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Society Reviews

Welcome to our reviews section where you can catch up with some of the things we've been up to. To get the full story just click for more information.
 

 

2004 Meeting - What A Carry On! - We’ve never had a speaker go missing before (Ian Constantinides, Building Conservator of St Blaise Ltd). Not when he was only supposed to be parking the car! click here
 

 

2004 Event - Heritage Open Days - Has the 2004 event become a new benchmark for the future?  click here
 

 

2004 Meeting - Conservation Officer Di Finds a New Role for the Civic Society - After a late start – the caretaker forgot to unlock the door – Di Hartnell’s direct approach soon had the July meeting zipping along, and although her presentation was comparatively short, it gave a good insight into her job as Conservation Officer...  click here
 

  2004 Outing - Midelney Manor and Orchard Wyndham - Our trips this summer included two delightful houses, Midelney Manor, a jewel of a 16th century Manor House, and Orchard Wyndham, an Anglo-Saxon building at the heart of a much larger complex. Both are still family homes, and both have walls dripping with ancestors in their massive gilt frames, about whom there are stories aplenty. click here
 

  2004 Outing - Blowy in Barnstaple - The Barnstaple trip was typical of those we do best, with a knowledgeable local guide to show us the hidden places – like the rear courtyard of the almshouses - and get us into some... click here
 

  2004 Meeting - Poundbury and Hillyfields: Models for the Future - October’s speaker, Philip Fry from the family firm of C. G. Fry, founded in the 1940s as ‘Wheelwright, Undertaker and General Builder’... click here
 
 
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