We enjoyed a lively chat,
planning the summer events and our next meeting.
We discussed David's research into St Anne's
Chapel. The location seems to be unknown at Fenny Bridges and its use as a Poor
House. Also the history of the bridges
there.
We have decided that
rather than put our research on to the internet we will set to and publish a
book.
The village war memorials
research will be put on the web by "Devon Heritage" an useful website
for Devon History, http://www.devonheritage.org/index.htm
Brenda and I mentioned
the well that has opened up on the Allotments, something to investigate
further, was there a cottage there at one time?
I had taken on the task
of the Venn research, a difficult family to place, the donation from the
enquirer was much appreciated and passed to the Church.
Brenda shared her
memories of being a film extra when Feniton Court was used as a location alone
with the village hall. They had to stage a war time child's birthday party,
complete with blancmange.
Something we have not
sorted out is our visits to Honiton Museum, Margaret has suggested Tue, Thu or
Fri mornings.
We also talked about
Fairmile, its name and the possibility of it being a site of a medieval trading
fair. The commemorative clock on the Old Post Office and a house called
"Cromwell" this was converted from the redevelopment of the Fairmile
Inn, so therefore a modern name?
