Here is a list of our proposed meetings and speakers for 2022. (All held at 7.30 p.m. in ‘Old Schools’ …
Next Meeting : 8th November 2021
Our next meeting will be at 7.30pm on Monday 8th November at Old Schools when popular speaker Simon Dell will …
Next Meeting, 11th October 2021
Following the difficulties we have all faced these last 2 years we are pleased to announce that our next meeting …
Hatherleigh Railway Memorabilia 2
The Colonel Stephens Railway Museum in Tenterden, Kent holds some interesting North Devon railway memorabilia including a platform name from …
Hatherleigh Railway Memorabilia 1 : Signalling Token
The Halwill to Torrington railway line was mainly single track with some double track sections such as at Hatherleigh Station …
Hatherleigh Currency 2 (..ish!)
Violet Fulford Williams in her autobiography Under My Patchwork Quilt, (privately published Cir. 1968) writes about her childhood in the …
Hatherleigh Currency
This 17th Century trade token, acquired by the British Museum in 1959 was issued in 1665 by John Gidley of …
Hatherleigh Tithe Map
There is a fascinating copy of the Hatherleigh Tithe Map of 1839 available online at the Devon County Council Historic …
Made in Hatherleigh 2
Recently found for sale on ebay was this horse brass made by Thomas Ellacott Piper (1882-1978). Thomas was a saddler …
Made in Hatherleigh
One of the interesting posts on our facebook page in September showed Nic Brown’s beautifully restored mangle manufactured by A. …
History Society – pandemic
Due to the 2020 Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic the History Society has been unable to hold meetings since March and will …
Dennis Bater R.I.P.
It was with very heavy hearts that we received the sad news in April that our Chairman Dennis Bater had …