within their first year caused something 

of a stir by welcoming Radio 1’s Big Weekend to Powderham. 

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The Beehive, Honiton 

TENORS UNLIMITED 

04 Mar - Tickets £18.50 and £20.50, 

Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 

7.30pm to 10.00pm. 

Pan Seared Brixham Scall ops 

Cary Arms 

KINGSBRIDGE JAZZ CLUB AT AVETON 

GIFFORD 

07 Mar - Dave Moorwood’s Rascals of 

Rhythm play jazz from the Great American 

Songbook, Kingsbridge Jazz Club, The 

Fisherman’s Rest, Aveton Gifford, 6.30pm 

to 10.00pm. 

ROCK & ROLL WEEKEND 

10 Mar to 13 Mar - New for 2017 John 

Fowler Holidays host their fantastic Rock 

& Roll Weekend, John Fowler Holidays, 

South Bay Holiday Park, Torbay, 7.00pm to 

12.00am. 

ULTIMATE TRIBUTE SHOW 

11 Mar - Tickets are £15.00, Exmouth 

Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 8.00pm 

to 10.30pm. 

ANNIKA SKOOGH LATIN QUARTET 

11 Mar - Copacabana magic comes to Lyme 

Regis, Jazz Jurassica, By the Bay, Lyme 

Regis, 6.30pm to 10.00pm. 

DINING OFFERS 

3 Tapas or swap one for a glass of wine 

£10 | per person | Tues 

Tagines 

£10 | per person |Thurs 

2 Courses of Fish 

£14 | per person |Fri 

Mention ‘DEVONSHIRE’ when booking a 

table for 4 and get a free bottle of wine 

Table Bookings t. 01752 651300 

JUST MISBEHAVIN’ 

12 Mar - Swing jazz to finish your weekend 

in style, Just Misbehavin’, The Point Bar & 

Grill, Exmouth, 6.00pm to 8.30pm. 

CILLA AND THE SHADES OF THE 60’S 

12 Mar - Tickets are £15.50, Exmouth 


to 10.00pm. 

ABSOLUTE BOWIE 

17 Mar - Absolute Bowie are Europe’s Finest 

David Bowie Tribute, The Gateway, Fore 

Street, Seaton, 7.30pm to 11.00pm. 

WREN MUSIC - SINGING HER STORY 

17 Mar - Wren Music concert in celebration 

of International Women’s Day, Cygnet 

Theatre, Friars Gate, Exeter, 7.30pm to 

9.00pm. 

CRAIG MILVERTON TRIO WITH DOMINIC 

ASHWORTH 

18 Mar - Well-known Guitarist Dominic 

Ashworth joins the Craig Milverton Trio, 

The Tucker’s Jazz Club, The Tucker’s Arms, 

Axminster, 8.00pm to 10.00pm. 

THE BEACH BOYS STORY 

18 Mar - Beach Boys Tribute show at the 

Babbacombe Theatre, Babbacombe Theatre, 

Babbacombe Downs, Torquay, 7.30pm to 

9.30pm. 

LAST EXIT 

18 Mar - Free Live Entertainment...If 

Carlsberg did music it would sound like this! 

The Black Horse, 30 Fore Street, Sidmouth, 

9.30pm to 12.00am. 

ARQ - ALISON RAYNER QUARTET 

22 Mar - ARQ play music bursting with 

melodic and harmonic references from jazz 

to folk, Fougou Media, Toorak Hotel, Torquay, 

8.30pm to 10.30pm. 

Just quote 'Devonshire' for all dining offers 

THE 

MALTSTERS 

ARMS 

DINING OFFERS 

2 rump steaks & a bottle of red wine 

£25 | Mon night during Feb & Mar 

Mother’s Day - 2 Courses 

Bookings now being taken 

£13.50 | per person | 26 Mar 


 


SNAKE DAVIS 

23 Mar - Tickets are £17.50, Exmouth 


to 8.00pm. 

G4-LIVE IN CONCERT 

24 Mar - Due to popular demand G4 are 

back on the road, with their trademark 

harmonies, Babbacombe Theatre, 

Babbacombe Downs, Torquay, 8.00pm to 

10.00pm. 

ELLA FITZGERALD CENTENARY SHOW 

24 Mar - Ella Fitzgerald Centenary Show 

with the Phillip Clouts Trio & Maggie Reeday, 

The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 7.30pm 

to 10.00pm. 

waterfront bar bistro 

DINING OFFERS 

Pie & Pud 

£13.50 Kick | per person Back | Mon & Relax 

Fishy February: Fish & Chips 

£9.95 | per person | Mon-Thurs 

(until Mothering Sunday) 

Treat your Mum on Mothering Sunday 

to a champagne breakfast, lunch or dinner. 

Champagne Dinner 

With live music. Call for more info | 6 Apr 

Great 

Table Bookings t. 01752 500008 

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& Location ! 

ROCKFELLA 

24 Mar - Free Live Entertainment...If 

Carlsberg did music it would sound like this! 

The Black Horse, 30 Fore Street, Sidmouth, 

9.30pm to 12.00am. 

WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN’ 

25 Mar - Tickets £18.50, Exmouth Pavilion, 

The Esplanade, Exmouth, 7.30pm to 

10.00pm. 

The Fliss Gorst Band 

CONCERT WITH STEVE KNIGHTLEY 

25 Mar - Steve Knightley in concert 

supported by The Exmouth Shanty Men, 

Lympstone Entertainments, Lympstone 

Parish Church, Lympstone, 8.00pm to 

10.30pm. 

ARRIVAL 

25 Mar - The show that every Abba 

fan has been waiting for! Barnfield 

Theatre, Barnfield Road, Exeter, 8.00pm 

to 10.30pm. 


26 Mar - Featuring the Pete Allen Jazz 

Band, Kennaway House, Coburg Road, 


THE ORIGINAL 60’S SHOW 

29 Mar - Tickets £18.50 and £20.50, 

Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, 

Exmouth, 7.30pm to 10.00pm. 

LA VIE EN ROSE AT SOUTH MOLTON 

JAZZ CLUB 

31 Mar - La Vie en Rose - gypsy jazz 

and swing evoking the sounds of 1930s 

Paris, La Vie en Rose - Gypsy Jazz, The 

George Hotel, South Molton, 8.00pm. 

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tel: 01752 500 008 

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The Restaurant Inspector 

Visits: 

The Masons Arms 

Branscombe 

Th eM a s o n s 

Arms 

Gastro pub 

menu sampled 

Homemade Steak & Kidney 

Pie with red wine gravy 

Crispy Chilli West Country Beef 

Devonshire Rump Steak 

A very fine piece of meat 

Starters 

Crispy Chilli West Country Beef 

Warm Vulscombe Goats’ 

Cheese & Thyme Tart 

Mains 

Flaming Creme Brulée 

Homemade Steak & Kidney 

Pie with red wine gravy 

Devonshire Rump Steak 

Herb Infused Couscous & 

Char-grilled Chicken Salad 

Pudding 

Pumpkin Tart with Honeycombe 

and Raspberry Compote 

West Country Cheese Board 

Drinks 

House Merlot 

A proper old pub serving great food 

If you long for a night out in an old pub, it’s not easy these days to 

find pubs that haven’t been internally gutted, losing all character 

in the processs. 

The Masons Arms at Branscombe 

thankfully, hasn’t been ruined, 

there’s a lovely fire that warms 

your back as you order your 

drinks. 

Once we’d warmed up and 

ordered food, we sat down 

and waited for starters, which 

was Crispy Chilly Beef, served 

on a satisfying rocket and sour 

pepper base - this was a lovely 

light, tasty starter. Also sampled 

was the Vulscombe Goat’s 

Cheese & Thyme Tart. 

Mains were presented:- Herb 

Infused Couscous with Char 

Grilled Chicken, Steak & Kidney 

Pie and also Devonshire Rump. 

Homemade pie is one of my 

benchmarks, it was delicious as 

was the Devonshire Rump, real 

melt-in-the-mouth meat, the 

best I’ve had in many years. My 

friend was in agreement, briskly 

finishing the plate. Ending the 

meal with Pumpkin Tart and the 

West Country Cheese Board, I 

can report the food as being of 

excellent quality. 

The Masons Arms is a proper 

pub with great character and 

excellent food. 

Herb Infused Couscous & Char-grilled Chicken Salad 

West Country Cheese Board 

Someone who knows their Devonshire steak! 

Pumpkin Tart with Honeycombe and Raspberry Compote 

Warm Vulscombe Goats’ Cheese & Thyme Tart 

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Great Devon eateries 

Classic Cars & Cream Teas 

ENJOY AFTERNOON TEA WITH A SPLASH OF LUXURY! 

You choose the car 

We pick you up 

You enjoy a spiffing cream tea 

We take you home 

I Say! What a Jolly Jaunt! 

Full afternoon Champagne tea 

& private chauffeur 

£225 for two people 

Cream Tea 

& private chauffeur 

£185 for two people 

THE 

COTTAGE 

HOTEL 

& RESTAURANT 


HONITON, DEVON 

EXQUISITE • QUINTESSENTIAL • ENGLISH COUNTRY HOUSE 

Booking essential please call: 

THE 

COTTAGE 

01404 41266 

HOTEL 

www.deerpark.co.uk 

Deer Park Country House & Hotel, RESTAURANT 

Weston, Honiton, Devon EX14 3PG 


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THE 

COTTAGE HOTEL 

& RESTAURANT 


A PLACE FOR 

EATING 

DRINKING 

AND MEETING 

WITH A VIEW OF LYME BAY 

PYNE'S SIDMOUTH DEVON 01395 513047 

WWW.BEDFORDHOTELSIDMOUTH.CO.UK 

THE 

COTTAGE HOTEL 

& RESTAURANT 

Three–night Winter Break Offer 

£195.00 per person until 13th April 2017 

includes Dinner, B&B, Standard Sea-view double/twin room, 

welcome glass of Prosecco 

and a copy of our Walker’s Companion book 

HOPE COVE 

SOUTH DEVON 

A charming traditional family-run hotel in a spectacular 

coastal location. Relaxing holiday atmosphere with excellent 

cuisine and an established reputation for hospitality and 

service. With sun terraces and gardens down to the beach. 

Open TO nOn-residenTs 

The Cottage Hotel 

Hope Cove, Kingsbridge, Devon TQ7 3HJ 

Tel: 01548 561555 info@hopecove.com 

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Fragola bellini 

(fragola - wild strawberry) 

Th eR a i l w a y 

Honiton 

menu sampled 

The 

FOOD 

Restaurant 

and DRINKInspector 

Visits: 

Th e R a i l w a y 

Queen Street, Honiton 

Starters 

Caramalised fenned & buffalo 

mozzarella arancini with 

roasted red pepper aioli 

Mains 

Char grilled lemon & tyme 

chicken breast, Sicilian 

spaghetti alla norma 


Fragrant Vietnamese salad, 

chicken, glass noodles, spring 

onion, mint & crispy wontons 

Pudding 

Honey pannacotta, blueberry 

compote and almond crumble 

Summer berry & white 

chocolate Eaton Mess 

with vanilla crumbs 

Drinks 

Fragola bellini (wild strawberry) 

Caramalised fenned & buffalo 

mozzarella aranchini with 

roasted red pepper aioli 

No leaves on the track 

We reviewed The Railway 

several years ago, which we 

rated very highly. It certainly 

has many fans amongst East 

Devon diners, so following 

up a couple of years later, 

we were interested to see 

if their quality would prove 

again to be excellent. 

One area where you instantly 

know that you’re sitting in 

the right restaurant, is when 

Char grilled lemon & tyme 

chicken breast, Sicilian 

spaghetti alla norma 

the menu arrives, it’s well 

thought out, appetising and 

it’s always hard making a 

decision, as the menu options 

all read so appealingly. There’s 

an Italian bias in their menu, 

they’re known for pizzas, but 

their range is excellent. 

I happily report that the quality 

is still there, it’s a compelling 

place for dining or lunch! 

Fragrant Vietnamese salad, 

chicken, glass noodles, spring 

onion, mint & crispy wontons 

Honey pannacotta, blueberry 

compote and almond crumble 

Th eM a s o n s 

Arms 

menu sampled 

Tapas 

Tempura Prawn with aioli and 

Calamari rings wit tentacles. 

Seabass, ginger and 

lime fishcake bites. 

Rosemary fired Chorizo 

with rosemary, goats cheese 

and fried patatas. 


