Monday, 14 November 2016

Unearth the history of Starcross

Everyone's invited to another meet in St Paul's Church about the Villages in Action Project Unearth. Kate Green from Villages in Action will lead the discussion. What are our favourite bits of Starcross's History? Will it be our Victorians: George Pycroft, Rear Admiral Francis Godolphin Bond, Brunel  or Captain George Peacock? Or will it be aspects of the railway history, such as the Atmospheric Railway, or sending violets to Covent Garden? Will wartime tales be preferred; such as The SS South Coaster and the Home Guard? Could Roman times enthuse everyone? Romans used the River Exe to get to and from Isca (Exeter). What evidence do we have about the Romans in Starcross? Will the history of the River Exe be a focus? Or will it be something else?
Please do come along if you'd like to be involved with this exciting Lottery funded project. The meeting is at 7:30pm on Wednesday 23rd November, in St Paul's.
Captain George Peacock

George Peacock's grave in St Paul's church

The late Jim Shapter's Roman amphora from the mouth of the Exe

Mr Isambard Kingdom Brunel (Dave Grylls)at a Starcross History meet

book: Brunel's Atmospheric Railway illus. William Dawson

Unearth - the Villages in Action project to unearth our history

Starcross home Guard

Pennyfarthing stamp for Pennyfarthing Cottage on our 2016 history trail

double header of steam at Cockwood

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