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Devon House, 59 Duckworth Street, St. John's, Newfoundland.
Built around 1880, Devon House is one of the few houses located in downtown St. John's that survived the Great Fire of 1892.
No one knows the exact date that Devon House was built. It is shown on a city map in 1880, but not on a map in 1850. It is believed the house was built closer to 1880 than to 1850. Unfortunately, it is also not known who built the house nor for whom it was built.
It is known that in 1891 the house belonged to A. M. MacKay, an agent for the Anglo-American Telegraph Company. MacKay came to Newfoundland decades earlier from Nova Scotia to take charge of the Newfoundland telegraph lines. He was instrumental in repairing the cross-Newfoundland lines and the Gulf Cable and relaying the Trans-Atlantic Cable. He is also given credit for helping to introduce electricity to the island and for installing the first telephone in 1878. MacKay was also a member of the House of Assembly from 1878 to 1889, representing the district of Burgeo and Lapoile.
The next prominent family to be linked to the house is the Templeman family who moved into the house in the mid-1890s. Phillip Templeman was a merchant based in Bonavista who was wealthy enough to own a house not only there but also in St. John's. Templeman also served as a member of the House of Assembly. The family lived in the house until the mid-1920s.
After the Templemans moved out of Devon House, a variety of people and organisations owned the building. During the 1930s the Pinsent family lived there. The Canadian Red Cross bought the house in the 1940s and used it until the 1970s. It then operated briefly as a youth hostel until an accounting firm bought the premises. In 1991 the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador bought the house and the building is now used as a craft centre for the organisation.
Devon House is a four-storeyed mixed stone and brick building on the east end of Duckworth Street. Bay widows are found on the street level and the second floor in both the front and back. Unusual peaked towers are built into the roof at both front and back of the third floor. The brickwork also shows ornate patterns.
Few changes have been made to the exterior of the building over the years, aside from some restoration work and additions for safety reasons. The Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador is striving to keep the building as close to its original condition as possible. Devon House was recognised as a Registered Heritage Structure by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador in May 1992. This structure was also awarded the Southcott Award for heritage restoration by the Newfoundland Historic Trust.
Church of St Nicholas, Combe Raleigh Devon - The village has had many names until 1653 when the "Rawleig" connection was added although a Sir John Ralegh of Beaudeport (Bridport) moved into the area in 1284. The dedication of the church, however, is far earlier with the name " Cumb Sancti Nicholai"
Inhabited since the Bronze Age, despite no trace remaining there may well have been an earlier place of worship on the site since the list of Rectors dates from 1260 and in 2009 a carved stone head was revealed inside the nave wall, which it is believed could be either late Saxon or early Norman in origin,
Approached via a 1909 lychgate, the present building is mainly from early 15c with chancel, nave, south porch, and north aisle added in late 15c, The tower is earlier, built in 14c.
It now serves a population about 200 in a parish that covers about 1750 acres lying north of Honiton on the other side of the River Otter.
Lord of the manor William Denys & wife Joan founded a chantry in late 13c followed in late 14c by Joan Bonville
In 1498 a perpetual chantry dedicated to St. Mary and St. Erasmus in the new north aisle was established in the church by the lady of the manor Cecily Bonville & husband Maurice Moore here between c. 1488-1500, for the repose of the Bonville family souls, and it was at this time that a house was provided for the chanter priest. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/sCfn010437
Indeed similarities between mouldings of the north arcade, tower arch and chancel arch suggests a major phase of rebuilding took place 15c.
There is also a date of 1700 & initials EF on the chancel gable, and the nave & north aisle probably had a thatched roof until the 1780s when records show ‘14,700 slates were bought and a great deal of work was done’.
Substantial alteration and restoration took place during the 19c when the vestry was built, a musicians’ gallery removed, and new pitch pine pews installed to provide seating for about a hundred.
A number of interesting and unusual features still remain. These include the tower turret which is attached in what is described as a ‘bold’ manner and the 14c oak door at the foot of the tower stairs which still has the original lock and key. The south door, also of oak, is extremely old and unique in design, being formed of 2 leaves that are hinged in the middle.
The font is 15c. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/fm34CV57Y4
Although the clock by G. Wadham of Bath on the east face of the tower is thought to be from c 1870, church records show it has been wound since at least 1837, indicating that it could be a replacement for an earlier one .
The organ dates from 1887, presented in memory of Major William Warry Stone by his father . An electric blower was added in 1973 by benefactor and churchwarden Newall Watson.
A faculty in 1937 allowed for the installation of electric light at a cost of £30:9s:8d.