20% off food orders for 

early diners 

Tuesday to Friday Mini Greek salad 

The Wild Caper in 

Seaton, is relatively 

new on the scene. It 

was the first time 

I’d visited this bijou 

restaurant situated in 

Fore Street, the interior 

being lit in a subdued 

Moroccan style, 

having rustic wooden 

tables and chairs. 

Open for Dinner Tuesday to Saturday from 6.30pm 

Being a tapas 

Plus selected Sunday Evenings from Easter 

restaurant it was 

a case of mix and 

Radway Place, Vicarage Road, Sidmouth, EX10 8TL 

match, there being a 

Tel. 01395 519494 | www.neilsrestaurant.com 

good range of tapas 

Mucver - Turkish courgette 

fritters with raita 

T & C’s apply. Call or see website for details 

Tapas treats 

New Live online booking at neilsrestaurant.com 

The Masons Arms 

Mucver - Turkish courgette 

fritters with raita 

THE 

MALTSTERS 

ARMS 

Branscombe 

Tempura prawn with aioli and 

calamari rings with tentacles 

plates on the menu. before, and was 

It was recommended found to be delicately 

that we chose 4 tapas Matt, flavoured Sam & the and staff tasty. welcome you to 

plates to be enough to their Seabass, family ginger friendly and village pub. 

satisfy our appetites. Excellent lime fresh fishcake food bites cooked - & prepared 

We started the meal 

just 

again 

for 

tasty, 

you at 

with 

affordable prices. 

with tempura prawns, interesting flavours. 

aioli and calamari Mother’s Rosemary Day Bookings fired now being taken 

rings with tentacles, 

£13.50 chorizo per with person rosemary, for two courses 

which were excellent. goats cheese and 

The main tapas were Visit our website fried patatas to view - this our current menu & 

accompanied with a events: proved www.themaltstersarms.com 

very tasty. 

mini Greek salad, and 

then the tapas were Overall, it was an 

brought to the table. enjoyable meal 

Mucver - this was and evening. 

something not tasted 

 

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with rosemary, goats 

cheese and fried patatas 

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Seabass, ginger and 

lime fishcake bites

Great Devon eateries 

The 

Otterton 

• Valentines menu available 11 - 18th Feb, 12-2.30pm & 6.30pm-9pm 

• Superb venue for private functions 

• 15 quality rooms for bed & breakfast 

• Fresh food prepared & cooked on the premises using local ingredients from 

our own farm shop and fish landed by our own trawlers whenever possible 

• Bar serving a good selection of quality local real ales and quality wines 

• See our website for menus etc or give us a call to reserve your table or 

confirm your accommodation 

• Dog friendly with a doggie menu 

FORE STREET • OTTERTON • DEVON • EX9 7HB 01395 568416 www.kingsarmsotterton.co.uk 

award winning restaurant • award winning marina 

Jolly 

Jacks 

waterfront bar bistro 

Kick Back & Relax 

Great 

Food, Company 

& Location ! 

• Delicious fresh food served all day 

• Friendly and welcoming • Traditional Sunday Lunches 

• Check website for live music & events 

• FREE secure parking • Dog & Child friendly 

• Lovely outside terrace 

tel: 01752 500 008 www.jollyjacks.co.uk 

Mayflower Marina • Richmond Walk • Plymouth • PL1 4LS 

153 Vauxhall Street 

Plymouth PL4 0DF 

01752 651300 

zuzimo.co.uk 

Now accepting Gourmet 

Society and Tastecard 

Chocolate 

Make a variety of luxury chocolates 

with a professional chocolatier 

Amour 

Fun, Relaxed, 

Informative 

Take home all you make! 

Full or half day courses held near 

Lyme Regis. 

For information call Gill at Chocolate Amour: 07717 887442 

grantgilli@aol.com www.chocolateamour.co.uk 

 


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FASHION & BEAUTY 

Fashion & Beauty 

February/March 2017 

Selected lines available from Chapter, Sidmouth 

It's a brand new year, bringing with it bright new trends for 2017. Bold 

stripes, shades of yellow and plenty of khaki, even hints of the 80s 

dotted along the way. These are all things you'll expect to see worn with 

style this year. 

Why not visit your local Devon fashion retailer, browse their latest Spring 

collections and update your wardrobe with this season's must-have essentials. 

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Chapter 

Spring collection 

Lebek ◆ Olivier Philips 

Pause Café ◆ Marie Mero 

Maria Bellentani ◆ Viccio 

Brax ◆ Just White ◆ Adini 

Pomodoro ◆ Part Two 

Fuego FDJ 

◆ 

Monari 

for a relaxed & enjoyable shopping experience 

Tel: 01395 579181 

www.chapterclothing.co.uk 

email: info@chapterclothing.co.uk 

Chapter ◆ Church Street ◆ Sidmouth ◆ Devon ◆ EX10 8lZ 

 

 

 

Unique Collections, 

Innovative Designs 

For more jewellery, our online shop 

and jewellery making courses visit us: 

39 Southside Street, The Barbican, Plymouth 

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Just back from the Esplanade in Fore Street 

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Well established salon boasting beautiful 

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A point of view! 

Nelson’s Column 

by JOHN FISHER 

But Sir Rivers points out that we got a date 

wrong and that Carew was born in Bickleigh 

right enough but not in July 1693, as so many 

of the sources have it, but on 23rd September, 

1690. We stand corrected. History repeats 

itself, historians repeat each other! 

Sir Rivers is nearing completion of his history 

of the family from its earliest ancestor, Walter 

FitzOther, one of the few men listed in the 

Domesday Book as a tenant-in-chief - someone 

who held his lands directly from the Crown. 

when it capsized at the Battle of the Solent 

in the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour on 

19 July, 1545. 

He had only taken command that day and 

many of the crew, who were foreigners, spoke 

no English. Carew’s last known words, called 

out to his uncle Gawen Carew aboard a nearby 

warship were, “I have the sort of knaves I 

cannot rule!” 

Of the crew of nearly 500 only 34 survived 

and Sir George’s body was never recovered. 

When the ship was raised nearly 450 years 

later, only some pewter plates stamped with 

his initials were recovered from the wreck. 

The Devon-born Admiral 

of the Mary Rose 

OUR THANKS to Sir Rivers Carew, BT, of the 

ancient and noble Carew family who writes 

to say how much he enjoyed Devonshire’s 

article in the December issue on the subject 

of what he calls “that disreputable member 

of my family” the notorious Bamfylde-Moore 

Carew, Devon’s very own self-styled King of 

the Gypsies (see Devonshire mag website). 

Old age and in youth in a Devon garden 

THERE IS NO AVOIDING THE FACT that 

Spring is already happening in Devon where 

a neglected Mother Nature, grown scruffy in 

recent months, now invites us tenderly to get 

out there and get on with it. 

But relax: no gardening column this, rather 

an opportune reminder to the armchair 

gardeners amongst us that Charles Dickens, 

who lived and worked and roamed in Devon 

as a cub reporter, loved gardens and drew on 

his Exeter notebooks when he later wrote: 

Image: Mary Rose Org. 

A significant part of that story will doubtless 

revolve around Admiral Sir George Carew (c. 

1504 – 19 July 1545) who was born at Mohuns 

Ottery, an historic manor house and the 

Carew family seat in the parish of Luppitt, 

near Honiton. 

Soldier, adventurer and latterly admiral, 

he perished during the reign of King Henry 

VIII in the Royal Navy flagship Mary Rose 

see him digging, and sweeping, and cutting, 

and planting, with manifest delight” 

And if you can barely remember the warmth 

and colours of Summer, you may find comfort 

as you turn again to Dickens, this time as he 

recalls his childhood in his guise as David 

Copperfield. (His parents lived at Mile End 

Cottage, Church Road, Alphington, near 

Exeter). 

Image: P/A 

New quid on the block 

A REMINDER that the new 12-sided £1 coin 

comes in on March 28, and the old “round 

pound”, so loved of parking meters and 

shopping trolleys, will be in circulation 

alongside the new coin until it ceases to be 

legal tender on October 15. 

Meantime, Councils across Devon are busy 

updating software to ensure their machines 

in car parks are up to the task whilst 

Devon County Council, with 200 on-street 

meters, is also on target to bring about the 

transformation. So no excuses and no let-off 

for Devon parkers then. 

Total cost of the big changeover is as yet 

unknown, but as they do say in The Weary 

Badger (somewhere in Devon), “Ah, ’t is an 

ill wind as don’ blow nobody a bit a good!” 

“In fine weather 

the old gentleman 

is almost constantly 

in the garden; and 

when it is too wet 

to go into it, he 

will look out of the 

window at it by the hour together. He has 

always something to do there, and you will 

“Now I am in the garden at the back… a very 

high preserve of butterflies, as I remember 

it, with a high fence and a gate and padlock; 

where the fruit clusters on the trees, richer 

and riper than fruit has ever been since, in 

any other garden, and where my mother 

gathers some in a basket, while I stand by, 

bolting furtive gooseberries, and trying to 

look unmoved.” 

 

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Forthcoming Exhibitions 

february & march 17 

Donna Goold - 'Red Aura' - Artwave West, Morcombelake 

Richard Sowman - 'Motorbecane bicycle with Shepherds' Hut and Hay' - Hybrid, Honiton 

FORTHCOMING EVENTS 

SOUTH WEST ACADEMY 

WINTER EXHIBITION 

Until 15 Feb - An exhibition of work 

by members of the South West 

Academy of Fine and Applied Art, 

Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Elmfield 

House, Honiton, 10.00am to 5.00pm. 

GET FRESH '17 

Until 05 Mar - A biennial exhibition 

showing work by 15 new or emerging 

designer-makers from, Devon Guild 

of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey 

Tracey, 10.00am to 5.25pm. 

COAST EXHIBITION 

Until 06 Mar - A selection of the 

Burton's permanent collection 

inspired by the coast, Burton Art 

Gallery & Museum, Kingsley Road, 

Bideford, 10.00am to 4.00pm. 

21 GROUP OF ARTISTS 

EXHIBITION 

Until 13 Mar - Exhibition of 

paintings in a variety of media 

including hand-made prints, The 

21 Group of Artists, Theatre Royal, 

Plymouth, 10.30am to 10.30pm. 

THE ANNUAL SCHOOLS 

EXHIBITION 

Until 13 Mar - A yearly highlight, 

featuring the work of talented young 

local artists, Burton Art Gallery & 

Museum, Kingsley Road, Bideford, 

2.00pm to 4.00pm. 

ART2DAY 2017 

Until 17 Mar - Art2Day showcases 

the rich talent of students from 

Plymouth secondary schools, 

Peninsula Arts, Cube 3 Gallery, 

Plymouth. 

HIROSHIGE'S JAPAN: 

STATIONS OF THE 

TOKAIDO 

Until 16 Apr - A selection of 

Japanese woodblock prints from 

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), 

Royal Albert Memorial Museum 

- RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 

10.00am to 5.00pm. 

EXETER'S FINE ART 

COLLECTION: SEASONS 

Until 25 Apr - This exhibition 

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Until 25 Feb - An exhibition of work 

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Beyond the Lens Exhibition 

11 Mar to 22 Apr - Exhibition of 

rarely seen, large-scale photographs 

by Roger Mayne, one of Britain’s 

most outstanding photographers 

Open Tues to Sat, 10am-5pm. 

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flower hearts by World of Moose, 

charming romantic scenes by 

Sam Toft and much more. 

In our Gallery 

Sarah Bowman Solo Show 

22 Feb to 04 Mar 

The much loved Devon painter, 

Sarah Bowman, will exhibit 

new work in our gallery before 

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watercolours and oil paintings, Royal 

Albert Memorial Museum - RAMM, 

Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am to 

5.00pm. 

PRINTMAKERS OPEN 

09 Feb to 01 Mar - The best of West 

Country printmaking on show plus 

printmaking workshops, Town Mill 

Arts, The Malthouse Gallery, Lyme 

Regis, 10.30am to 4.30pm. 

COASTLINE 2017 

09 Feb to 01 Mar - An exhibition that 

celebrates the iconic Jurassic Coast 

and coastal living, Town Mill Arts, 

The Courtyard Gallery, Lyme Regis, 

10.30am to 4.30pm. 

PRIMARY COLOURS 

11 Feb to 01 Mar - Annual 

exhibition of artwork by local 

primary school children (closed 

Sundays), Harbour House, 

The Promenade, Kingsbridge, 

10.00am to 5.00pm. 

