A Stroll Round Crediton
As I said, we went to Crediton
Town Square -
War Memorial -
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As I said we went to the timiest musem in the world. It was all about the fire - on Sunday 14 August 1743, a great fire started (it is believed to be from a fire where they were cooking meat, and the people watching it got distracted) and it completely destroying High Street and buildings in the "West Town". At that period of time it was the second largest fire in the country, second only to the Great Fire of London. Sixteen people lost their lives, with over 2,000 made homeless and 450 houses destroyed. Other large fires occurred in 1766, 1769 and 1772
Apparently a wig maker got trapped, and saved himself byt crawling in a barrel -
In those days each house had to take out fire insurance, for the fire engines to come out. Here is one of the markers -
Crediton Parish Church ... dedicated to "The Holy Cross and the Mother of Him who Hung Thereon"
The memorial to General Sir Redvers Buller V.C.
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This is a Knight and his lady ... he died in 1388 ... at the age of 106 (and there was a detailed list showing proof he was actually that age ... wow!)
Town Square -
War Memorial -
As I said we went to the timiest musem in the world. It was all about the fire - on Sunday 14 August 1743, a great fire started (it is believed to be from a fire where they were cooking meat, and the people watching it got distracted) and it completely destroying High Street and buildings in the "West Town". At that period of time it was the second largest fire in the country, second only to the Great Fire of London. Sixteen people lost their lives, with over 2,000 made homeless and 450 houses destroyed. Other large fires occurred in 1766, 1769 and 1772
Apparently a wig maker got trapped, and saved himself byt crawling in a barrel -
In those days each house had to take out fire insurance, for the fire engines to come out. Here is one of the markers -
Crediton Parish Church ... dedicated to "The Holy Cross and the Mother of Him who Hung Thereon"
The memorial to General Sir Redvers Buller V.C.
This is a Knight and his lady ... he died in 1388 ... at the age of 106 (and there was a detailed list showing proof he was actually that age ... wow!)