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Topics on the history of Parracombe and surrounding areas.

100 Objects About Parracombe Archaeology Buildings History 

Parracombe 100 objects Village Walk and Map

1st May 20223rd May 2022 Keith Denby 0 Comments

Parracombe in One Hundred Objects Self-guided Walk The Parracombe in a 100 Objects Project aims to highlight objects within the

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Object 32 Medieval Cross Slab St Petrock

6th February 20225th April 2022 Linda Tansley 0 Comments

You may well have walked over this stone many times as it lies hidden beneath the rug at the door

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Object 31 Carved stone at St. Petrock’s Church

31st January 202231st January 2022 Linda Tansley 0 Comments

Close inspection of the south west buttress of the church tower will reveal this beautifully carvecd but damaged stone set

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Object 30 Medieval Field systems

30th January 202230th January 2022 Linda Tansley 0 Comments

If you are out walking when the sun is low in the sky or snow has begun to melt you

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Object 29 Star of David on Christchurch Tower

29th January 202229th January 2022 Linda Tansley 0 Comments

As you are about to enter Christchurch porch look up and to the left you will see that one of

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Village Hall Foundation Stone Object 27

17th January 202217th January 2022 Linda Tansley 0 Comments

Did you know that there are twelve foundation stones for the village hall and I’m sure each one has a

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OBJECT 26: Graffitti on the wall at Renaissance House

2nd January 20222nd January 2022 Linda Tansley 0 Comments

These two inscriptions can be found in the roadside wall near Bodley Cross. They are on separate stones and seem

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Object 25 “11 ft” inscribed on a stone

2nd January 20222nd January 2022 Linda Tansley 0 Comments

This stone is in the wall of the barn by the roadside at Renaissance House near Bodley Cross. The barn

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Object 24 Inscribed Daisy Wheel. St Petrock’s Church

28th November 202129th November 2021 Linda Tansley 0 Comments

How many of you have noticed this “daisy wheel” inscribed into a column in St Petrock’s church? There’s also an

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Object 23 Red Phone Boxes

20th January 202115th November 2021 Linda Tansley 0 Comments

We have two surviving iconic red phone kiosks in Parracombe. One just above the Village Hall and the other at

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