BITE SIZE: THE SUM 

AND THE PARTS 

23 Feb - With Ben Borthwick, 

Artistic Director at Plymouth 

Arts Centre, Peninsula Arts, 



Sarah Bowman - 'Cry of Gulls' - White Space Art, Totnes 

Neil Cox - 'The Old Willow - Barn Owl' - Marine House at Beer 

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MILA FURSTOVA 

31 Mar to 29 Apr 

Showcasing works from one of the 

most important young talents. 

Czech born, internationally exhibited 

artist Mila, brings to the gallery a 

collection of beautiful, accomplished, 

gentle and spiritual work. 

For this, other talks and events visit: 

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LITTLE LOVE BITES 

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our gallery artists have produced! 

SOUTH WEST ACADEMY 

ANNUAL EXHIBITION 

17 Mar to 17 Apr 

Stunning work from a selection of 

Academicians reflecting the best of 

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Forthcoming Exhibitions 

february & march 17 

Catherine Osbond - 'Salcombe Hill, Sidmouth' 

East Devon Art, Sidmouth 

Ken Cosgrove - 'Bond' - Brownston Gallery, Modbury 

Sam Toft - 'A Moon to Call Their Own' - GalleryFAB, Newton Abbot 

FORTHCOMING EVENTS 

QUEEN VICTORIA IN 

PARIS: WATERCOLOURS 

23 Feb to 23 Apr - An exhibition 

showcasing forty-four watercolours 

of Queen Victoria's visit, Royal 

Albert Memorial Museum - RAMM, 

Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am to 

5.00pm. 

BITE SIZE: EXPERIENCE 

NOT OBJECT 

02 Mar - The Personal Cinema Of 

Malcolm Le Grice, Peninsula Arts, 

Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth, 

1.00pm to 2.00pm. 

SPRING EXHIBITION 

03 Mar to 14 Apr - A fabulous show 

to start the Spring Season!, Artwave 

West, Morecombelake, 10.00am to 

4.00pm. 

SPECTRUM - KINGSBRIDGE 

COMMUNITY COLLEGE 

07 Mar to 11 Mar - An exhibition 

of A Level art, photography and 

textiles by VI Form students, Harbour 

House, The Promenade, Kingsbridge, 

10.00am to 5.00pm. 

BITE SIZE: EXPANDED 

FIELD OF PAINTING 

09 Mar - Dr Sarah Chapman, 

Director of Peninsula Arts, Plymouth 

University, 1.00pm to 2.00pm. 

BEYOND THE LENS 

11 Mar to 22 Apr - Exhibition of 

rarely seen photographs by renowned 

British photographer, Thelma Hulbert 

Gallery, Elmfield House, Honiton, 

10.00am to 5.00pm. 

FROM NATURAL TO 

ABSTRACTION 

25 Mar to 17 Apr - Open art 

exhibition featuring a wide range 

of work by local artists, Harbour 

House, The Promenade, Kingsbridge, 

10.00am to 5.00pm. 

MILA FURSTOVA 

EXHIBITION 

31 Mar to 29 Apr - An exhibition 

showcasing works from one of the 

most important young talents, Brook 

Gallery, Foreshore House, Budleigh 

Salterton, 10.30am to 5.00pm. 

South Gate Gallery 

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In our galleries 

Gallery Artists 

Until 31st March 

Gallery artists will be displaying 

their work. 

Showing in galleries 1, 2 & 3. 

Visit our gallery at 64 South 

Street, Exeter for a selection 

of original pictures, limited 

edition prints and bronzes. 

Our Spring Sale starts 14th 

February on selected art. 

Open Tues to Fri 10am-5pm 

& Sat 10am-3pm 

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Spring Exhibition 11 to 19 Feb 

Selected West Country artists. 

John Hoar Workshop 23 Feb 

Easter Exhibition 01 to 17 Apr 

Art tuition available throughout the year. 

A selection of work may be viewed on-line at 

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Roger Mayne - 'Katkin on the Cobb 1973' - Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton 

Neil Cox - ‘Sunny Evening River Sid’ - Marine House at Beer 

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Spring Exhibition 

03 Mar to 14 Apr 

A fabulous show to start the Spring 

Season! A showcase of work by ten 

artists including: Suchi Chidambaram, 

Louise McClary, Rebecca Fontaine-Wolf, 

Val Hudson and Sophie Capron. 

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Street, exhibiting works from Devon based artists and 

housing the working studio of artist 

Greg Ramsden SWAc. 

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Artist 

Tony Mariosa 

 

 

About me 

From an early age wildlife and art became 

a true passion. I grew up on Exmoor in a 

hamlet called Brendon not far from the well 

known Lynton & Lynmouth. I would forever 

wander across the moors, venture into 

the woods and spend hours exploring the 

shores and rivers. Captivated by the wonder 

and beauty of the natural world around me, 

I would spend countless hours drawing 

animals from books. From childhood being 

surrounded by wildlife became an integral 

part of who I am today. 

After secondary education I pursued my 

career in carpentry & joinery becoming 

fully qualified. Having learnt my trade, I 

soon became aware that commercial 

construction was not an environment 

that enabled me to utilise my artistic flare 

to its full potential. I made the decision 

to become self employed and to use my 

creative skills in my bespoke woodwork 

which has reignited my passion for art. This 

rekindled passion has encouraged me to 

fully concentrate on my artwork. With 

influence from natures beauty it's effortless 

to find inspiration for my next drawing. 

Thoughts on wildlife 

The natural world creates a true spectacle 

and my aspiration is to capture its wonder. 

The diversity of life on Earth is not only 

wondrous, but is essential to our survival 

on the planet. - Tony Mariosa 

“Tony Mariosa is a 

wonderful new talent 

who captures his subjects 

with intricate detail while 

revealing a clear essence of 

their personality” 

tonymariosa@hotmail.com 

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‘Skomer Puffins’ - 45x45cm 

‘The Old Stables - Swallows’ - 30x40cm 

BIRD MAN 

Capturing the beauty of birds in oil paintings 

East Devon artist Neil Cox has a singular talent 

for depicting birds in their natural settings. This 

is not his exclusive focus, for he is also a fine 

landscape painter, placing particular emphasis on 

the coast and valleys in and around South Devon. 

‘Goldfinch’ - 28x23cm 

But his paintings of birds truly capture the spirit 

and soul of each species. This is enhanced by his 

skilful treatment of the typical surroundings in 

which the composition is set. Look, for example, 

at the exquisite treatment of the rusty hinges 

adjacent to the swallows. 

Marine House at Beer has worked with Neil for 

several years and seen the steadily increasing 

popularity of his work as people find themselves 

entranced by his imagery. Neil’s love of birds 

and his desire to capture a moment in their lives 

produces oil paintings of the highest quality. 

‘Wrens’ - 21x28cm 

A selection of Neil’s work is on display at 

Marine House and on our web site. He has 

an international following with exhibitions in 

Switzerland, Sweden and several galleries 

across the USA. In additions his work has been 

successfully auctioned at Sothebys and Christies. 

‘Kingfisher on the River Otter’ - 40x20cm 

‘Sunny Evening River Sid’ - 30x30cm 

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LUSITANIA’S SISTER SHIP, Aquitania by C. Clark, 1919. © The copyright holder. 

Photo credit: Southampton City Council 

Would Devon’s ‘dazzle’ camouflage 

have saved the Lusitania? 

WHERE TO BEGIN? Perhaps 

with my Great Aunt May? 

May was a second 

class passenger 

on the ill-fated 

RMS Lusitania 

when the great 

passenger liner 

was torpedoed by the German 

U-boat U-20, 11 miles off the coast 

of Ireland. Had it been camouflaged 

in the same way that her 

sister ship, the RMS Aquitania, 

was to be protected a few years 

later, I believe that she and her 

fellow passengers would have 

come home safely. 

It is most likely that the couple 

died of hypothermia in the cold 

water. Their bodies were two of 

the 289 brought ashore over the 

following days and they were 

buried in separate mass graves 

above Queenstown: a further 885 

bodies were never recovered. 

The sinking shocked the world but 

it also changed it. America came 

into the war because of it whilst 

it also marked the beginning of 

a great undertaking by a young 

artist who was spurred to action 

by what he saw and read - and 

was asked to illustrate. 

It was Friday, 7th May 1915 and 

2.10 in the afternoon when the 

first explosion came. Eighteen 

minutes later the 31,500 ton 

vessel had disappeared beneath 

the waves off Queenstown. a place 

since re-named Cobh. 

Formerly emigrants to Canada, 

May and her husband, Ernest 

Henn had been on their way home 

via New York so that he might 

enlist in the Great War. His pocket 

watch, later returned to the family 

by Cunard, had stopped at 2.20 

p.m. a few minutes after the first 

of the two explosions. 

His name was Norman Wilkinson, 

born in 1878, he studied at Portsmouth 

and Southsea School of Art, 

and earned his living selling his 

illustrations to magazines and 

newspapers. 

His own depiction of the sinking 

of the Lusitania appeared soon 

after the event in the Illustrated 

London News - prompting him 

to volunteer for the Royal Naval 

Volunteer Reserve. He served 

as a Lieutenant on submarine 

patrols in the Gallipoli campaign 

before returning to the West of 

England in 1917 and it was here 

that Wilkinson the artist and 

designer, lived and worked. 

With an intimate knowledge of 

ships and the sea he served as an 

officer on one of the many minesweepers 

that used Plymouth as 

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their base to patrol the Western 

Approaches and the English 

Channel to keep our merchant 

shipping safe. 

 

Lusitania’s sister ships, the Mauritania 

and the Aquitania had now 

become troop ships and were 

ferrying men and supplies to and 

from the various theatres of war. 

Wilkinson knew their lines intimately 

and began to make black 

and white sketches of these ships 

and others, from memory. 

Because of the war threat he knew 

that the Lusitania’s four great distinguishing 

red and black funnels 

had been over-painted black but 

this time as he began his sketch 

he left three of the funnels white: 

the fourth he drew with a black 

diagonal that continued down the 

side of the vessel as a wide black 

bar, ending at the waterline. 

Then he opened his watercolour 

box and began to sketch again, 

this time in colour. The resulting 

drawings were extraordinary and 

he sent them, with many others 

depicting different sizes and kinds 

of shipping, to the Admiralty in 

London. 

Here were the beginnings of what 

would later become known as 

‘Dazzle”: the marine camouflage 

Wilkinson created in Devon, not 

to hide a ship from view but to 

distract and confuse a predatory 

U-boat commander as he scanned 

the horizon through his periscope 

in search of his next kill. Dazzle 

made it difficult in the extreme 

to judge the speed, direction or 

even the size or type of vessel he 

had in his sites. 

The Admiralty was immediately 

impressed - Britain was losing 

tens of thousands of tons of shipping 

to U-boats - and sent a team 

of high-ranking officers to Devon 

to meet the man, discuss his ideas 

and commission a full scale trial 

by applying Dazzle to a warship 

then in dry dock at Devonport. 

Subsequent ‘full scale’ trials even 

took into account how vessels 

which plied a strictly coastal trade 

might be dazzle camouflaged 

against a background of land 

rather than sea and these may 

have been trialled along the south 

coast of Devon between Plymouth 

and Lyme. 

Although he was a completely 

traditional painter, working primarily 

in oils and water colour, 

Wilkinson’s dazzle designs in 1917 

were considered to be part of 

the revolutionary movement in 

modern art, called Cubism. 

 

Wilkinson’s artistic thinking had 

indeed been influenced by Cubism 

and the works of George Braque, 

its founder, and later, Pablo 

Picasso and his design submissions 

to the Admiralty were considered 

revolutionary. 

Look hard enough and long 

enough at George Braque’s cubist 

painting Violin and Candlesticks 

and they begin to take shape. 

U-boat commanders on the other 

hand seldom had the luxury of 

time. 

After his active service in the 

Navy Wilkinson conceived and 

organised the Dazzle Department 

at the Royal Academy, inventing a 

radical camouflage for the British 

and allied fleets. 

Colour photography had yet to 

be invented but the dozens of 

small, scale models of scores of 

different Dazzle-painted kinds of 

ship survive and can be viewed on 

the web site of London’s Imperial 

War Museum. 

Largely abandoned after WW1, 

Dazzle was thought to have 

outlived its usefulness with the 

advances in technology and 

in particular the invention of 

radar. But dazzle lived on to be 

used extensively by the Allied 

Air Forces and Armies. In 1939, 

Wilkinson’s designs were modified 

and he became Inspector of 

Camouflage with the rank of Air 

Commodore. 

