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A Walk with Words in Budleigh Salterton
A Literary Walk, exploring the writers, scientists and artists who have lived in or written about Budleigh Salterton.
The first Walk will take place on Wednesday 19 September 2012 at 10.00 am starting from Fairlynch Museum Garden at 27 Fore Street.
A second Walk will start in the afternoon at 2.30 pm.
Some of the writers associated with Budleigh are justly famous.
Many of them reveal unexpected insights into the town and its people which are not widely known.
Other writers are not at all well known but their fascinating and sometimes eccentric lives make entertaining reading.
The first Walk with Words took place in 2011 as a prelude to Budleigh Salterton's Literary Festival.
The Walk is free, but donations are welcomed.
The first Walk will take place on Wednesday 19 September 2012 at 10.00 am starting from Fairlynch Museum Garden at 27 Fore Street.
A second Walk will start in the afternoon at 2.30 pm.
Some of the writers associated with Budleigh are justly famous.
Many of them reveal unexpected insights into the town and its people which are not widely known.
Other writers are not at all well known but their fascinating and sometimes eccentric lives make entertaining reading.
The first Walk with Words took place in 2011 as a prelude to Budleigh Salterton's Literary Festival.
The Walk is free, but donations are welcomed.
Craft Fair at Fairlynch
Crafty collage: Glimpses of the attractive items for sale made by local artisans at past Budleigh craft fairs FairlynchMuseum is holding a Craft
Fair on Saturday 8 September 2013 from 12 midday to 4.00 pm.There will be between eight and ten craft
stalls and plants for sale. Tea and coffee will be available. Now that we have free entry for all the family
how about popping in for a look? You never know what you might discover in the
way of a special Christmas present!
Happy for snaps at Fairlynch
In line with a growing tendency by UK museums to
allow the use of cameras on their premises Fairlynch has decided that
photography by visitors will be permitted under certain circumstances.
For many years there has been a ban on any kind of filming in galleries and museums but with the growing use of technology such as smartphones many institutions have abandoned the attempt to impose an absolute rule.
The Tate galleries, the National Museum of Wales and the NationalMaritimeMuseum are among institutions which permit non-flash photography without the use of a tripod for personal use only.
Others, like Cambridge's Scott Polar Research Institute, rule that photographs taken by visitors must not be reproduced or published in any form, including on the internet, without permission. Nearer home, the RoyalAlbertMemorialMuseum in Exeter is even more liberal in permitting flash and tripods, although consideration for other visitors is expected and a ban on photography still applies in some …
For many years there has been a ban on any kind of filming in galleries and museums but with the growing use of technology such as smartphones many institutions have abandoned the attempt to impose an absolute rule.
The Tate galleries, the National Museum of Wales and the NationalMaritimeMuseum are among institutions which permit non-flash photography without the use of a tripod for personal use only.
Others, like Cambridge's Scott Polar Research Institute, rule that photographs taken by visitors must not be reproduced or published in any form, including on the internet, without permission. Nearer home, the RoyalAlbertMemorialMuseum in Exeter is even more liberal in permitting flash and tripods, although consideration for other visitors is expected and a ban on photography still applies in some …
Friends united in love of their Museum
A recent survey conducted among
Friends of Fairlynch has made for encouraging reading.
"We're really grateful as Museum Trustees to all the Friends who took such trouble in answering our recent questionnaire," said Chairman Roger Sherriff.
Thoughts about the Museum's role in the community have been stimulated by the recent abolition of admission charges. The decision to allow free entry has been approved by virtually all those involved with Fairlynch, particularly in view of the fivefold rise in visitor numbers.
Confirmation of the benefits of the new policy came at a recent meeting of the Museum's General Committee with Roger Sherriff's announcement that shop takings had doubled. "Taking into account all cost factors we found that income for a set period before free admission amounted to £740, and for the equivalent period after abolition charges the figure was £800," he said. "So far it's clearly been a success."
Wanting to know why …
"We're really grateful as Museum Trustees to all the Friends who took such trouble in answering our recent questionnaire," said Chairman Roger Sherriff.
Thoughts about the Museum's role in the community have been stimulated by the recent abolition of admission charges. The decision to allow free entry has been approved by virtually all those involved with Fairlynch, particularly in view of the fivefold rise in visitor numbers.
Confirmation of the benefits of the new policy came at a recent meeting of the Museum's General Committee with Roger Sherriff's announcement that shop takings had doubled. "Taking into account all cost factors we found that income for a set period before free admission amounted to £740, and for the equivalent period after abolition charges the figure was £800," he said. "So far it's clearly been a success."
Wanting to know why …
A home that Hatchard-Smith built: Lavender House
Lavender House, one of no less than 50 houses in Budleigh Salterton designed by Hatchard-Smith
Instantly recognisable with their red and white decoration and their front doors set within brick arches, the houses built by architect William Hatchard-Smith (1887-1987) are still sought after and appreciated by their owners for their elegance and comfort, their sturdy construction and their attention to practical detail.
Plans for one of the houses designed by Hatchard-Smith
Lavender House, on Moorlands Road, is a four-bedroomed detached family residence built by Hatchard-Smith in the late 1920s when it was originally named Lavenderhay. Set within what are described as beautifully landscaped gardens of approximately an acre it has recently undergone an extensive refurbishment programme while retaining much of the original charm and character.
The stained glass memorial in Budleigh Salterton's St Peter's Church dedicated to Col Hatchard-Smith and his wife
Colonel William Hatchard-Smith…
Instantly recognisable with their red and white decoration and their front doors set within brick arches, the houses built by architect William Hatchard-Smith (1887-1987) are still sought after and appreciated by their owners for their elegance and comfort, their sturdy construction and their attention to practical detail.