The stained glass windows are mainly mid 19c apart from the beautiful window by the font which was commissioned by the village to mark the millennium. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/x4w01C0p8k
There are a number of memorials including several to members of families who were Lords of the Manor including the Bernard family who bought the Manor in 1792 & one to Admiral Thomas Graves who was Nelson’s second in command at the Battle of Copenhagan
John Sheldon husband of Rebecca daughter of Rev William Palmer, who was the rector here from 1726, has a headstone churchyard. historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1333783 though apparently he was not buried there.
He lectured in anatomy and in 1782 became Professor of Anatomy to the Royal Academy. Interested in embalming ‘when his mistress died , he embalmed her and kept her in his bedroom until the lady he afterwards married turned her out.’ Later her body was stowed away in a back room of the Royal College of Surgeons until 1941 when the college received a direct hit during the Blitz.
Mindful of modern expectations a composting toilet was built in 2016 and mains water was piped into the tower during 2020.
Until 2018 the tower housed three bells, the oldest dating from c1430 cast by Robert Norton of Exeter. . In 2011 an ambitious project was proposed to restore the bells, augment them to a peal of six and construct a mezzanine ringing chamber in the tower. After a vigorous fund-raising campaign which brought in £110,000 these were dedicated by the Bishop of Exeter in October 2017.
Within the old churchyard survives a yew tree estimated to be between 900 and 1000 years old.
In 1956 a field bounding the north side of the church was purchased as an extension to the burial ground which is still open and is covered with snowdrops and primroses in Spring.
War Memorial plaque
The Names:
Pte. A. C. Brice, 1/5th Devons -- Private Andrew Charles Brice (Service No: 53764), 1st/5th Bn., Devonshire Regiment; died 12 March 1918, aged 38; buried in Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel/Palestine (S. 28.); son of John and Sarah Brice, of Morebath, Devon; husband of Mary Jane Brice, of Holly Cottage, Undy, Magor, Mon.; [in the 1911 Census, Andrew Charles Brice is listed as living at Morrells Cottage, Morebath with his mother (Sarah Brice) and uncle (John Herod), seven siblings and a neice; Andrew was then a 31-year old farm labourer, and (like all of his siblings) was born at Skilgate, Somerset, which is not that far from Morebath]: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/651977/BRICE,%20ANDRE...
Pte. C. Brice, Hants -- Possibly: Private Charles Brice (Service No: 28432), 2nd Bn., Hampshire Regiment; died 4 September 1918; name recorded on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut (Panel 6.); [in the 1911 Census, a Charles Brice is listed as living at Exebridge, Morebath with his parents, William John (a general labourer working in wood manufacture) and Florence Brice, and a younger brother that had been born at Llantrisant; Charles was then 12-years old and at school, having been born at Morebath; his father had been born at Skilgate, suggesting a link with the other members of the Brice family listed on the war memorial]: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/874910/BRICE,%20CHARLES
Pte. E. Brice, 7th Somersets -- Private E. Brice (Service No: 204248), 7th Bn., Somerset Light Infantry; died 22 September 1917; buried in Cement House Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen (I. C. 3.); [in the 1911 Census, an Ernest Brice is listed as living at Morrells Cottage, Morebath with his mother (Sarah Brice) and uncle (John Herod), seven siblings and a neice; this Ernest was then 12- years old and at school, and (like all of his siblings) was born at Skilgate, Somerset, which is not that far from Morebath; if this is the same person, it would make him the brother of Andrew Charles Brice]: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/97405/BRICE,%20E
Pte. G. Chorley, 8th Som. L.I. -- Private George Chorley (Service No: 16918), 1st Bn., Somerset Light Infantry; died 8 August 1916, aged 22; buried in Essex Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen (III. D. 27.); son of James and Rosina Chorley, of Lodfin Crossing, Morebath, Bampton, Devon: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/159174/CHORLEY,%20GEORGE
Pte. F. Floyd, R.M.L.I. -- Private Frank Floyd (Service No: PLY/14541), Plymouth Bn., Royal Marine Light Infantry, R.N. Div.; died 5 October 1914, aged 28; buried in Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerpen, Belgium (Plot IIa, 67.); son of Elizabeth Ann Floyd, of Perry Cottage, Dulverton, Somerset, and the late James Floyd: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2959525/FLOYD,%20FRANK
C.Sgt.M. J. W. Newman, M.M., D.C.M., 2nd Man'crs -- Company Serjeant Major John William Newman (Service No: 9347); awards: DCM; died 1 October 1918, aged 31; name recorded on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France (Panel 9.); husband of Dorothy Myrtle Newman, of 11, Broadhurst Gardens, South Hampstead, London: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1747145/NEWMAN,%20JOH...
