Diary Dates 2008
Apart
from outside visits,
all meetings are held in the Music Room of
the Central Library.
Start Times 7.30pm
Tea and coffee available
October
9 2008
David Cornforth will present some short films of
Exeter accompanied by
photographs along the leat.
November 15 2008
Learn more
about our city at the 6th annual local history day at the Guildhall.
10.30am to 4pm. FREE
December
11 2008
Christmas event to include questions and answers with a panel of experts
February 12 2009
AGM followed by
an
illustrated talk by Geoffrey Harding entitled "An introduction to
Exeter Almshouses"
April 9
2009
A talk by Carol McFadzean on
Charlotte Treadwin and Honiton Lace.
See Coming Events for the summer outside meetings
Photo Gallery
In March 2008 members enjoyed a visit
to Exeter's Underground Passages. Three of the group are discussing the
finer points of Exeter's water supply and the case, for and against,
for adding something medicinal to it.
In July 2007, David Snell
kindly conducted society members around some of the lesser known parts
of the Cathedral - here, David is explaining the pre-Copernicus clock
to the group.
Twenty four members visited Downes,
the former home of General Sir
Redvers Buller in May 2007.
Madge Wakely came to the Exeter
History Day 2007, especially to see the
photographs of Maurice Swansborough - she knew Maurice as a young man
in the early 1950s.
The many exhibitors and visitors at the
Exeter History Day 2006.
Bill Olive guided
the History Society around the hidden nooks and
crannies of the Guildhall; here, members are inspecting the city's
silver.
Dutch brickwork was
inspected when we were shown around Topsham in the
summer of 2006.