He was present at the invasion 

of Normandy in 1944 where 

he painted one of the invasion 

beaches ‘live’ from the deck of 

the destroyer HMS Jervis - which 

came under heavy attack as he 

painted. 

He led a long, active and adventurous 

life, was a keen yachtsman, 

was a regular exhibitor at 

the Royal Academy, president 

of the Royal Institute of Painters 

in Watercolours and was a 

member of the Royal Institute of 

Oil Painters. 

His work can be found in many 

public and private collections, 

among the Imperial War Museum 

and the National Maritime 

Museum. He died in 1971. 

 

 

Dazzle is used in many areas of 

our lives to the present day, sometimes 

for fun and at other times for 

more practical or serious reasons 

- because what goes round comes 

round it seems to be making a 

comeback 

Morrison’s gigantic warehouse 

at the side of the M5 in Somerset 

for example leans towards 

Wilkinson’s Dazzle theory in an 

attempt to lighten its impact on 

the West Country. 

Quite why a leading NewYork 

fashion house like Venus should 

want to break up the silhouette 

of a pretty girl using Dazzle is 

puzzling although the result is 

unquestionably stunning. 

 

 

Who can say? Her identical sister 

ship the RMS Aquitania, (top of 

page opposite) launched in 1913 

and given her specially designed 

Dazzle camouflage in 1917, saw 

military service in both world 

wars as a troop ship. Dazzle transformed 

her from ‘sitting duck’ 

to a ship that led a charmed life 

throughout her many years of 

active service. 

She got her famous black and red 

funnels back again after each of 

the two wars and carried out her 

duties as a luxurious Cunarder, 

plying the Atlantic until her final 

voyage in 1950. She is still known 

in maritime circles as “The Most 

Beautiful Ship in the World”. 

JOHN FISHER 

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Building 

Peace of Mind 

A conversation with Susan Folwell 

of Devon based design studio 

Artisans and Artists 

Complete renovation 

and furnishing of a 

romantic medieval 

manor house 

What are the main activities 

of Artisans and Artists? 

"We work with private clients to build, 

develop or enhance their homes." 

"Our multi-disciplinary design studio 

provides clients, locally, nationally and 

internationally, with a bespoke design, 

build, renovate and furnish service. 

We are increasingly involved from the 

design and planning stage right through 

to final install of furnishings and offer a 

complete package for clients, including 

project management and project accounting, 

this is especially helpful for clients 

embarking on significant projects. 

We can be working on a ground-up design 

and build for a new home through to the 

extension, refurbishment or make-over of 

an existing home, the interiors of a suite 

of rooms or the renovation of a particular 

room. 

We also have a retail showroom in Devon 

where we offer customers a globally sourced 

premium range of interiors furnishings, 

fabric, wallpaper, paint, lighting, art 

and antiques." 

How would you describe the 

Artisans and Artists design 

style? 

"Diverse, really diverse." 

"Clients design requirements range from 

purist traditional, or traditional with a 

twist, through to "let's break the rules" 

design wise and do something rather 

different. 

We can be specifying how to resolve problems 

with a historic Listed building, or 

researching the history of a particular 

period property and historic furnishings in 



From 3D to reality for a kitchen project - initial design (left) - finished kitchen (right). A Venetian blue ceiling, cool blue angel and Fortuny lighting add drama 

the morning and designing a rough-luxe 

meets rock star's lair style space in the 

afternoon. We thrive on the variety. 

Our design influences are global as well as 

local so, when appropriate, we introduce 

design elements from other cultures into 

our work. 

Whether traditional or contemporary, 

there is always an element of difference in 

our work, we do not do "ordinary", there is 

always some element of surprise, perhaps 

an unusual use of colour or mix of styles, 

maybe a touch of irreverence or drama 

and hopefully a bit of magic. 

The resulting design on any project is 

driven by the spirit of the client and the 

property." 

When a client comes to you 

for a complete design and 

build project what are the 

main advantages for the 

client? 

"Reducing risk and gaining 

peace of mind." 

"One of the most appreciated elements 

of the service that we offer clients is the 

ability to present to them their project 

designs in 3D. This enables the client to 

truly understand the final result and is 

particularly important when dealing 

with complete house design and build. 

Not every client can truly read architects 

plans and indeed why should they. A 

computer generated 3D representation of 

their home enables good decisions to be 

made about space usage and planning 

right from the start. 

We recently produced a computer generated 

3D video presentation for a client 

of their 7 bedroom, 7 bathroom new 

build project, it enabled them to truly 

understand how the space will flow and 

important design decisions were made 

with complete confidence. 

When appropriate to do so we will utilise 

3D presentation of design schemes for 

individual rooms, this is particularly 

helpful to clients for kitchen and bathroom 

projects. 

The ability to source and procure materials, 

furnishings and fittings of the 

right quality at the right price is also 

paramount to client peace of mind. 

We have spent years building the right 

team, finding the very best people. Our 

tried and trusted builders, trades, professionals 

and crafts people, combined with 

in-house experienced design, project 

management and project accounting, 

complete the package designed to make 

for a stress-free experience for clients." 

Global design influences in a 

Mallorcan project 

Turning to interior design 

- do you foresee any particular 

trends? 

"We do try to avoid trendy as passé 

tends to follow swiftly on the heels 

of trendy." 

"The home as refuge and sanctuary has 

always been important to us all but never 

more so than in our troubled world right 

now, so we are seeing a greater appreciation 

of comfort, not just style. People are 

increasingly design aware and with even 

just a little encouragement can be braver 

and more individual in their interior 

design choices - for designers this is a 

good thing as we all love to work with 

brave and adventurous clients." 

What is the worst part of the job? 

"Muddy site visits at early building 

stage on cold, wet mornings!" 

And the best? 

"Happy clients." 

"It sounds like a cliché but happy clients 

make it all worthwhile, especially if you 

have encouraged a client to be braver 

design wise than they might have been 

on their own. One client recently sent 

us a case of champagne and a wonderful 

thank you letter for completing the 

restoration of their romantic medieval 

manor house. 

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Making the most of views, light and space 

Louise Crossman of Louise Crossman Architects talks about transforming spaces 

and homes, and briefly explains the role of an architect. 

For most of us the closest we ever 

get to an architect is watching Grand 

Designs, and quite rightly the focus 

is on the design aspects of the role, 

throwing less light on the other things 

that an architect does between creating 

the first concept designs and the final 

denouement. Whilst good design is 

fundamental, the architect must also 

make it work. You may wonder whether 

you really need an architect and what 

they can bring to your project. To help 

answer this here are just some of the 

things that architects do during the 

process of transforming your home: 

First and foremost an architect brings 

great design skills, understands 

how spaces can be used, suggests 

ideas or materials that you may 

not have thought of and working 

with you to sketch out ideas starts 

bringing your scheme to life. With 

their knowledge of your area and the 

relevant regulations they can liaise 

on your behalf with the Planning 

Authorities and provide drawings 

and supporting documentation for 

Planning, Listed Building Consent 

and Building Regulations applications. 

You may also need advice 

Louise Crossman 

Principal and Director of 

Louise Crossman Architects 

from other consultants as part of the 

process, such as structural engineers, 

where your architect can coordinate 

these for you. Your architect can also 

provide the construction information for 

your builder and continue to support your 

project through to completion. 

Throughout the process their aim is to 

make sure that the design isn’t compromised, 

to realise your aspirations and to 

create spaces and homes for you and 

your family to enjoy for years to come. 

Here is a snapshot of some of our recent 

projects that we hope will inspire you. 

PROJECT: Realising the potential to create light and space 

Refurbishment and rearrangement of 

a Grade 2 listed property 

On the banks of the Exe estuary, this Grade 

2 Listed property was built in 1703 as a boat 

building workshop and sail loft. Converted to a 

house in 1910, it was substantially refurbished 

in the early 1980’s and split into two dwellings, 

which were then joined back into one in 2000. 

The various additions and alterations over the 

years, had left the property in a confused state, 

which, combined with the unusually long shape 

of the house, resulted in a collection of small 

and disorganised rooms that did not flow well 

or take best advantage of the fantastic setting. 

AFTER: 

The accommodation was rearranged and refurbished 

taking advantage of the views over the 

estuary and creating a beautiful contemporary 

home with open plan rooms finished to a very 

high standard. 

BEFORE: 


PROJECT: Sensitive Barn Conversion to create a light modern home 

To respond to the building's history within 

a courtyard of traditional buildings, the 

sensitive conversion maintained the external 

appearance of the former coach house and 

used traditional materials and careful detailing 

to reinstate its traditional appearance. 

Internally however, the conversion used a 

palette of new and natural materials to give a 

light and contemporary interior with flowing 

spaces. With restricted opportunities for new 

openings, additional light was obtained by 

the use of rooflights with careful orientation 

of the rooms and with concealed lighting. 

AFTER: 

AFTER: 

BEFORE: 

PROJECT: Delightful transformation for 21st century living 

Extension, complete refurbishment and loft 

conversion in Edwardian home 

Overlooking the Axe valley in an Area of Outstanding Natural 

Beauty, this Edwardian residence has been extensively modernised, 

extended and re-organised to create a beautiful family home, whilst 

retaining the charm of the original Edwardian house. 

The house had become dated and somewhat tired looking and 

the brief was to not only refresh the home but also to create new 

spaces that would suit 21 century living. The focus was threefold: 

extending the ground floor to create a light and spacious kitchen / 

dining area and general re-organisation of the ground floor rooms, 

re-organisation of the first floor to create a master bedroom suite 

with dressing room and en suite and conversion of the loft to 

provide two further bedrooms with a bathroom. The fabric of 

the building was also extensively repaired, including the roof, the 

conservatory and the terrace, new dormer windows were added in 

the loft and a delightful balcony leading off the master bedroom 

was created to take advantage of the views. 

BEFORE: 

AFTER: 

Having work done on your home can be an exciting 

and rewarding, albeit sometimes stressful, experience, 

which your architect can help guide you through. The 

size and complexity of your project, the level of your 

own involvement, your budget and your aspirations 

will all determine the extent of architectural services 

needed, and if you would like to chat through the 

possibilities for your home, we are happy to come to 

your property for an initial visit to discuss with you 

what you would like to do. We won’t charge for this 

visit, but only ask for a small donation to a charity 

of our choice, currently Shelter – for whom we are 

proud to say we have raised (at the time of going to 

print) nearly £7,000! 

We like to think that using an architect will bring that 

extra ‘something’ to your project, and one of our recent 

client’s comments says it all – “May I thank you once 

again for your wonderful design and your invaluable 

help in bringing it to fruition. As you predicted, the work 

has hugely enhanced our enjoyment of the house and 

garden and, in fact, has exceeded our expectations.” 

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An important map covering Devonshire in its entirety. A £100 award was offered for a large scale, one inch to the 

mile map of any English county. Benjamin Donn stepped up to the mark. He reckoned it cost him nearly £2,000 

Benjamin Donn's map of 1765 

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This map was reproduced from copies at Devon Rural Archive, Shilstone

Black Torrington & Lifton 

Interesting Facts: 

1. Holsworthy - derived from Old English, "Heald" or 

"Healda" - a personal name, and "worpig" - an enclosure, 

estate or farm. 

2. Holsworthy was part of the Black Torrington Hundred 

(Hundred being a Germanic term, which was described 

by Tacitus in about AD 98 - essentially it meant and 

adminsitrative division). Black Torrington was one of 

thirty two ancient administrative units across Devon. 

3. Holsworthy had a WWII prisoner of war camp situated 

north of the town. German and Italian prisoners were 

employed as farm labourers. 

4. The population in Holsworthy in 1891 was 1,960 and a 

hundred years later in 1991 it was lower at 1,892. In 2011 

it increased to 2,651. 

5. Holsworthy has an anaerobic digestion facility, the only 

centralised one in the UK, turning dairy and farm slurry 

into biogas, which is used to generate power. 

6. Note the windmill on the map at Holsworthy. 

7. Werrington used to lie in the county of Devon, now 

Cornwall following boundary changes in 1966. 

9. It's said that actor John Nettles is a resident of Pyworthy. 

10. Newton St Petrock was the home to Prudence Abbott 

Potter, England's first female physician. 

11. Shipwash - you wouldn't think they'd wash ships so far 

inland, but was actually Schepewast (as documented in 

1166), meaning a place where sheep were washed prior 

to shearing. The river is the Torridge. 