Pte. F. Maunder, Australians -- Private Frank Maunder (Service No: 281), 16th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.; died 2 May 1915; name recorded on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey (Panel 55):
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/718173/MAUNDER,%20FRANK
Pte. C. Priddle, 2nd Devons -- Private C. Priddle (Service No: 8570), 2nd Bn., Devonshire Regiment; died 19 July 1915; buried in Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Nord, France (D. 31.): www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/193370/PRIDDLE,%20C
Pte. R. J. Priddle, 2nd Devons -- Private Robert Priddle (Service No: 8138), 2nd Bn., Devonshire Regiment; died 31 May 1918; name recorded on the Soissons Memorial:
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1759787/PRIDDLE,%20RO...
Pte. G. Reeves, 2nd Devons -- Possibly: Private Gaston Emmanuel Reeves (Service No: 18989), 9th Bn., Devonshire Regiment; died 6 September 1916; name recorded on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France (Pier and Face 1 C.): www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1550736/REEVES,%20GAS...
Pte. I. Thorne, 2nd Devons -- Possibly: Private I. Thorne (Service No: 3034), 2nd/4th Bn., Devonshire Regiment; died 10 August 1915, aged 41; buried in Madras (St. Mary's) Cemetery, Chennai, India (18. 171.); son of Ian and Lucy Thorne: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/909504/THORNE,%20I
Pte D. Wensley, 3rd Worcs. -- Private David Henry Wensley (Service No: 21490), 3rd Bn., Worcestershire Regiment; died 17 October 1916, aged 23; buried in Contay British Cemetery, Contay, Somme, France (IV. C. 1.); son of Charles and Emily Wensley, of Hanislade, Oakford Bridge, nr. Bampton, Devon: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/82084/WENSLEY,%20DAVI...
her third reincarnation. fresh faced for the holidays. My Devon actually is just an extra head that i received, and now she's rocking a JS Body in Tan. Though both doll artists has a different interpretation of tan, Devon head being pikish and the body more on the yellow side, I adjusted the the skin tone of the head so it would blend in.
Devon Services operated a handful of secondhand buses on Devon County Council tendered work. In November, 1989, a former Alexander Midland Leyland Leopard Alexander was working the Occombe Valley service in Paignton.
Sam and I have been planning this girl for over a year. SO happy to finally be finished with her :)
She is inspired by supermodel Devon Aoki
As mentioned on the Devon Wildlife Trust, 5 beaver kits had been spotted on the River Otter in August. This is rather a large family as the norm is usually 3 but clearly an indication that the re-introduction and monitoring project is going well. No one is sure where the beavers originated, but there is evidence that at least one was living on the River Otter as far back as 2007. The animals are now the subject of a 5 year monitoring programme.
By the time I got the opportunity this week to spend a few evenings on the River Otter, I discovered that the shortening days were going to be an issue. Back in July/August the adult beavers were out in the evenings and the kits were clearly visible. Neither were going far from the lodge. With the Beavers emerging at 8pm ish there was always plenty of light. The location of lodge is a photographic gem. Perfect for reflections. Now the sun has gone by 8ish so photo opportunities are a bit harder. Also the kits are far more independent and now tend to slip out of the lodge through the back door and head of down stream to the feeding area.
However, it is still possible to watch and observe. These animal move through the water without a sound and without bubbles It appears that there is very little verbal communication between mother and kits. This is so different to Otters. What can be heard is the crunching sounds of eating!
So far I have had a 75% success rate in seeing these animals however even after just a few visits this week, I feel that I have learnt a significant amount. Roll on next summer.
About to cross the Torquay/Paignton branch line at Wheatridge Lane is Devon General Bristol VRT 617 (UTO 832S). Working route 120, this bus is former Northern General 3341 and was one of a batch transferred in 1983 to replace Leyland Atlanteans.
At rest inside the former Devon General depot at Woolbrook, Sidmouth was Devon General's first Mk3 Bristol VRT, Leyland engined 565 (LOD 721P).
Finished my Devon top! Used Maeve from Poodle with Sally in fuchsia for the tie from Pretty Please. Crazy Love version up next! Played around with pixlromatic app and love the effects! blogged: sewfunbymonique.blogspot.com/2012/03/devon-peasant-top.html
The Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway is a water-powered funicular railway joining the twin towns of Lynton and Lynmouth on the rugged coast of North Devon.
Lynton is a small town on the Exmoor coast in Devon, England standing on top of the cliffs above the picturesque harbour village of Lynmouth, to which it is connected by the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway. Lynton was once the terminus for the narrow-gauge Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, which served both towns.
