To Widecombe and back

A couple of days ago I went down to Widecombe to photograph the new Gallery – see here.

Here are a few other photos from that day – the first two were taken by my friend Jon Hare who runs Full Fat Photography – Jon is a very good buildings’ photographer and he has kindly let us use his images

This is Sexton’s Cottage (on the left) and the Church House (on the right) with St Pancras Church in the background. This building is actually rather difficult to photograph without getting warped perspectives and leaning towers. Brilliant shot Jon

A simply shot of the sign with Dartmoor creeping in the the left! Photo Jon Hare.

Pam Thomas our Shop Manager is looking for a volunteer to help run our new Gallery – does this appeal to you or someone you know? If so give Pam a ring – details on the poster above.

On my way back to Parke I stopped and took a few pictures in the February sunshine – looking back into the village – The Church House and Sexton’s Cottage are behind the tower of St Pancras Church

From the same spot as the last photo – here is the view across to Princetown – the tall mast is on North Hessary Tor beside Princetown. The conifer plantation in the middle ground is Sousson’s Down. Still a bit of snow on the high moor.

Here is Haytor – with a couple of people approaching the top

A Scotch blackface sheep – has seen it all before

Sexton’s Cottage – the new Gallery floor

Pam Thomas our shop manager in Widecombe has been working really hard over the winter transforming the first floor of Sexton’s Cottage into a new Gallery floor – a place where Dartmoor and Devon crafts people can exhibit and sell their work.

I spent a couple of hours there yesterday with my friend Jon Hare of Full Fat Photography taking some shots of the new gallery. I got in late last night and am off again in a minute so here is my starter for 10 – a series of pictures of the type of things that we are now selling. More details will follow elsewhere soon. I posted 65 pictures on my Flickr account here and 12 photos follow below.

 

 

Amazing – brilliant stuff Pam –  a superb new part of our shop full of locally made things

Sexton’s Cottage and Widecombe

I was over in Widecombe yesterday – in my view the most quintessential of all Dartmoor villages. In the village we own Sexton’s Cottage (our shop) and the Church House (which dates back to 1537) which we lease to the local community for use as a communal meeting place. I met Pam our Retail Manager who flies the flag for the National Trust in the village brilliantly. Pop into the shop when you  are passing – there is a good selection of local goods, Dartmoor books and NT gifts.

The left side of this wonderful building is Sexton’s Cottage and the right part is the Church House

The same building viewed from the green

Widecombe’s wonderful church

Just outside Widecombe looking down the East Webburn Valley with Fernworthy Forest in the background

Hollow Tor above Widecombe