Next Meeting
Thursday 27 Sep 2018,
19.30 in the Village Hall
Guest Speaker: Ian Mortimer on
'The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain'
Dr Ian Mortimer is a well known historian and author, with a keen interest in Devon history. He also writes historical fiction as James Forrester. The Guardian review of his Restoration book says:
"It's in the details of daily life that Mortimer’s book excels. This wonderfully human history captures the experiences of Restoration Britain, including insults (“you white-livered son of a Fleet Street bumsitter”), street food (pies are fine “if you don’t mind the gristle inside the pastry and the flies on the outside”), personal hygiene (“Pepys does not immerse himself in water for the whole 10‑year period of his diary”), and how to post a letter (envelopes had not yet been invented but a letter to France will cost you one shilling). History at its most entertaining."
Refreshments will be available. There will be a £2 entrance charge for non-members.
Thursday 27 Sep 2018,
19.30 in the Village Hall
Guest Speaker: Ian Mortimer on
'The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain'
Dr Ian Mortimer is a well known historian and author, with a keen interest in Devon history. He also writes historical fiction as James Forrester. The Guardian review of his Restoration book says:
"It's in the details of daily life that Mortimer’s book excels. This wonderfully human history captures the experiences of Restoration Britain, including insults (“you white-livered son of a Fleet Street bumsitter”), street food (pies are fine “if you don’t mind the gristle inside the pastry and the flies on the outside”), personal hygiene (“Pepys does not immerse himself in water for the whole 10‑year period of his diary”), and how to post a letter (envelopes had not yet been invented but a letter to France will cost you one shilling). History at its most entertaining."
Refreshments will be available. There will be a £2 entrance charge for non-members.
NEWS!
Latest information added:
Our 2018 data privacy statement can be seen on our 'About us' page
Photos of the entry for Sampford in the Exon Domesday on the Village History overview page
Licensed victualler records for Sampford Peverell 1661 - 1828 and 1903 on the Occupation Records page
Our 2018 data privacy statement can be seen on our 'About us' page
Photos of the entry for Sampford in the Exon Domesday on the Village History overview page
Licensed victualler records for Sampford Peverell 1661 - 1828 and 1903 on the Occupation Records page
'This is Sampford Peverell' Photo Competition - Congratulations to the winners!
We had a flurry of entries for the photo competition, and the four winning entries have now been printed as greeting cards and will shortly be on sale in the village shop. They will also be on sale at our October AGM, The talented winners were:
Peter Bowers
Terry Burns
David Hennings
Maggie Muggleton
Low resolution versions of the four winning photos, not in any particular order, can be seen below
We had a flurry of entries for the photo competition, and the four winning entries have now been printed as greeting cards and will shortly be on sale in the village shop. They will also be on sale at our October AGM, The talented winners were:
Peter Bowers
Terry Burns
David Hennings
Maggie Muggleton
Low resolution versions of the four winning photos, not in any particular order, can be seen below
Our contribution to the Devon History Society's 2015 AGM is mentioned, and summarised, in their February 2016 Newsletter which can be viewed on their website here:
http://www.devonhistorysociety.org.uk/search/label/newsletter
http://www.devonhistorysociety.org.uk/search/label/newsletter
New Book Published!
Entitled “The Schools of Sampford Peverell: Two Centuries of Education”, it is the result of several years' research and writing by a team of Society members (several of whom are former teachers themselves) under the editorship of Dr Christopher Chesney. It tells the fascinating story of the development of children's education in the village from the early 19th century to the present day, and sparkles with many 'human interest' gems, culled from school log-books, local newspapers and other sources. It is also profusely illustrated with photographs of schools past and present; scenes of village life, and portraits of the 'movers and shakers' of the day.
Price : £5.50, plus £2.00 for p&p.
To order your copy now, go to the ‘Contact Us’ page.
Entitled “The Schools of Sampford Peverell: Two Centuries of Education”, it is the result of several years' research and writing by a team of Society members (several of whom are former teachers themselves) under the editorship of Dr Christopher Chesney. It tells the fascinating story of the development of children's education in the village from the early 19th century to the present day, and sparkles with many 'human interest' gems, culled from school log-books, local newspapers and other sources. It is also profusely illustrated with photographs of schools past and present; scenes of village life, and portraits of the 'movers and shakers' of the day.
Price : £5.50, plus £2.00 for p&p.
To order your copy now, go to the ‘Contact Us’ page.
Sampford Peverell at war
The first phase of our project on Sampford Peverell in wartime - research into people connected with the village who died in the First World War - is now complete. You can read about the twenty men on our research database here:
http://spsocresearch.weebly.com/ww1-casualties.html
Also there is a ring binder in the church containing a printout of these pages.
We are still researching the many other people from Sampford Peverell who took part in the war, or who were affected by it, and we've also started collecting memories of the village during WW2.
The first phase of our project on Sampford Peverell in wartime - research into people connected with the village who died in the First World War - is now complete. You can read about the twenty men on our research database here:
http://spsocresearch.weebly.com/ww1-casualties.html
Also there is a ring binder in the church containing a printout of these pages.
We are still researching the many other people from Sampford Peverell who took part in the war, or who were affected by it, and we've also started collecting memories of the village during WW2.
Our full schedule for 2018 can be found on the Meetings and visits page
The film of our Navvies' Fair in May 2014 can be seen on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-2l5uE59MA
Help needed
We are keen to hear from anyone who can help with any of the following:
The film of our Navvies' Fair in May 2014 can be seen on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-2l5uE59MA
Help needed
We are keen to hear from anyone who can help with any of the following:
- Running our Natural History group
- Stories or memorabilia of people from Sampford Peverell involved in WW1
- Memories of people living in Sampford Peverll in WW2, or of people from the village who took part in the war.
- Anyone willing to help with transcriptions of more parish records (computer with Excel needed)
For more about Sampford Peverell as it is now see: http://www.sampfordpeverell.org.uk