The two communities are governed at local level by Lynton and Lynmouth Town Council.
In Lynton is the Parish Church of St Mary, which stands overlooking the sea, surrounded by shops and hotels. The tower is mainly 13th century but the church itself has been enlarged and altered — most notably in 1741, when the nave was rebuilt, and later in Victorian times.
Many of the town's buildings were constructed in the latter part of the 19th century and the early 20th century. The town hall was given to the town by Sir George Newnes, Bart., a major benefactor of the town; it was opened on 15 August 1900. He also gave the town the Congregational church on Lee Road.
Last year Devon and I shot my most popular and arguably best photoshoot ever. The two pictures I posted of the 2009 yoga shoot are my two most popular photo's on flickr. This year we decided to have another go at it. Luckily the day before we shot this my new Canon 5d MKII body came in. I love it!
I've also tried to start a blog. I hate the design layouts they give you on Blogger and I'm trying to fix it, but give it some time to start looking good. You can find the rest of the pictures from this shoot on there.
You can also check out Devon's website at
Lynton is a small town on the Exmoor coast in Devon, England standing on top of the cliffs above the picturesque harbour village of Lynmouth, to which it is connected by the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway. Lynton was once the terminus for the narrow-gauge Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, which served both towns.
The two communities are governed at local level by Lynton and Lynmouth Town Council.
In Lynton is the Parish Church of St Mary, which stands overlooking the sea, surrounded by shops and hotels. The tower is mainly 13th century but the church itself has been enlarged and altered — most notably in 1741, when the nave was rebuilt, and later in Victorian times.
Many of the town's buildings were constructed in the latter part of the 19th century and the early 20th century. The town hall was given to the town by Sir George Newnes, Bart., a major benefactor of the town; it was opened on 15 August 1900. He also gave the town the Congregational church on Lee Road.
Returning to Newton Abbot from Chudleigh on route 183 is a rather grubby Bristol LH of Devon General.
7ft 6in wide Plaxton bodied 3321 (AFJ 741T) travels along Kingsteignton Road, Newton Abbot.
Church of St Mary & Holy Trinity, Buckland Filleigh in Devon lies at the end of narrow lanes, and is sited within the grounds of the manor house
It consists of a nave, chancel, north aisle, three stage west tower and south porch.
Almost completely rebuilt in the 14c - the north aisle and south porch were added in late 15c & early 16c . It replaced a Norman church from which the south doorway survives
Old carved bench ends have emblems of the Passion, the Keys of St Peter and a coat of arms . The pulpit also appears to be made up of old carved bench ends. The simple late medieval octagonal font is of Caen stone.
Substantially restored & refurbished in 1876 & 1887 for Thomas Fortescue, Lord Clermont & Chichester Fortescue, Lord Carlingford
Late 19c / early 20c the lean to vestry was built against the north side of the tower
Mentioned as " Bocheland" in the 1086 Domesday Survey, the manor was the 13th of the 99 holdings of Geoffrey de Montbray, Bishop of Coutances. His tenant was Drogo, who held several other manors from him. Previously It had been held by the Saxon Wulfeva.
The manor became the inheritance of the de Filleigh family of Filleigh North Devon, - On default of their male heirs, it went by marriage to the Denzell family of St Mawgan Cornwall.
In 1454 Sir Martin Fortescue 1472, second son of Chief Justice Sir John Fortescue 1479 married the Denzell heiress Elizabeth
Mid 18c it went by marriage to the Spooners - then back to the Fortescues on default of a Spooner male heir - John Fortescue died unmarried in 1776 and it then went by the marriage of his sister Rebecca to the Ingletts who took the name Fortescue,
Derek Harper CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3137925
On the south side of the graveyard of the church of St Mary in Hennock Devon is the table tomb of the Hill family
Rev John Hill, his wife Margaret Hill, daughter Margaret & son William & wife Rose Pitt
www.hennock.org.uk/church_html/hennock_st_marys_monumenta...
Grimspound, Devon 2011
Grimspound is a late Bronze Age settlement, situated on Dartmoor in Devon, England. It consists of a set of 24 hut circles surrounded by a low stone wall. The name was first recorded by the Reverend Richard Polwhele in 1797; it was probably derived from the Anglo-Saxon god of war, Grim (more commonly known as Woden, or Odin).
In 1893 an archaeological dig was carried out by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, which recorded many details of Grimspound as well as, controversially, making a reconstruction of the site.
