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The story is told that a young farm worker from Rowbrook Farm by the Dart Valley heard a voice calling repeatedly across the river crying “Jan Coo”. He and other labourers heard the shouts and went to investigate on several occasions, but, except for once, the voice never responded when they shouted back. One dark night however came the call “Jan Coo” again and the boy set off down the valley to cross the river and search for the source of the voice. He never returned to the farm that night and no body was ever found, hence it was believed that the pixies had stolen him away.
Photo © Rob Wildwood, author of Magical Places of Britain, a photographic guide to the folklore of Britain's natural sacred sites - www.themagicalplaces.com
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Broadhempston Devon
Existing from at least the 13c, (the first recorded vicar was in 1266) , It was considerable rebuilt except for the chancel & tower, in the early 15c. There are piscinas indicating the positions of altars in the aisles.
It consists of a continuous nave & chancel, north and south aisles, south porch, and an embattled two stage tower containing 6 bells, five of which were cast in the churchyard by John Christopher and William Pennington in 1781; the sixth was added in 1887 as a memorial of the 60th Jubilee of Queen Victoria www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/tge234029j
The c1530 oak rood screen at one time painted in various colours and probably with now vanished saints, was restored in 1902 / 03 at a cost of £500 by Herbert Reed, when the cornice and coving were completely renewed. and also probably at that time topped with new Rood figures . www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/997z3A0vek There are north and south parclose screens.
Between 1876 - 1879 the church was re-seated by J Chudleigh, the west gallery was removed followed by the 13c chancel which still retains its original stonework being thoroughly restored and re-roofed,
In 1896 the nave & aisles were restored by Sedding at a cost of £1,1000 when the barrel ceiling in the nave appears to have been replaced and the aisle barrel ceilings restored re-using most of the original moulded ribs and carved bosses which still retain some of their old colour. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/ND0879mk9s. Another restoration took place in 1903 which included a new pulpit
The 15c octagonal Beer stone font is carved with emblems of its dedicatory saints Peter & Paul (keys & sword) www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/da0a259695
The only old glass remaining, an armorial shield of lord of the manor John Rowe who died in 1544, is a in the west window of the south aisle www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/hQ1U42x504
The registers date: baptisms, 1681; marriages, 1678; burials, 1678.
The Devon Air Ambulance landed in Cliff Field Gardens this morning. Luckily it wasn't needed.
The 2011 Seaton Devon Air Ambulance week last year raised £6,000 for DAAT. This year the 2012 Seaton Devon Air Ambulance Week runs from 30th July to the 5th August raising money for the DAAT to keep this essential service flying..
Once a stop on the Great Northern Railway, the small prairie town was founded in the early 1900's. Today, three grain elevators, a church, a few homes, and several old buildings and abandoned homes are all that remain of the old town. The post office closed in 1975.
Known as the Hi-Line, the Great Northern Railway built their railroad across the plains of northern Montana in the late 1800's. Every 8 or 10 miles or so, they built a siding and a station. Homesteaders, many arriving by rail, claimed land and built the towns around the stations that existed along the route. Most of the towns were founded in the early 1900's. The towns prospered into the 1920's, but for a number of reasons they began to decline in the 1930's. There were some ups and downs, but generally populations have declined since the 1960's. Today, some of the towns along the Hi-Line are essentially ghost towns with others heading in that direction.
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Budleigh Salterton lies within the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Salterton is derived from the days when the main industry of the area was salt-panning - in those days the town was known as Ottermouth. Taken April 2010.
Devon's Give For Good kickoff was held Sept. 6 on the ground floor of the Devon Tower parking garage. Working in 30-minute shifts, more than 230 Devon employees packed 2,832 bags of nutritious food for the Backpack Program. Above is Glen Maynard, a co-chair for the 2018 Give for Good Campaign.
Preserved Devon General DR817 (VDV 817) is parked in the new Exeter Bus Station on 19th July 2021.
An AEC Regent V with Metro Cammell Orion bodywork, part of the Devon General Omnibus Trust Collection.
Taken through the window of a steam train carriage in Devon.
I think this is the view towards Broadsands Beach between Paignton and Kingswear.
At 10pm tonight, Aurorawatch.ca issued a red alert in the Edmonton region which means there was a very high chance of having some auroral activity tonight. I grabbed my tripod and bundled up only to be disappointed in the cloud covered sky, the heavy light pollution and lots of planes landing at the nearby airport. At least I got some practice with some night shots :)