Branscombe Project © 2009
Welcome to the Branscombe Project
Events
Contact us at:
contacts@branscombeproject.org.uk
TALKS
John Torrance's talk,
'The Stones of Branscombe:
from Flint-knapping to Pebble-picking'
will be given at the Autumn AGM.
Further details later...
'The Stones of Branscombe:
from Flint-
will be given at the Autumn AGM.
Further details later...
Branscombe’s War
In 2011 we will be putting on an exhibition about Branscombe during World War 2. We are already busy collecting documents, photographs, memories and stories. If you would like to help us there is now an opportunity to email us at:
contacts@branscombeproject.org.uk
If you would like to see the number of farms and shops we had at the start of the war you might like to read this transcript:
1939 Kelly’s Directory
contacts@branscombeproject.org.uk
If you would like to see the number of farms and shops we had at the start of the war you might like to read this transcript:
1939 Kelly’s Directory
The Branscombe Project began nearly fifteen years ago. A group of people, some of whom had lived all their lives in Branscombe, others relative newcomers, decided they wanted to find out more about their village and the wider landscape.
The time-span is anywhere from prehistoric times to the present, and the idea is to explore changing landscapes, changing lives, historical materials, and living memories.
We have taped over a hundred interviews, dug in the archives and in the ground, and walked the landscape. People have lent us photographs, documents, postcards and objects.
We put on annual exhibitions, winter talks, documentary dramas and ‘disappeared houses’ walks. We have covered topics as diverse as Branscombe Ghosts, Maps, Farming, Cliff Plats, Orchards, Shops & Trades, the Churchyard, Lace Making, Smuggling, Outside Loos, Road History, School History, Hedgerow Dating, Archaeological Excavation & Field-walking, House & Family Histories, Gardens, the Blackshirts, and the wreck of the Napoli.
Our events and activities are open to all - there is no subscription and no membership list.
We want to make as much of our work available on this website as possible. It will take time. We hope you’ll enjoy what’s here and find it useful.