12. Dunsland (just west of Cookbury), an historic manor 

house (showing Bickford Esq as owner) is said to have 

passed in an unbroken line from the time of the Norman 

Conquest. The house was destroyed by fire in 1967, just 

after extensive restoration by the National Trust. 

13. Old Tetcott House at Tetcott was a Queen Ann style 

building built by the Arscott family in about 1700, 

later demolished in 1831. The Arscotts were a family 

of ancient freeholders that rose through the ranks, 

apparently, mostly through marriage. John Arscott 

(1613-1675) was Sheriff of Devon. 

14. John Arscott of Tetcott (1719-1788) died without issue 

(children). He kept a dwarf jester as a member of the 

household, in grand mediaeval style. 

8. Pyworthy's St Swithin's Church is rare in that it has a 

clerestory, which is a high section of wall that contains 

windows above eye level to let in additional light. 

EXPLANATION 

Market and Borough Towns in Capitals as Tiverton 

Annexed to a Town denotes it a Borough which retains its 

Privilege of sending Representativesl to Parliament. 

Villages. 

Churches; but in the Plan of a Town where the Elevation 

cannot be conveniently shewn, thus 

Seats or Noted Houses. 

Farms or Cottages. 

Copper or Tin mines. 

Roman or Danish Forts or Encampments. 

Parks. 

Turnpike Roads or intended to be made such. 

Inclosed Roads. 

Open Roads over Commons or Downs. 

Distance (example Exeter to Topsham, 3 Miles, 3 Furlongs & 20 Poles) 

Old Tetcott House, marked on the house as Arscott Esq - image 

from a book by Sabine Baring-Gould - Devonshire Characters 

Devon Rural Archive, Shilstone 

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www.devonruralarchive.com 

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1 

Glimpses of Lynton & Lynmouth 

by Nigel Jones 

1. St. Mary's Church at Lynton proudly flying the St 

George Cross - a fine sight on a warm summer's 

day. Rebuilt in 1741, with a new chancel added in 

1869, the 13th century tower still remains. Views 

from the churchyard are stupendous. 

2. The top landing stage of the Lynton and Lynmouth 

Cliff Railway. Powered by water, with 

two cars linked by cable, this funicular railway 

joins Lynton and Lynmouth and in days gone 

by, all manner of goods were carried including 

packhorses, cars, food, coal, etc. Alfie is allowed 

onboard, providing he behaves himself, which 

being a terrier, cannot be guaranteed! 

3. The view of Lynton and Lynmouth from the east 

bound coast road up Countisbury Hill. 

4. The ever present threat of the airborne pasty 

pilferers - not a herring to be seen. 

5. The twin rails of the funicular railway. It's a long 

way down, but an enjoyable trip. 

6. The Rhenish Tower was built to store salt water 

for indoors baths and is situated on Lynmouth 

Pier. It was commissioned by General Rawdon 

and built originally in around circa 1860, although 

following the flood damage of 1952, was rebuilt 

as an exact replica of the original. It's a small 

machiocolated stone tower which has been 

built in imitation of look-out towers on the Rhine. 

7. The Lyn and Exmoor Museum which is housed 

in the town's oldest surviving town dwelling. 

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Includes displays such as a traditional Exmoor kitchen, 

old photographs of life in the area, paintings, engravings, 

agricultural tools and an exhibit of the Lynmouth 

Flood Disaster of 1952. (open from Easter until the 

end of October). 

8. The rather dramatically named Valley of the Rocks 

Hotel, a pure Victorian creation conjuring up all 

manner of possibilities. Having the original arcaded 

lounge still in place, the views on the other side of 

the hotel, across the bay, must be superb. Sadly, not 

dog friendly I'm afraid. 

9. Lynmouth quay with the river Lyn flowing alongside. 

Incidentally, the East Lyn joins the West Lyn about 

100m further upstream. 

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Devon 

over 2,500 square miles 

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From Sorrento we enjoyed a 

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We also took the ferry to the 

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It's also possible to visit the 

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The view from Villa 

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Committed to quality... 

Marsdens Devon Cottages has over 

40 years’ experience of letting holiday 

cottages throughout North Devon and 

Exmoor and prides itself on offering 

high quality properties and providing 

an The exceptional new year brought service to an both influx holiday of new 

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Three Marsdens such high Devon quality Cottages. properties are 

The Stable, Shippen and Threshing at 

Hartland The company, Holiday which Barns is on based the Hartland in 

peninsula Braunton – and all rated has nearly 4 Star 400 Gold cottages 

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for its customers to choose from, was 

The inundated beautifully-converted, last month with single requests storey from 

cottages homeowners have been wanting carefully to get restored an idea on 

to whether offer high their quality property accommodation would make in a 

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the modern day conveniences. 

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Each O’Connell sleeps two and and Oliver provides McCarron welcoming added 

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equipped the first 12 kitchens days of and January. well-presented 

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ight on the water’s edge in this popular 

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But here’s the thing... 

In this, the Year of the Rooster, 

the answers may already be 

blowing in the wind 

THE MAJORITY OF DEVON’S churches are 

topped by a weather vane of some kind, many 

of them depicting a cockerel or rooster - which 

may be of particular interest this year to 

Devon’s estimated 7000 Chinese. 

For this is already the Year of the Rooster 

in the Chinese calendar and promises, by 

ancient tradition, to be an ‘interesting’ one. 

Already there are those who are braced for 

what is, traditionally, a challenging year 

ahead (January 28, 2017 until February 15, 

2018). 

Gung hay fat choy! 新年快樂的公雞 

That’s ‘Happy New Year of the Rooster’ in 

Chinese and here, courtesy of this column’s 

Hong Kong reader is what Devon might care 

to know about Rooster year and how to best 

weather the blow that 

is normally associated 

with it. 

The Rooster Year is not 

a ‘get rich quick’ year. 

So no wild goose chases, 

no half-baked schemes. 

Stick to practical and 

well-proven paths if you 

know what’s good for 

you. Self-discipline and 

self-control will serve 

you best and if someone 

does try to lord it over 

you a little it may not 

be such a bad thing this 

year - it could even be 

the best way to instil a 

smidge of peace into a 

year that will often get 

its feathers ruffled. 

Lucky numbers are 5, 

7 and 8. Numbers to 

avoid are 1, 3 and 9. Lucky flowers to plant, 

send or give are gladioli, and fortuitous colours 

are gold, browns and yellows. Avoid white and 

green - unless you’re planning to be a bride, in 

which case - go for it! 

But why a cockerel on a 

weather vane? 

The 9th century Pope, Nicolas 1st, decreed 

that churches should show the symbol of a 

cockerel on their high points as a symbol of 

Jesus’ prophecy of Peter’s betrayal (Luke 

22:34). But that was before Exeter’s St. Peter’s 

Cathedral started to be built and may explain 

why it remains rooster-less to this day. Or 

perhaps not. No mention in that decree 

then that they might also be jolly useful for 

pointing out which way the wind might be 

blowing and this oversight seems to have 

opened the floodgates to some really quite 

remarkable creative interpretations over 

the intervening years. 

Today for example, the world’s largest weather 

vane is an ancient Dakota DC3 perched atop 

a swivelling support close by Whitehorse 

International Airport in the Yukon and is 

so perfectly engineered that it only requires 

a 5 knot wind to rotate. 

By contrast, Exeter Airport, like Devon’s 

other three functioning airfields (Plymouth 

being still in mothballs), rely on less 

spectacular but tried-and-tested orange windsocks 

to give pilots wind direction - which is 

probably a wise choice. South-West England, 

according to the Met Office “is one of the more 

exposed areas of the UK, with wind speeds 

on average only greater in western Scotland” 

- something that the good Bishop William de 

Warelwast would have been aware of back 

in 1114 when he drew up the plans for for St. 

Peter’s, Exeter’s magnificent twin-towered, 

rooster-less cathedral. 

If you have an eye for history and a head 

for heights, you can climb to the rooftops of 

St.Peter’s by visiting www.peterstephens. 

co.uk/ /content/virtual-tours/exter-cathedral/ 

virtualtour.html 

New highways call for 

Devon 

THE BEST WAY to get through 

to your neighbours may be to cut 

a hole through the fence between 

your two gardens, suggests the 

Devon WildlifeTrust. 

It needs their agreement first of 

course and then it has to be 15cm 

x 15 cm (that’s 5 inches for olden 

days people) - just big enough to 

let a hedgehog through. It’s part 

of a county-wide plan to create a 

Hedgehog Highway for these small prickly 

people whose very existence is under threat 

because their habitats are diminishing and 

they need to be able 

to roam to find food 

(great slug-eaters are 

hedgehogs). 

And with some 

15-million gardens in 

the UK that’s a lot of 

holes but then we have 

very few hedgehogs left. 

Gloomiest estimates tell 

us it may be less than 

one million. 

Come to think of it, when did you last see a 

hedgehog in Devon - and have your children 

or grandchildren ever seen one, outside of tv 

screen or a picture book? 

When Beatrix Potter introduced Mrs Tiggy 

Winkle to the world in 1905 there were 

probably 40 million hedgehogs in the UK 

and perhaps only a few score of motor cars 

in Devon itself. How times change. 

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Horse 

Care 

Confidence 

by Natalie Bucklar 

© Millie Moore 

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Natalie Bucklar 

BSc (Hons), MSc (Equine Science) 

Natalie has owned horses for over 

30 years and owns East Devon 

Riding Academy near Sidmouth. 

She has previously lectured in 

Equine Science to degree level and 

produced research for preparing 

Great Britains' equestrian teams 

for the Olympics. Natalie provides 

consultations in horse management, 

training and problem solving using 

a force-free, science based approach. 

Improving Rider 

Confidence 

Lack of confidence is very common 

amongst horse riders. The obvious 

cause is following a fall or near 

miss but there doesn’t have to be 

a big single event, a rider can lack 

or lose confidence just through 

their everyday 

exposure 

to 

horses. The bad 

news is that 

you can’t buy 

confidence and 

no one can give 

it to you but the 

good news is that with the right 

help and support and with a 

willingness to work at it, you can 

improve. I will re-emphasise the 

right help because however well 

meaning they are, the ‘get on with 

it’ approach of some people just 

won’t work. And here’s why- 

Your sub conscious part of the 

brain is what keeps you safe, it is 

the part that will kick in and tell 

you that you’re in danger when 

triggered by a certain stimulus. 

The trigger can be a sight, sound, 

feeling, even a smell- it is very 

personal to the individual. The 

conscious part of your brain is 

the part that is telling you that 

everything is ok, the bit that hears 

when someone tells you to get on 

with it. However the sub conscious 

brain will always have the ability 

to over-ride the conscious brain if 

triggered, hence ‘getting on with 

it’ doesn’t produce a sustainable 

solution to dealing with nerves. 

And neither does avoiding the 

issue! 

Improving confidence is 

so much easier when you 

have the right person or 

people to help you. 

So what’s the solution? You need 

to train your brain! Understanding 

how the brain works and taking 

progressive steps to increase 

positivity is a huge help. You need 

to identify your comfort zone, your 

stretch zone and your over-stretch 

zone and work appropriately with 

them. Trying to reduce or remove 

conflicts helps 

by increasing 

motivation and 

commitment, 

as the constant 

worry 

about 

whether to do 

something or 

not is very draining and in itself 

detrimental to confidence. A 

common problem is to focus on 

the disparities between what you 

think you should be doing and 

what you can actually do, even 

more so when others add their 

opinion about what you should 

be doing. This cycle of comparison, 

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conflict and negative thinking 

needs to be broken and the 

brain needs to be trained to stop 

the ‘what ifing’ that makes you 

convinced you’re going to fail or 

hurt yourself even before you’ve 

put the headcollar on. 

Improving confidence is so 

much easier when you have 

the right person or people to 

help you. The wrong person 

can easily cause further damage 

to fragile confidence but the 

right support can give you the 

knowledge, understanding and 

tools to progress and achieve 

success. If you keep working at 

it you will quickly see glimmers 

of light and the amazing moment 

when you suddenly realise that 

you’re enjoying yourself is worth 

every minute of effort. Of course 

your horse may need training 

too, as many have anxieties of 

their own but even though it feels 

impossible at times, nervousness 

or lack of confidence can be 

changed in both of you. 

If you would like to know more 

then look me up via my website 

at www.ridingacademy.co.uk. 

We have a great team working 

in Devon, available to help you 

throughout 2017. 

Happy Riding. 

