Community Researcher, Olivia Hall, has given us three areas of research that give insight into Exeter's multi-cultural past: St Stephens Parish Henry VIII's Military Survey of 1522 which shows early records of foreign-born nationals in Exeter. Photo shows the parish...
From Devon Record Office, a collection of 'Portraits of Devonshire Characters' by an artist called Tucker. Dated 1870-1873. Number 3 carries the caption "Miss ______ Daughter of an English Merchant in West Africa sent to England to be educated", with the (probably...
A collection of sketches from the Devon Record Office, made by J Harris in 1823 and 1824 (ref no Z19/2/4) Number 8: 'Mr White A Black Beggar' is of special interest to this project - nothing else is known of him. Photographs by Ghee Bowman, with acknowledgements to...
Buildings and places of interest in Exeter's multi-coloured history, some of which appear in our Guided Tour.
In the 2011 census nearly 2726 Devonians stated their religion as Buddhist, a proportonal increase of 51.9% since the last census in 2001. 'Where Butterflies Live is a personal and reflective journey with Buddhism at its heart by Community Researcher Alexandra 'Sasha'...
Bozenka Pearson's parents both came from Poland during World War II. They were part of Anders II Corps who travelled via Iran and the Middle East, to Italy and thence to Britain after the war. They were part of a very large Polish emigre community in Britain after the...
Mrs Hendy lived in Exeter for over 60 years, 52 of them in the same house in Wonford. She was born in Cornwall in 1917: her mother was a local White woman, and her father was a Black sea captain, probably from Jamaica. Councillor Olwen Foggin interviewed Mrs Hendy in...