Widecombe-in-the-Moor
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Uncovering the Lost Manor of Widecombe
Produced by Widecombe History Group with Dartmoor National Park Authority as part of the Moor than meets the eye Landscape Partnership Price £3 including UK postage (extra for overseas postage) A cross on an old map and an old poem were the only clues to show that there was once an important medieval manor house…
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Things New and Old Item 8: Widecombe Parish Registers
This is item eight from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876) Back to Contents List THE PARISH REGISTERS OF WIDECOMBE THE registration of baptisms, marriages, and burials was directed by a proclamation of Henry VIII., issued in 1538, at the instance ofThomas Cromwell, Earl of…
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Things New and Old Item 25: The Widecombe Thunderstorm Part 2
This is the second part of the (rather long) twenty-fifth item from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876) Back to Contents List The Widecombe Thunderstorm Part 2 – Poem Through the kindness of Mr. R. J. King, the soundest and most learned authority on all…
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Things New and Old Item 1: Widecombe Parish
This is item one from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876) Back to Contents List THE PARISH OF WIDECOMBE-IN-THE-MOOR THIS parish occupies a central position in South Devon, lying exactly half-way between Exeter and Plymouth, as the crow is said to fly. For county governmental…
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Things New and Old Item 5: The Widecombe Church
This is the fifth item from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876) Back to Contents List WIDECOMBE CHURCH Architecture “HOW DREADFUL IS THIS PLACE” &c., (Gen. xxviii. 17). Such was the inscription that greeted the congregation as they enteredtheir Church at Widecombe but a few…
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Things New and Old
Robert Dymond Robert Dymond, a local historian and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, was born in Exeter in 1821, the son of an Estate Agent. He bought Dunstone and Blackslade Manor in 1869 and lived in Blackslade Manor House until his death in 1888. He was a respected member of Exeter’s community joining numerous…
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Things New and Old Item 19: Two Literary Worthies of Widecombe
This is the nineteenth item from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876) Back to Contents List TWO LITERARY WORTHIES OF WIDECOMBE. WHEN the news of the victory of Waterloo penetrated to Widecombe, it found the parishioners mourning the recent loss of their gifted vicar, the…
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Things New and Old Item 25: The Widecombe Thunderstorm Part 1
This is the first part of the (rather long) twenty-fifth item from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876) The Widecombe Thunderstorm Part 1 – Text A quaint and dreadful tale of how, More than two hundred years ago, The folks were met for praise and…
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Things New and Old Item 26: Snow on the Moor
This is the twenty-sixth item from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876) Back to Contents List Snow on the Moor THE winters of 1814 and 1820 were remarkable for severity and for the depth of snow which fell on Dartmoor. Amongst the fatal accidents was…
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Things New and Old Item 28: Restoration of the Parish Church
This is the twenty-eighth item from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876) Back to Contents List Restoration of the Parish Church of St Pancras WIDECOMBE-IN-THE-MOOR. THIS ancient and very interesting Church, the Cathedral of Dartmoor,is a good specimen of early perpendicular, with a grand tower…