Heavitree Local History Society

Taking an interest in Heavitree's past

Links

Links to external websites that may be of interest.

Heavitree Local History Society is neither responsible for the content nor the maintenance of these sites.

Heavitree Links:

Friends of Higher Cemetery - Community site for Higher Cemetery, Heavitree
Park Life Heavitree - Community site for Heavitree Pleasure Ground
Heavitree Community Association - Facebook page for Heavitree Community Association
Heavitree Squilometre - Partnership between the people of Heavitree and Interwoven Productions

Exeter Links:

Exeter Local History Society - History Society meeting alternate months in Exeter city-centre
Exeter Memories - A site with a wealth of information on Exeter, including Heavitree
Exeter Civic Society - Society aimiing to preserve and protect Exeter's heritage
Demolition Exeter - A blog contrasting Exeter past and present

Devon Links:

Devon Genealogy - Resource site for genealogy, local & family history researchers
Devon Heritage - A site with a lot of historical information on Devon
Devon Archives and Local Studies - Site of South-West Heritage Trust
Devon Family History Society - A site promoting the study of Devon families and places
Devon History Society - A site promoting the study of history within Devon
Devon and Cornwall Record Society - Promoting the study of history in SW England
through publishing and transcribing original records

Miscellaneous Links:

GENUKI - A reference library of genealogical information
National Library of Scotland - A site allowing comparison of maps for the past with the present day
Find My Past - A world leader in on-line genealogy
Ancestry - Create your own family tree
British Newspaper Archive - A partnership between the British Library and findmypast to digitise up to 40 million newspaper pages from the British Library's vast collection

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Future Meetings

Correct as of Mar 2018

Unless indicated below, meetings are held in the Rifford Room, Heavitree Parish Church, on the first Tue of Mar, Jun, Sep & Dec, commencing at 7:30pm.

Tue 5th Jun 2018

'Alehouses and drinking culture
- A look back at what was going on in our public houses in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries'.
Drawing on extensive research in Exeter and beyond to suggest what might have been happening in Heavitree's inns.
- Dr Mark Hailwood
(Bristol University)

Sat 7th Jul 2018

Boundary Walk. Meet at Livery Dole at 9.00am. This year those who wish to stop half-way round at Honiton Road, can complete the route on the following Saturday (14th), when the second part will start at 10.00am. The whole route is of 14.75 miles; doing it in two stages will be 7.75 miles and 7 miles respectively; the speed of walk will be at the slowest walker’s pace.

Tue 4th Sep 2018

AGM followed by talk by Ron Crabb, Heavitree resident and Freeman of the City of Exeter. Ron will speak about his varied career including as a Royal Marine, Prison Warder, Football League Referee and the City's Mace Sergeant.

Tue 4th Dec 2018

'Mobs, crowds and the outcasts in Exeter’ - Todd Gray

Tue 5th Mar 2019

To be announced

Tue 4th Jun 2019

'From Exeter to Heavitree by Tram' - Dr Julia Neville