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The Old Vet’nary 

by Ken Watson 

Managing a practice 

a friendly, family practice 

I 

have never understood the 

doctors’ complaint that running 

a practice is a burden because 

compared to running a veterinary 

practice, it is a doddle. Ah! I hear 

you say, but they have so much more 

responsibility, they are dealing with 

human lives. Well, all I can say is 

try telling that to some pet owners I 

have encountered. Anyway if there 

is a case for greater responsibility it 

is counter balanced by the cut throat 

competition between veterinary 

practices. If a vet cannot produce 

results in a month of less, i.e. cure 

or a productive line of treatment, 

the client is off down the road to 

the opposition. 

Think of this. Most vets give the 

complete services, from diagnosis 

to after care, which means most of 

those services which doctors hive 

off; X-ray, surgery, hospitalisation, 

pharmacy. I could go on. We ran 

a mini NHS from the hiring of staff 

to buying drugs and equipment, 

providing staff cars and vans and, 

sometimes, housing. Under the 

Veterinary Nurse Training Scheme 

we even trained Veterinary Nurses 

and in my case at least sent vets 

of the crowd people came from all 

over Devon and Cornwall for their 

services. Good staff are like gold. 

Many vets lack business sense 

and these days employ a practice 

manager and in fact my ex-partners 

went almost bankrupt some years 

after I left. Personally I loved every 

minute of it. Each evening my 

wife and I sat down and booked 

takings from 4 branches and 

then my wife banked everyday. I 

always considered it essential to 

keep everything up to date. I have 

found, over time that many folk love 

to be able to say “No,” or “That 

can’t be done”. If I was passing by 

and heard one of my staff saying 

this I would intervene and point 

out how it could be done. I have 

always considered waiting lists to 

be a state of mind, but of course 

once they are established they are 

difficult to reduce. 

In writing this, my wife says, I must 

not give in to vanity or worse, but 

then why not, for on the first day 

of my tenure at my new practice in 

Plymouth there was nothing and 

when I left 35 years later, I left 

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In many ways I was ahead of my 

time, which was not difficult in 

those conservative days. My most 

cherished achievement was, with 

the aid of a sympathetic plumber, 

by Richard Woodward 

bins we put out it meant we saved 

a lot of money. Then there was the 

day the Water Board wrote to me to 

say that in future the Sewage Charge 

would rise in accordance with the 

amount of water we used, and we 

used a lot to wash the exercise 

yards. So I looked at the vast roof 

over the two storey building which 

housed the dog and cat boarding 

kennels and I thought, “That could 

catch a lot of water”. I bought two 

enormous water silos to catch it and 

when the Water Board rang up again 

I was able to say, “Oh, I have found 

an alternative supply”. The silence 

at the other end was sheer joy. Of 

course I had to sign up eventually. 

You cannot argue with a monopoly, 

but it gave me simple pleasure in my 

battle against bureaucracy. 

away on Further Education Courses 

at practice expense. Over 35 years 

I had only two specialist surgeons 

and by dint of spending a fortune 

on sending them on surgical courses 

turned them into top rate surgeons. 

So they stayed with me, and in 

the early days when I was ahead 

behind me a vibrant busy practice 

of 4 clinics and 6 vets. I shall never 

forget that first day when, for want of 

something to do, I went and cleaned 

out the kennels. Of course there was 

plenty of farm work but my remit 

was the companion animal work, 

which was almost zero since the 

to install a large furnace to burn 

the enormous by-product of waste 

we produced. This then supplied 

copious hot water and also heated 

kennels and cattery, an innovation in 

those days. It also meant we could 

offer a pet cremation service, and as 

we were charged by the number of 

My greatest regret was that I was 

unable to fulfil my ambition to 

develop a large grass exercise run for 

dog boarders, surrounded by kennels. 

My research showed that the canine 

urine would kill the grass in no time 

at all. Recent work has shown that 

the introduction of a common 

element to the dogs’ drinking water 

will neutralise this effect. Also my 

desire for a hydrotherapy pool for 

horses and dogs came to nothing 

for lack of funds. 

Yet I would not like you to get the 

impression that all this reduced my 

time devoted to my great love, the 

treatment of sick animals. That must 

be my legacy. After all it is all in the 

distant past and pie in the sky. - Ken 

 

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A unique piece of industrial heritage at Sticklepath 

the amazing 

FINCH FOUNDRY 

The hearth is lit, ready for bringing 

iron bars up to working heat. 

Tools - most made for working the land 

and mining 

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It's an understatement to say Finch Foundry is 

unique as it's one of only two surviving water 

powered forges in England. Once, it was one of the 

largest edge tool manufactories in the South West. 

Who’d ever have thought an industrial 

gem such as Finch Foundry 

could be found in deepest rural 

Devonshire. It goes to prove what 

I say - there are surprises around 

every corner in our beautiful 

county. A leisurely drive along the 

northern foothills of Dartmoor to 

Sticklepath couldn’t be described 

as anything other than delightful, 

and finally arriving at Finch 

Foundry, your interest is piqued 

immediately by the unusual facade 

and narrow passageway through 

to the back. 

Thankfully that great institution, 

the National Trust, rescued this 

important piece of industrial and 

social heritage for posterity in 1994. 

It’s fair to say that many people 

probably veer more towards NTs 

country houses, failing to register 

just how important and unique 

Finch Foundry truly is. 

The Foundry had been in operation 

by the Finch family from the 

late 1700s until 1960, when the 

business failed - the Finch family 

abandoning the site. The roof subsequently 

collapsed and it appears 

that the machinery (much dating 

back to the 1800s) remained in tact, 

with the site being left redundant 

for many years until the National 

Trust finally stepped in. 

the Finch family 

were in charge of 

up to 25 men who 

were wheelwrights, 

carpenters, farriers 

and of course, 

blacksmiths 

What you get when you step into 

the forge is a unique glimpse into a 

19th century manufacturing facility. 

The equipment is primitive, but 

being heavily over-engineered 

and effective meant that it was 

The entrance to the forge 


in use for a very long time, probably 

with occasional repairs, but 

otherwise it all did the job asked 

of it and has survived the test of 

time. In terms of the workforce, the 

Finch family were in charge of up 

to 25 men who were wheelwrights, 

carpenters, farriers and of course, 

blacksmiths, both manufacturing 

and repairing implements for land 

workers and miners (don't forget, 

Dartmoor at one time had very 

many mines across it, evidence 

of which are all over the moors). 

The displays and artefacts on 

display are excellent and really 

give a full picture of life at Finch 

Foundry. It's said that with the 

large forge hammer in operation, 

it could be heard 3 miles away, so 

you can imagine how the Foundry 

would have dominated this village 

and local area. 

On your visit, if you have a large 

car, be careful driving through the 

passageway to the rear car park, 

it's very narrow. Round the back 

it's lovely, there are tables where 

you can enjoy tea or a light lunch, 

and there's even a path leading 

directly down the river Taw - great 

if you need to walk the dog.

The honing shop - where newly made tools would be sharpened, 

also tools brought in for re-sharpening. 

The top of the water delivery shute, which is then fed into an overshot 

wheel in order to gain maximum energy from the water flow. 

Above - large diameter wheels with leather drive 

belts transfer power into the forge workshop 

Workers at Finch Foundr: 1. W. Westaway, Blacksmith, 2. Jack Powlesland, Carpenter, 

3. Christy Osborne, Apprentice, 4. John Mallett, Hammer Man, 5. Albany George Finch, 

Owner, 6. Joe Hellier, Blacksmith, 7. Mr Gee, Labourer, 8. Aubrey Tucker, Wheelwright, 

9, Alf Hooper, Carpenter, 10. Laurence Taylor, Farrier. Image from the NT Archive. 

Above - delightful gardens where you can enjoy 

tea and cakes - there's also a path down to the 

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multitude of devices via a shaft directly through 

the wall - the ultimate green energy. 

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The old village stocks and phone box, 

Sticklepath's an interesting, unspoilt village 

It's said that when this hammer was in operation, it could be heard 3 miles 

away. You can imagine the constant noise for residents in Sticklepath, it must 

have been quite intrusive 

Heating up the 'work' in the forge ready for 

shaping on the anvil 

Just over the road, the 

landlady said all the 

shelves had rails to stop 

items bouncing off - due 

to the 84forge hammers 

Looks very much like Great patina and grunge, The Devonshire Inn - a 

a 'man trap'. One of National Trust have fine traditional pub at 

the pitfalls of poaching managed carefully to Sticklepath - dogs are 

would be one of these 'pickle in aspic' to great always welcome! 

round Countryside, your leg History, Walks, the Arts, effect Events & all things Devon at: DEVONSHIRE magazine.co.uk 

Some of the wide variety 

implements manufactured 

at Finch Foundry

Abundant free energy - here you can see the overhead water shute, water entering on the left and being carried overhead until 

channeled onto the overshot water wheels situated below. Several water wheels were powered by this supply, enabling functions such 

as driving the honing wheels, croppers, forced air for the forges and the forge hammers 

The honing shop, drive belts powering the 

honing stones for shaping and sharpening 

implements 

It's hard to believe 

Finch Foundry 

could knock out 

400 implements 

in a day 

Remnants of machinery, the 

whole facility has been very 

sensitively preserved which 

enhances your experience 

 

The chute feeding one of the overshot water wheels. Overshot wheels were used 

where maximum energy was to be extracted from water flow, where larger, more 

powerful streams and rivers existed, undershot wheels were deployed - these 

were less efficient but strenght of the water flow would make up for losses 

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FINCH FOUNDRY 


Old pulley wheels and vices - don't know what the disk 

shaped thingy is at the end? 

The workshop viewed from the back yard. Note the 

shears in the foreground. 

Sticklepath is on part of the Trafalgar Way, which relates to the epic 271 mile dash in little over 36 hours - when dispatches 

of Nelson's death and the battle were relayed to the Admiralty in London. You can read our article on this at: 

www.devonshiremagazine.co.uk/the-race-home-from-trafalgar 

If you're interested in this subject, the writer has produced a book entitled "The Pickle at Trafalgar" which is available for £4.95 

(plus £1.05 postage and packing) from Peretti Publishing, East Grange, West Hill, Ottery St. Mary, Devon EX11 1TR 

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One of the overshot water wheels, with 

waste water channeled into the river Taw 

The displays at Finch Foundry are fascinating 


Finch Foundry's workshop has great atmosphere - you get the 

feeling the workers have just stepped outside for their break. 

Lea Shipley demonstrating the water driven hammer. This device 

helped to dramatically increase production of hand tools 

A SHORT BREAK IN WEST DEVON 

Although a visit to Finch Foundry is at the 

most, only 1hr in the car from Exeter, you may 

fancy making your visit into a short break 

over a couple of days. There are several 

lovely hotels available locally (detailed 

below) providing great food and ambiance. 

Lydford Castle - English Heritage 

Whilst in the area you could also visit the 

beautiful Lydford Gorge (bottom left) and 

Lydford Castle (left) - although you ideally 

need a sunny day in early season, but it's 

sheltered and out of the wind. Don't forget 

your NT and English Heritage cards! 

Finch Foundry opens again on 

the 4th of March 2017. 

Lydford Gorge - National Trust 

LEWTRENCHARD MANOR, Lewdown 

A beautiful hotel in a pristine setting in this 

luxury hotel. Lydford George is fairly close also. 

01566 783222 lewtrenchardmanor.co.uk 

THE OXENHAM ARMS, South Zeal 

Incredibly historic with many famous visitors 

over the centuries. Totally unique and close by. 

01837 840244 theoxenhamarms.com 

 

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The diary of lady farmer, Janet East 

Why is being 60 so good? 

On the 6th January 60 years 

ago, I came into the world. I 

am never quite sure, even to 

this day whether my parents 

thought the outcome of the 

mating (to coin a farming 

term) was considered good or 

bad! For the last few months’ 

family and friends have been 

making such a fuss about 

celebrating my forthcoming 

60th, constantly asking what I 

wanted to do. Nothing of course. 

What’s new, why the change? 

Normally the boys all go skiing 

the first week of January, but 

his year no. 

“Mum we are all staying home to 

celebrate your birthday”. 

Rubbish, there can’t be any 

snow otherwise they would on 

the slopes and enjoying plenty 

of après ski. 

So the day arrives. Cards had 

been arriving all week, which 

I must admit I was looking 

forward to opening, as I 

believe that a card means, first, 

someone has remembered, 

second they still have the 

ability to write and third, they 

are also wealthy enough to 

purchase a stamp and that 

there is still a post office in 

a radius of 30 miles of their 

house and there is public 

transport to get them there. 