Plans for one of the houses designed by Hatchard-Smith
Lavender House, on Moorlands Road, is a four-bedroomed detached family residence built by Hatchard-Smith in the late 1920s when it was originally named Lavenderhay. Set within what are described as beautifully landscaped gardens of approximately an acre it has recently undergone an extensive refurbishment programme while retaining much of the original charm and character.
The stained glass memorial in Budleigh Salterton's St Peter's Church dedicated to Col Hatchard-Smith and his wife
Colonel William Hatchard-Smith…
People from the past: 5. Jack Wilson
Jack
Wilson, right, with his rowing partner Ran Laurie
With the wonderful news of British sporting success in the 2012 London Olympics it seems right to remember some Budleigh residents of the past who may have inspired today's champions.
John Hyrne Tucker Wilson, known as Jack Wilson, was a British rowing champion and Olympic gold medallist whose family lived at Elvestone on Fore Street Hill. Born on 17 September 1914 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA, to British parents, he was educated in Texas and ShrewsburySchool in Shropshire, before attending PembrokeCollege, Cambridge.
While at Cambridge, he rowed in three successive Boat Races (1934–36) in which Cambridge defeated Oxford. During the 1935 and 1936 races, he rowed alongside Ran Laurie, father of the actor Hugh Laurie, who became his rowing partner after Cambridge and a life-long friend.
After graduating from University, Wilson took a post as a District Commissioner with the Sudan Political Service, missing an opportunity to partic…
With the wonderful news of British sporting success in the 2012 London Olympics it seems right to remember some Budleigh residents of the past who may have inspired today's champions.
John Hyrne Tucker Wilson, known as Jack Wilson, was a British rowing champion and Olympic gold medallist whose family lived at Elvestone on Fore Street Hill. Born on 17 September 1914 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA, to British parents, he was educated in Texas and ShrewsburySchool in Shropshire, before attending PembrokeCollege, Cambridge.
While at Cambridge, he rowed in three successive Boat Races (1934–36) in which Cambridge defeated Oxford. During the 1935 and 1936 races, he rowed alongside Ran Laurie, father of the actor Hugh Laurie, who became his rowing partner after Cambridge and a life-long friend.
After graduating from University, Wilson took a post as a District Commissioner with the Sudan Political Service, missing an opportunity to partic…
Good Fellows of Budleigh and Sidmouth
With the Carter bicentenary approaching in 2013 and that of
Peter Orlando Hutchinson (1810-97) still fresh in local minds where better to
go than to Sidmouth Museum, seen above, to discover how a town only a few miles along the coast
from Budleigh commemorated one of its best known characters from the Victorian
age.
For P.O.H., though born in Winchester, is very much part of Sidmouth's local history. And the town clearly cherishes its illustrious former residents which include four past Fellows of the Royal Society.
Sir Ambrose Fleming (1849-1945) worked with Marconi, and invented the diode valve.
Sir Norman Lockyer (1836-1920), shown above, discovered helium and the spectrum of the sun, and was Editor of Nature for 50 years from its foundation.
Sidney George Brown (1873-1948) was an inventor and engineer who devised the gyro-compass. His company S.G. Brown Ltd was based at Watford.
And finally there was Frederick Lindemann (1886-1957) who was Churchill's scientific adviser, hono…
For P.O.H., though born in Winchester, is very much part of Sidmouth's local history. And the town clearly cherishes its illustrious former residents which include four past Fellows of the Royal Society.
Sir Ambrose Fleming (1849-1945) worked with Marconi, and invented the diode valve.
Sir Norman Lockyer (1836-1920), shown above, discovered helium and the spectrum of the sun, and was Editor of Nature for 50 years from its foundation.
Sidney George Brown (1873-1948) was an inventor and engineer who devised the gyro-compass. His company S.G. Brown Ltd was based at Watford.
And finally there was Frederick Lindemann (1886-1957) who was Churchill's scientific adviser, hono…
Survival! continues to thrill
Above: On show in Fairlynch. (L-r) Harry Dickason, Victor Campbell, George Abbott, Raymond Priestley, Murray Levick, Frank Browning.
These six men, the northern party of Captain Scott's last expedition, stand outside the entrance to the snow hole in which they have just spent the 1911-1912 Antarctic Winter in darkness. Photo taken 24 Sept 1912. Photo credit: Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
Half-through the final year of FairlynchMuseum's exhibition about the epic story of Scott's Northern Party it seems an appropriate moment to record some recent enthusiastic comments from visitors, made since this season's opening in mid-April.
Free admission is bringing in many more of them than in previous years, and 2012 being the centenary of Scott's death - as well as that ofR.F. Delderfield's birth along with the Year of the London Olympics and the Royal Jubilee - may see even more in the coming months.
The 'Survival!' exhibition really wi…
These six men, the northern party of Captain Scott's last expedition, stand outside the entrance to the snow hole in which they have just spent the 1911-1912 Antarctic Winter in darkness. Photo taken 24 Sept 1912. Photo credit: Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
Half-through the final year of FairlynchMuseum's exhibition about the epic story of Scott's Northern Party it seems an appropriate moment to record some recent enthusiastic comments from visitors, made since this season's opening in mid-April.
Free admission is bringing in many more of them than in previous years, and 2012 being the centenary of Scott's death - as well as that ofR.F. Delderfield's birth along with the Year of the London Olympics and the Royal Jubilee - may see even more in the coming months.
The 'Survival!' exhibition really wi…