Contents
1History
1.1Early descriptions
1.2Excavation
2Location
3Description
3.1The hut circles
3.2Other objects
4References
5External links
History
The site was first settled in about 1300 BC. The 24 hut circles are surrounded by a massive granite perimeter wall, which may have stood at 1.7 metres in places. The roundhouses, with an average diameter of 3.4 metres, were each built of a double ring of granite slabs with a rubble infill, a technique still used in dry-stone walling. Hut 3 has a surviving porchway, with the two jamb stones still upright, although the lintel has fallen.
There is evidence of human activity: artefacts include pottery, scrapers and pot boilers. Organic remains such as wood and textiles have not survived owing to the acid nature of the soil.
Early descriptions
The name Grimspound was first recorded by the Reverend Polwhele in his History of Devon of 1797. He called it "The seat of judicature" for the River Dart area, and also surmised that it was "one of the principal temples of the Druids. Other ideas about Grimspound include supposed uses as an Iron Age fort, an encampment for tin miners and even a Phoenician settlement.[1]
Grimspound was first mapped by A. C. Shillibear in 1829. An 1855 plan by Nick Whitely shows hut circles outlying the perimeter wall, unrecorded elsewhere.
Excavation
In 1893 the Dartmoor Exploration Committee began a dig at the site.[2] The dig, one of whose members was the Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould, reconstructed some of the site, a move criticised by some of the Committee at the time and also by later researchers, including R. Hansford Worth.[3]
Location
Grimspound is located in the valley between Hameldown Tor and Hookney Tor, at 450 metres above sea level. The nearest village, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, is a few miles to the south.
Description
Eastern end of Grimspound
Grimspound's outer wall
The site is enclosed by a stone wall, interrupted by a large, paved entrance facing south, uphill towards Hameldown. The wall would have been substantial – in some places its ruins are more than 15 feet (4.5 m) in thickness. However, the site is of limited value from a defensive point of view, so the assumption is that the wall was to keep livestock in, and predators out. It is possible that it was topped by a hedge or fence.[4] On the northern edge of the site is the start of the West Webburn, which was the main water source for the settlement.
Grimspound's southern entrance
The entrance is described as "the most imposing of all" by Jeremy Butler.[5] It is a paved and stepped corridor 5.5 metres long and almost 2 metres wide, with megaliths and other large stones forming the sides. Butler states that it was not designed to exclude livestock.
Excavations at other sites on Dartmoor have shown that such walls were probably built by small teams of men working simultaneously on a section each, as shown by differences in building style; some evidence of this is visible here.[3] However, these may simply be due to the reconstruction work by the 1894 excavation (see below).
The hut circles
One of Grimspound's hut circles
Twenty-four stone hut circles have been officially recorded here, although there are probably remains of more within the enclosure, which has an area of over 16,000 square metres (four acres). Many of these hut circles feature L-shaped porches. The doorways are paved with naturally flat stones, and all face both downhill and away from the prevailing wind.
The 1894 excavation reported that the huts nearest the entrance (save for Hut 12) were devoid of signs of human habitation, and were therefore used for livestock or storage, as was hut 2 at the opposite side of the compound.
The huts range between 9 and 15 feet (2.7–4.5 metres) in diameter, with walls about 3 feet (1 metre) thick, made of upright granite slabs packed with an infill of rubble and possibly peat. Excavations at sites such as Holne Moor have shown that such huts had an interior plank lining.[6]
The hearth was variously located at the centre of the hut, or opposite the door. Ash from the hearths was found to be from oak and willow twigs. A lack of log remains and the presence of peat ash shows that by the time of Grimspound's occupation, the local forests had been replaced by enough peat buildup for it to be cut for fuel. Cooking holes contained granite pot boilers, pieces of stone heated in the fire and dropped into pots of water sunk into the ground (the pottery of the time not being fireproof).[7]
One of Grimspound's hut circles
To the right of each hut entrance is a raised, level area, which the Committee called a "dais" and which was probably the sleeping area.
Four of the huts (3, 7, 17 and 18) contain raised or upright stones, described as "anvil" stones, the purpose of which is unknown.[8]
Unlike many similar sites on Dartmoor, there is no obviously larger hut that can be identified as a headman's dwelling, although the Committee did suggest that a pillar outside Hut 19 could have meant that the headman lived there.[9]
Other objects
The acidic soil of Dartmoor has destroyed nearly all organic material; it is therefore difficult to tell what Grimspound must have been like during its occupation. A flint arrowhead found nearby, and the lack of querns for grinding cereals, hint at some dependency on goods from outside the area (flint is not local to Dartmoor). The Exploration Committee also declared that the clay used in pottery fragments did not come from a local source.[10]