Saturday 8th February 2025
10am – 4pm
£10 (£5 concs) includes refreshments
Advance booking required – see link below
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Join the Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon at Barnstaple Guildhall for a series of talks on Health and Housing in North Devon as part of the Museum’s exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of North Devon Homes.
Talks will be spread out during the day, with a break for lunch (not provided).
10:00 – Coffee & tea
10:20 – Introductions
10:30 – Your Beautiful Town: The Story of Housing in Barnstaple
Alison Mills – Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon
11:15 – Mass Observation Diaries of the late 1930s
Dr Todd Gray MBE – Research Fellow at University of Exeter & Fellow of Royal Historical Society
12:00 – Discussion
12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch in town
13:30 – Exmoor’s Victorian Poor: From Bread Tokens to Workhouses
Graeme Horn – historian
14:15 – Fevers and Fried Mice: Health and Healthcare
in North Devon 1850-1900
Liz Shakespeare – author and historian
15:00 – The Future of North Devon Homes
Martyn Gimber – CEO of North Devon Homes
