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The East gets a taste of Fairlynch
Fairlynch Museum prides itself on growing global links. Our Local History Group regularly receives enquiries from people on the other side of the world asking if we can provide information about their...
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A Scott drama with Budleigh links
Actress Jenny Coverack inside Scott's Hut, dressed as Kathleen ScottPhotograph copyright © 2006 Marketa JirouskovaWe were awestruck by the courage and suffering of former Budleigh resident Murray...
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Brewster shines in the spotlight of ecotourism
A Brewster view: Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kyle Hinkle's article is belowLast winter, the Candleberry Inn, pictured below, was one of three Brewster inns to become a verified Cape and...
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Twins, Sisters, Cousins...? Does it really matter?
What a pleasant surprise to receive the first of many responses to the first-ever bulletin of The Budleigh Chronicle on 20 January. Especially as it had come from thousands of miles away in...
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The Marine Treasures of Lyme Bay
Could this really be the Year of the Sponge?My crazy fantasy at http://budleighbrewsterunited.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/absorbing-read.html about a Budleigh Sponge Day may not have been so crazy after...
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The horrid history of a Budleigh salt-worker. Or just a fishy story?
Above: This cheerful-looking garden feature can be admired at The Salty Monk restaurant at Sidford, not far from Budleigh. It reminds guests that the building was reputedly a salt house used by the...
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You're never too young to visit a museum!
As a family-friendly museum Fairlynch is always keen to welcome children of any age.So the chance of a link with a well-established pre-school nursery in Budleigh was something Chairman Roger...
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A patients’ monument of Victorian Exeter
Some Budleigh residents may remember from many years ago their visits to the old Royal Devon and ExeterHospitalat its Southernhay site in the city centre. Not that they would remember seeing horses...
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Fatal Flowers?
A sudden outburst of flowers in the sunshine is telling me that spring is on the way, especially the cheeky dandelions flowering earlier than usual. Just look at that seed head ready to invade the...
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Sea Beauties of the Past
It’s not all ball gowns and bustles in FairlynchMuseum’s Costume Department. To add a dash of glamour to this year’s ‘Sea Salt and Sponges’ exhibition they’ve come up with a display of vintage bathing...
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Latest Boys’ Toy arrives in Exeter
Yes, I expect you’re wondering what that photo of Bob Monkhouse is doing there with its scary message.Well, if you’ve been curious enough to read about the crazy man who spends so...
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People from the Past: 5. Marley Harris 1928-2011
Continuing our series on eminent or interesting former residents of Budleigh we recall someone who really should have been featured in our Olympics-themed items of 2012.Marley Harris died on 19...
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More Joyce Dennys paintings on display
FairlynchMuseum’s 2013 exhibitions include some paintings by local artist Joyce Dennys which have not been on display to visitors for some time. Born in Simla, India, in 1893, Isobel...
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The Art of War
With the approaching centenary of World War One many museums, including Fairlynch, will be dusting down their 1914-18 memorabilia and even thinking of acquiring items for exhibitions. For those...
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On loan from Exmouth’s most unusual gift shop
There’s a whole range of stuff on show in Fairlynch’s 2013 exhibition ‘Sea, Salt and Sponges.’ Microscopes, fossils, antique pens, crystals, paintings and some weird Victorian medical equipment...
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Jack Rattenbury lives!
Above: Jack Rattenbury seen in East Budleigh's The Rolle Arms with, left, Fairlynch Museum Chairman Roger SherriffSeveral local people have reported that Jack Rattenbury was seen recently at the Rolle...
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Fairlynch Museum's 2013 Exhibitions
Fairlynch Museum's 2013 exhibitions. Lots to see but ADMISSION IS FREE!
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Budleigh’s local historians
The Feathers Hotel on Budleigh Salterton's High StreetFairlynchMuseum’s Local History Room is a favourite with our many visitors to Budleigh because of the enormous amount of information carefully...
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The Scientist in The Cottage
Museum visitors are often keen to take away a souvenir of an exhibition. This 40-page booklet is an informative guide to the life and achievements of Budleigh scientist Henry John Carter FRS, the main...
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RAMM’s Holly lends a helping hand at Fairlynch
Exeter’s RoyalAlbertMemorialMuseumand ArtGallery Image credit: Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery and Exeter City Council It seems appropriate in 2013 to remember the links between Exeter’s...
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