I was amazed to receive cards 

from school friends, university 

friends, B and B guests, ex work 

colleagues and of course family 

and local friends. A perfect 

start to the day. Then the 

reality sunk in. I had done my 

normal farming jobs first thing. 

Let out the dogs and chickens 

early, then back in for a quick 

cup of coffee before setting off 

on the quad to check the sheep 

and put hay out for the in-lamb 

ewes and bullocks. I came in for 

a late breakfast on my own. No 

special breakfast. Just me and 

my six dogs. So starting to feel 

slightly disappointed with my 

day (my own doing of course) 

and no sign of any invite out 

for lunch or dinner, I got myself 

a bowl of coco pops, drowned 

them in milk (half goes to the 

dogs) and sat down at our very 

large breakfast table in solitude. 

By 5 o’clock I was as miserable 

as sin – I had 3 rooms booked 

in for B and B and I was on my 

own to do breakfast the next 

morning. The early evening did 

have a little ray of sunshine as 

two friends popped in with a 

bottle of champagne and sang 

Happy Birthday to me. Then 

headlights appeared in yard 

and my B and B guests had 

obviously arrived. Then there 

was this almighty music blaring 

out of what can only have been 

my son’s car (as is the norm) 

playing Stevie Wonders “Happy 

Birthday to You”. Perhaps 

Edward had phoned him to tell 

him to come over and “Cheer 

your miserable Mother up”. 

Edward was out greeting the 

guests and I rose to go and 

meet them. But before I got 

there, the kitchen door flung 

open and there was three of my 

dearest University friends all 

singing, dressed ridiculously 

and laughing so much. I was 

stunned and what followed 

was floods of tears. They had 

booked in as my B and B guests 

and I had no idea whatsoever. I 

was so so happy. Misery guts 

obviously did want a surprise 

and did want a party. What a 

fabulous weekend. Wonderful 

food, champagne, laughter and 

true friendship. Being from 

London my friends absolutely 

loved the farm, but the mud 

was a bit of a problem for them! 

The beautiful black dress my 

friend wore to dinner, I am 

sure is in the bin by now, as 

when she got up from the sofa 

to make her way to the dining 

room we all laughed as she was 

covered in dogs hairs - sorry 

Fiona, that’s what you get if you 

sit on the dogs sofa! 

Sunday morning dawned, 

everyone was packed up and 

ready to go. It left just me and 

Edward. Party over. He invited 

The 'nerve centre' of operations 

me to go out for a quick bite 

and a pint at the pub to round 

the weekend off - why not. So I 

slung on a jumper and pair of 

jeans and off we went. On the 

way he said he had to drop into 

our neighbours to drop off a 

knife. 

“What on earth does John want 

a knife for?” 

The reply was a pathetic “I don’t 

know, he just phoned and asked 

for one”. 

We parked outside their house 

and I sat in the car waiting 

impatiently. Johns wife came 

out and asked me if I fancied a 

quick drink to which I replied 

a definite no thank you. She 

persisted and in the end I gave 

in... on walking into the kitchen 

I was greeted by party poppers, 

some dreadful singing and a 

beautiful lunch surrounded 

by my close friends from 

the village. Yet another huge, 

fabulous surprise. I shed a tear 

or two over the weekend as I 

realised how very, very kind 

and thoughtful people are in 

this magical community of ours. 

Thank you. 

PS The treats continue... free 

prescriptions and a senior 

railcard already! 

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come on heat in their own time. 

Nature sorts everything out in 

time. 

The following morning was 

simply beautiful and as we 

strolled down through the 

orchard, which was laden with 

apples of every size, shape and 

as I would From have the expected gruesome him Torture had Museum booked a couple at Bruge of nights 

to stay close to his ewes as is in a very expensive Hotel in 

the norm. Daphne and Helen Cornwall and were booked in 

Terrible 

were oblivious to everything, 

Tortures 

for lunch so it was a huge relief 

chatting nine to the dozen to see the dear old Landrover 

admiring the beautiful, 

disappear down the lane. 

stunning Devon landscape. Totally distraught, emotional 

That soon changed. My concern and near to tears, they made 

deepened. The ram was not in me promise that I would call 

colour, the autumn colours the paddock. Where the devil them when the ram surfaced in 

were a It’s sight amazing to behold. when We were you think was about he? The it, chatter how really stopped cruel we the were pond. to I one really another didn’t know in times gone Janet by. East The is the level proprietor of 

all in high invention spirits and as we lust chatted to see the and most Daphne painful became tortures totally meted out where is both to start staggering to look and for my disturbing in at equal Yellingham measures. Farm, also 

running a Farmhouse B&B 

incessantly Being about in the sheep wrong, and or being animated on the and wrong pronounced side could in be seriously boy so I bad called for my your collie health. Ralph Here we examine a range 

establishment 

the joys of of the farming. torture The techniques two employed no uncertain the terms medieval that he era (those and off of a we squeamish went around nature the should turn the page now!). 

www.yellinghamfarm.co.uk 

ewes trotted up to meet us at must have drowned. As she farm. Ralph has always had a 

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the paddock gate - definitely prepared to wade into the pond huge outrun which at times is 

pet sheep which was confirmed fully clothed I told her not to be annoying as he takes all day 

when Daphne produced some so stupid as sheep hate water. to find his sheep, but today it 7 rear ends. Perfect. No not 

“stolen” toast from the breakfast 

was a wonderful asset. He ran perfect - there should only be 6, 

table to feed to them. However, “He’s obviously been chasing the hedgerows of The every field, Knee Crusher or was there 7 ? I quietly asked 

the ram had obviously got after those dear ewes and carefully looking for sheep of Ralph to “come bye” and as he 

A popular device for crushing and breaking 

the hump and was nowhere fallen in and sunk to the any description. We rounded headed them, I couldn’t believe 

joints, particularly those of the knee and elbow. 

to be seen. I expect he was bottom with the weight of the up my various groups of ewes my eyes... the disappearing 

around the other side of the water in his huge fleece”. and lambs, looking This for device the was a ram particular was trotting favourite towards of me 

pond which is obscured by 

ram but nothing. Inquisition Perhaps the torturers with - you his can new understand harem of ladies. 

rushes and wonderful drooping This was a nightmare. I said girls were right and that the no ram regard was I given grinned to the from recovery ear to ear of and 

willow trees. So the three of us there had to be an explanation, had drowned and the recipient would post-torture, relief poured damage over inflicted me. The 

sauntered on down to the pond not that I knew what it was. eventually rise, bloated, was permanent. to It’s paddock said that to and make pond the are pain close 

(followed in hot pursuit by the What a scene. Two hysterical the surface of the even pond. more In unbearable, to the the little torturer field housing would the 

ewes looking for their main ladies, two uninterested ewes, my heart I still didn’t 

sometimes 

believe 

tap the 

cull 

device 

ewes 

with 

and 

a 

obviously 

hammer. 

he had 

The device shown is of metal construction, 

course) to find the boy. I must a huge deep pond and no ram. it - totally impossible. We smelt that one or more were on 

although crushers were mainly constructed 

admit I was slightly concerned Thankfully Daphne and Helen slowly made our way home. heat and off he went, over the 

TheSpanish Donkey (or Wooden Horse) 

This version looks like it’s been embellished, I doubt our mediaeval friends 

would not have gone to the trouble of adding the donkey head and reins, 

but it’s a thoughtful touch by the museum. 

The way this torture device works is fairly simple. The 

unfortunate individual would sit on the back of the 

donkey (whilst undressed), and weights were attached 

to their feet on either side. This reconstruction (above) 

doesn’t reflect the actual shape too well, a more accurate 

version (right) would display a very sharp apex and steep 

sides, so that high pressure was created at the apex. It’s 

said that the pressure eventually caused the body to 

be split in half - a most gruesome torture and ending! 

Ralph cooling off 

Dogs have intuition and Ralph 

knew something wasn’t right. 

Instead of coming up through 

the 11 acre front field beside 

the paddock and pond, he 

refreshed himself in the water 

trough and headed up the field 

towards the lane. I followed 

on as it is lovely walking up 

the narrow lane flanked by 

huge oak trees still bearing 

a few beautiful golden leaves 

before winter takes its grip. I 

had half a dozen cull ewes in a 

small field opposite the house 

which I hadn’t yet checked so 

that would get that job done 

too. Ralph was there well in 

advance of me and as usual 

had sidled under the five bar 

gate, already focused on the old 

ewes waiting for a command. 

On seeing the dog they had 

turned on their heels. I counted 

from wood, with a varying range of spikes. 

fence, up the lane, up the hedge 

and jumped down over! There 

is no stopping a ram when 

there’s business to be done, no 

matter what terrain needs to be 

conquered. 

I sent a text to the girls just 

saying that the ram had 

“surfaced”. No more, no less. 

They phoned that evening and 

with great sadness in their 

voices, they said “we told you 

so Janet”. Not being able to 

get a word in edgeways they 

rabbited on about the dreadful 

drowning and distress and it 

took me minutes before I could 

deliver the good news. Squeals 

of laughter followed and their 

dream of my dear boy mating 

their ewes was back on course. 

All’s well that ends well! 

FARM CALENDAR 

DECEMBER 

• Take out rams from 

ewes - pen them 

together tightly for 

24-48 hours to get 

accustomed to each 

other. They will 

seriously fight. Turn 

out when law and 

order is restored. 

• As the weather 

worsens check cattle 

aren’t poaching the 

ground too much. 

• Prepare cattle shed for 

them to come in for 

the winter. 

• Book the vet for our 

Whole Herd TB test - 

compulsory, must be 

done before 13/01/17 

• Huge Oak tree has 

fallen down by the 

river - start to cut up 

before the ground gets 

too wet 

• First week of 

December, collect beef 

back from abattoir 

- prepare orders for 

local customers - it is 

simply delicious! 

• Continue weighing 

and sending finished 

lambs to abattoir 

• Scan ewes - twins 

please, not too many 

singles or triplets 

• Do some Christmas 

shopping - if possible 

before Christmas eve 

as is the norm! 

JANUARY 

• Condition score 

ewes - start to feed 6 

weeks before lambing 

according to condition 

and number of lambs 

being carried. 

• Bring in cattle if not 

done in December. 

• Check all water 

troughs as the cold 

weather sets in - burst 

pipes are a nightmare. 

• Put out hay feeders 

for sheep. 

Florence Visit 

• Prepare lambing shed 

in preparation for inlamb 

ewes coming in. 

• Booster Heptavac 

injection for all ewes 

and any ewe lambs 

being kept as flock 

replacements and 

stock rams. 

• Purchase next group 

of 3 week old calves 

- milk feeding young 

calves is lovely 

• It’s my 60th - plan a 

day off! 

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GARDENING 

Preparing for the new Season by Gill Heavens 

What? You haven’t started preparing for the new season yet? 

Oh dear, never mind, no need to panic, but we better get on with it! 

In the horticultural Olympics 

spring is the sprint event. It is a 

time when the natural world goes 

into hyper-drive after the inertia 

of winter and it can sometimes 

feel like you are running for your 

life. Just like any successful athlete, 

in order to not to be trampled 

underfoot in the mad dash, you 

must be fully prepared for the 

race. I think we may have had 

enough athletic analogies, shall 

we get down to the nitty gritty? 

Now is the perfect time of 

year to cut back any remaining 

herbaceous foliage and seed 

heads, which have hopefully 

been feasted upon by your garden 

wildlife. This will enable you to see 

a clearer picture; what has grown 

too large, is being swamped by a 

neighbour or perhaps struggling 

to be seen. You can then divide 

the vigorous, move the strangled 

or give a little extra loving care, all 

as necessary. Avoid doing this in 

frosty weather, though in balmy 

One of your allies in the garden, warming up in the early hours 

of the morning - look after them in the colder months and 

they'll help keep your garden pests at manageable levels 

Devon we are generally excused 

the worst of the icy snaps. Be 

careful of any emerging bulbs, 

you don’t want to cut them off 

before they have even reached 

their prime. What I mean is, be 

sure to “tip toe through the tulips”. 

Next give your borders a thorough 

weed and mulch using either your 

own garden compost, spent 

mushroom compost, well-rotted 

manure, wood chip, which ever 

you have available. This will 

limber up your borders for the 

coming year, give them a head 

start against the weeds and make 

them look pristine. As this might 

be the only time this year they are 

so manicured, enjoy it while you 

can. I may just be talking about 

my own garden here! 

