Latest posts tagged with #ExeterHistory on Bluesky
📅 Tuesday 3rd March | ⏰ 7pm
Exeter’s Papermaking History – Talk & Exhibition
Discover the fascinating story of Exeter’s historic paper mills at this special talk and exhibition✨
More info: www.globalcentredevon.org.uk/events/exete...
#ExeterHistory #ExeterEvents #LocalHistory
Yesterday at 8 Cathedral Close, Exeter
Wonderful to take a peep 👀 inside …
#exeterhistory #oldbuildings
Colourised postcard showing the last Theatre Royal on the corner of Longbrook Street and New North Road.
Five Theatre Royal (Exeter) playbills dating from 1891 to 1932
On 07 October 1889, the (New) Theatre Royal opened in Exeter. It was demolished in 1962.
Our collections include many items relating to the Theatre Royal, including 2,383 playbills!
#OnThisDay #TheatreHistory #TheatreArchives #Archives #Exeter #ExeterHistory @uniofexeterdrama.bsky.social
“We had a joint of meat every day. But the family next door … they were really poor. The children sat round the table with an empty plate and tapped the plates to make out they were eating.”
One of the voices preserved in People Talking (1975-9), a collection of working people’s memories of Exeter up to 1945. In October’s blog, Jenny Lloyd reflects on the project, which features in the Exeter events for the Festival of #DevonInThe1920s, running 9-18 October.
#exeterhistory #oralhistory
Mol's Coffee House was looking fantastic in the sunshine this morning 💕
Built in the 16th century Mol's Coffee House has become one of Exeter's iconic buildings...
www.exeterviews.co.uk/cathedral-cl...
#exeter #devon #exeterhistory #exeterbuildings #exetermolscoffeehouse
Plan of Exeter with a red border and 'Exeter' written in red font in the top right hand corner. The existing boundary of the city is marked in green, while the proposed changes to the boundary are marked in red. Both are also highlighted in yellow. The built-up areas within the city are also coloured in red.
This plan of Exeter by Lieutenant Robert Kearsley Dawson dates back to c 1832.
It shows the existing boundaries of the city (in green), and the proposed boundary changes (in red).
📷 Townsend Maps T18f; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social
#MapMonday #MappingOurExeter #Maps #Exeter #ExeterHistory