If you grow plants in pots this 

is an ideal opportunity to do an 

annual service. Re-pot them 

if they have outgrown their 

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container, otherwise scrape off 

a few centimetres of compost and 

replace with new. The addition 

of some slow release fertiliser will 

give them the best start for the 

season ahead. 

If it is raining, or the frost are still 

around, sort your seed out. Yes, 

I know all about your boxes/tins/ 

silos full of half 

empty packets 

of old seed and 

the few new 

ones that you 

couldn’t resist in 

the autumn sale. 

Once seed has 

passed its sell buy date it may 

still germinate, but it is likely to 

be patchy and disappointing. Be 

tough - any ancient relics, bits of 

tissue paper full of unidentified 

crumbs or ones that you don’t 

actually like should be disposed 

of. Throw them away. Any excess, 

walk around your garden 

and look carefully at what 

you have already and also 

what you want to achieve 

but viable, seed can be donated 

to your local seed exchange 

where, even better, you will 

get some back in return. 

On 

reflection, perhaps I shouldn’t 

be encouraging you to get more! 

Now on to the good stuff, you 

can actually start some sowing. 

You don’t need an expansive 

greenhouse to grow your own; 

window ledges, 

the spare room, a 

cold frame, there 

is always a space 

somewhere for 

the dedicated. 

Some plants 

need a long 

season of growth, including 

tomatoes, peppers and 

aubergines which enjoy a warm 

start. It is also the perfect time to 

sow hardy annuals such as sweet 

peas, larkspur, snap dragons and 

cornflowers. There is little as 

satisfying as a seed germinating, 

seconded only by a plant flowering 

or a cucumber eaten that you have 

grown yourself. 

You can also prune your roses now. 

This is a job I adore, prickles and all! 

I find it an extremely therapeutic 

exercise, as long as measures are 

taken to avoid being impaled 

on the thorns. It is the perfect 

chance to examine the plants 

for problems and remove any 

dead and diseased material. Once 

pruned, blanket their roots with 

as rich a mulch as you can muster, 

they are greedy feeders. For good 

measure I usually add a handful of 

pelleted chicken manure or wood 

ash to encourage good health and 

a profusion of blooms. 

Don’t forget to keep feeding the 

birds. This is not a purely altruistic 

exercise. By encouraging our avian 

friends into the garden they will 

greatly assist in pest control. 

Blue tits love aphids, thrushes 

and blackbirds will eat slugs and 

snails and the robin will guzzle 

grubs of all shapes and sizes. 

Lastly, and perhaps most 

importantly, take stock. This is a 

great opportunity to walk around 

your garden and look carefully at 

what you have already and also 

what you want to achieve. Once 

the frenzy of spring is over you 

can then relax into the relatively 

gentle jog of summer. But before 

that you have some work to do, 

so take a deep breath and “bang” 

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Developmental Dysplasia 

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For many, a diagnosis 

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As well as caring for Lucas as he 

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bones, and hospital stays, and his 

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the situation and used her PR 

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Seven years later, 

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Natalie told us, “Whilst DDH isn’t 

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no guarantee of success, was a 

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DEVONSHIRE magazine’s 

Abridged Guide to the Cant Language 

PLENTY OF INTEREST FROM READERS since our last issue on the subject 

of Bamfylde-Moore Carew, (or see on-line at devonshiremagazine.co.uk) Devon’s 

so-called King of the Gypsies and more particularly about the CANT LANGUAGE, 

spoken amongst ‘Egyptian’ Gypsies and 

other ne’er-do-wells in Georgian England. 

Some of these odd code words and phrases 

survive in Devon to this day. If you find 

yourself watching the carving of the roast 

next Sunday to make sure you are getting 

your fair whack, you are talking CANT. 

Getting all togged up for a night out? You’re 

talking CANT again. 

And if that panto you took the kids to see 

happened to be Babes in the Wood, you 

just used the CANT code for any of their 

number held fast in the stocks! 

Here are a few more, below: 

Abram - naked, without clothes 

Adam tiler - a pickpocket’s accomplice 

Amen curler - a parish clerk 

Autumn jet - a parson 

Autumn bawler - a preacher 

Babes in the wood - criminals in 

the stocks 

Back’d - dead 

Balsam - money 

Bandog - a bailiff 

Baptised - any spirit cut with water 

Barking irons - pistols 

Bawbee - a halfpenny 

Beater cases - boots 

Belly cheat - an apron 

Bing - to go 

Blackfly - the parson 

Blackbox - a lawyer 

Black Indies - Newcastle 

Bob - a shoplifter’s assistant 

(‘Bob’s your uncle!’) 

Booby hatch - a one-horse chaise 

Bum brusher - a school master 

Cank - dumb 

Cap - to swear 

Case - a shop, house or warehouse 

a target for thievery - 

‘case’ the joint) 

Calfskin fiddle - a drum 

Charm - a picklock 

Chates - the gallows 

Chafe - a knife 

 

 

(Image courtesy Russell-Coates Museum & Art gallery) 

Chosen tells - highwaymen 

working in pairs 

Chuck farthing - parish clerk 

Clickman toad - a West Country man 

Closes - rogues 

Cloy - a rogue, a robber 

Coach wheel - half a crown 

Collar day - execution 

Cooler - a woman 

Crew - knot or gang 

Crook - sixpence 

Cucumbers - tailors 

Cussin - a man 

Darby ready - money 

Dag - a gun 

Dancers - stairs 

Dash - a tavern drawer 

Diddle - gin 

Timber dater - the top rogue 

Dobing rig - stealing ribbons 

Doctors - loaded dice 

Dunker - a stealer of cows 

Riffs newly - initiated rogues 

Eternity box - coffin 

Families - rings 

Fammes - hands 

Fastener - a warrant 

Fawnet - a ring 

Feeder - a spoon 

Ferret - a pawnbroker 

Flick - sly 

Flyers - shoes or boots 

Froglanders - the Dutch 

Frummagemmed - choked, strangled, 

hanged 

Gaberlunsie - a beggar 

Gem - a fire 

Gibberish - the Cant language 

Bigger - a door 

Gaoler's coach - a hurdle 

Green bag - a lawyer 

Gropers - a blind man 

Gutter-lane - the throat 

Hammer - a great lie 

Hams - breeches 

Henfright - hen-pecked husbands 

Hums - church goers 

King’s pictures - money of any kind 

Lantern - a bribable court official 

Lifter - a crutch 

Little Barbary - Wapping 

Lushy cover - drunk 

Mill clapper - a scolding tongue 

Moon-curser - a link-boy 

Muck - money 

Ne’er a face but his own 

Not a penny in his pocket 

Nub - a head 

Nubbing - cheat the gallows 

Nut-crackers - a pillory 

Ogles - eyes 

Pad-the-hoof - journeying on foot 

Pantler - a butler 

Peeper - a mirror 

Penance boards - a pillory 

Porker - a sword 

Royster - a rude, roaring fellow 

Ruffin - the devil 

Rumba - a prison 

Sharper - a cheat 

Shove the tumbler - whipped at the 

cart’s tail 

Spanish money - forwards 

Spoil pudding - long-winded parson 

Swag - a shop 

Tip - to give or lend 

Toggery - clothes 

Twig - to break off 

Wattles - ears 

Whack - share 

Whitewall - silver money 

Wooden ruff - the stocks 

Yam - to eat heartily 

Yarum - milk 

Yellow George - a guinea 

Yelper - town crier 

Znees - frost or frozen 

Zneesy - frosty weather 

Re-searched (and Spellchecked) 

- by John Fisher 

 

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MANAGING your MONEY 

"the hardest thing in the world 

to understand is income tax" 

Albert Einstein 

Celebrating 26 years of 

providing independent 

financial advice in Devon 

 

for 2017 

As Einstein so rightly pointed out, "the hardest thing in the world 

to understand is income tax". This year however, make some 

resolutions to arrange your finances to minimise tax and maximise returns. 

Did you manage to benefit from 

the last round of National Saving 

and Investment`s 65+ bonds which 

were paying 4% p.a. (for a 3 year 

bond) and 2.8% p.a. (for a 1 year 

bond) ? If not, you`re likely to be 

kicking yourself at the moment with 

most banks and building societies 

currently offering very low rates . 

There is another tranch of bonds 

to be issued this year by National 

Savings. In the last Budget, the 

Chancellor announced that new 

bonds from National Savings & 

Investments are on the cards for 

spring 2017 and will be offering 

2.2% p.a., allowing up to £3,000 

each to be invested for those aged 

16 and over. Not a large allowance 

but an attractive interest rate which, 

if you qualify for the new £1,000 

savings allowance (for basic rate tax 

payers) or £500 savings allowance( 

for higher rate taxpayers) will mean 

a tax free return. This is an attractive 

option for smaller amounts in 

general. A more difficult task is 

finding an attractive home for larger 

cash holdings and I believe you 

will struggle to secure much more 

than 1% p.a. at the moment. Make 

sure you review everything and try 

to get the best rates. It might be 

that you need to produce more 

income, in which case you may 

need to consider taking more risk 

and looking outside the bank and 

building society for your returns. 

Don`t forget that the new cap 

on compensation for bank and 

building society deposits is now 

£75,000. 

Making use of stocks and shares 

ISA allowances are useful in tax 

planning. The interest on the 

underlying investments can 

be reclaimed for you by the ISA 

manager, the holdings are free from 

Capital Gains Tax and any income 

taken is non-reportable for tax 

purposes. Making use of a platform 

An often heard 

statement is: 

"I don`t believe in 

pensions" 

can also help you to make savings 

in charges and add the opportunity 

for diversity to your investments. 

In terms of personal pensions, I 

have, for many years tried to help 

investors understand the benefits 

of tax relief in this area. It`s normally 

woefully misunderstood by the vast 

majority of the British public, who 

still mistrust pensions and pension 

funds and often even make efforts 

to avoid this investment altogether. 

An often heard statement is that "I 

don`t believe in pensions". In fact, 

making a pension contribution can 

help in a variety of ways especially 

when considering such aspects as 

the Child Benefit Trap which affects 

earners of £50,000 and over. Making 

a pension contribution can help you 

avoid this trap as well as help you 

benefit from tax relief. At £50,000 

people with children begin to lose 

child benefit. Additionally, company 

directors may find that funding a 

pension can help them remain tax 

efficient especially in view of the fact 

that taking dividends over £5,000 

now means a tax bill. Investing in 

a personal pension is attractive from 

an IHT position as well, because 

wealth can now be passed down 

the generations in a drawdown plan. 

If you`ve forgotten about IHT, then 

you`ll be interested to know that 

the Capital Taxes office is taking 

more than ever in IHT. In the 2015/16 

tax year IHT receipts reached £4.6 

billion with over 40,000 estates 

being affected.* The reason that it 

has grown so much has much to do 

with fiscal drag (which raises extra 

money because tax allowances do 

not rise with inflation). IHT, often 

known as the voluntary tax, affects 

estates over £325,000 (£650,000 for 

couples) and the current tax rate for 

IHT is 40%. The £325,000 allowance 

hasn`t increased for many years and 

therefore many more people are 

paying this tax. Another reason 

Helen Mulvaney 

BA (Hons), Dip M, DipPFS 

Proprietor of 

RICHMOND INDEPENDENT 

Helen has been advising 

clients in the East Devon 

for the past 26 years and 

specialises in the provision 

of retirement and 

investment advice. 

richmondindependent.co.uk 

01395 512166 

for the increasing tax is the rise in 

house prices and shares. 

Planning is essential if you want to 

save tax in this area because the tax 

is time sensitive. However, if you 

are in reasonable health and aged 

under 90 you could benefit from 

using a BPR scheme which would 

allow you to achieve an immediate 

shelter from IHT. For many this 

could result in a substantial tax 

saving. Over the next 3 years, the 

new family home allowance will 

be gradually introduced, but this 

does have qualification rules and 

not everyone can benefit. 

* Statistics from HMRC receipts data 

The article is for information 

only, it is recommended that you 

seek independent advice before 

taking any action. Please note that 

investment returns can go down 

as well as up and you might not 

get back your original investment. 

Pensions are long term investments 

and pension legislation can and 

does change with time. 

Helen Mulvaney 

Richmond Independent is a trading name of 

Investment & Financial Solutions Partnership 

LLP which is authorised and regulated by the 

Financial Conduct Authority 

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