St Thomas

Discover fascinating objects and information in this virtual museum. All the pages have a link to the Exeter neighbourhood of St Thomas. Do you collect something? Why not add your own mementos to this community museum.

Page link: St Thomas Primary School Artworks
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St Thomas Primary School Artworks
Cowick Street Environmental Improvements - Page 5
Page link: St Thomas Primary School Artworks
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St Thomas Primary School Artworks
Cowick Street Environmental Improvements - Page 4
Page link: St Thomas Primary School Artworks
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St Thomas Primary School Artworks
Cowick Street Environmental Improvements -page 3
Page link: St Thomas Primary School Artworks
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St Thomas Primary School Artworks
Cowick Street Environmental Improvements - page 2
Page link: St Thomas Primary School Artworks - Introduction
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St Thomas Primary School Artworks - Introduction
Cowick Street Environmental Improvements - Page 1
Page link: Parasol from about 1860
Parasol from about 1860
Donated to RAMM by a lady in Alphington Road
Page link: St Thomas Asylum
St Thomas Asylum
Bowhill House, now used by architects
Page link: Kerswell Codd bottles found in the Duryard valley
Kerswell Codd bottles found in the Duryard valley
A Victorian tennis player's refreshment?
Page link: Bakery tale
Bakery tale
R D Western & Sons of Exeter
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" Living Here Interview "
The child-hood of dave, Living in Okampton.
Page link: Radio Free
Radio Free
A Living Here project by young people in St. Thomas
Page link: Cowick Street Conservation Area
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Cowick Street Conservation Area
Appraisal and Management Plan
Page link: 'Codd' pop bottles
'Codd' pop bottles
Kerswell Aerated Waterworks, St Thomas
Page link: History took my breath away
History took my breath away
How I got on during my trip to Britain
Page link: Ropemakers of St. Thomas
Ropemakers of St. Thomas
An oral history of the Cloggs and their family business, spanning three centuries
Page link: Exeter Croquet Club
Exeter Croquet Club
Pinces Gardens
Page link: St Thomas local history trail
St Thomas local history trail
Officially launched on 7 November 2008
Page link: St Thomas object is a
St Thomas object is a "Treasure of Exeter"
Birdall's bell features in RAMM exhibition
Page link: Haven Road
Haven Road
Memories of Kelland family members
Page link: Our neighbourhoods' bricks and mortar
Our neighbourhoods' bricks and mortar
Changes to historic buildings
Page link: Civil war comes to St Thomas
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Civil war comes to St Thomas
Lead shot finds at Hayes Barton
Page link: The Postcard Show
The Postcard Show
A poem set in St Thomas
Page link: The Flying Falcons
The Flying Falcons
A poem set in the County Ground
Page link: Cricket Club Capers
Cricket Club Capers
A poem about Marsh Barton
Page link: Electric Electronics kinetic static encyclopaedias
Electric Electronics kinetic static encyclopaedias
An unusual description of St Thomas
Page link: The Morrison Table shelter
The Morrison Table shelter
The air raid shelter which protected speedway fans
Page link: Water water everywhere...
Water water everywhere...
Pictures of a flooded Cowick Street
Page link: Pinces Gardens
Pinces Gardens
The site of William Lucombe's nursery founded in 1720
Page link: A useful link
A useful link
Existing resources about St Thomas
Page link: Manilla Mould from Birdall's Foundry, Cowick Street
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Manilla Mould from Birdall's Foundry, Cowick Street
Trade links with West Africa, and the Benin Bronzes
Page link: Anderson shelter used in St Thomas
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Anderson shelter used in St Thomas
A little history of the Anderson shelter
Page link: Ladybirds, but not as we know them...
Ladybirds, but not as we know them...
The Harlequin Ladybird reaches St Thomas
Page link: Hayes Barton, St Thomas
Hayes Barton, St Thomas
Death of an Elizabethan country house
Page link: St Thomas Union workhouse from the air
St Thomas Union workhouse from the air
You may know it as the old hospital
Page link: Garton & King
Garton & King
Foundry in St Thomas
Page link: A glimpse of seventeenth century St Thomas
A glimpse of seventeenth century St Thomas
A trade token with woolcombers, issued by David Hart
Page link: The Flowerpot ring
The Flowerpot ring
Evidence from medieval St Thomas
Page link: Pirates in St Thomas?
Pirates in St Thomas?
'Piece of 8' found locally
Page link: Warden's seal of Exe Bridge
Warden's seal of Exe Bridge
Dating from the 1200s
Page link: Ellen Kerswel and her daughter, Gladys – St Thomas
Ellen Kerswel and her daughter, Gladys – St Thomas
A query from their descendant in Australia
Page link: A find from the St Thomas Poor Union Workhouse
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A find from the St Thomas Poor Union Workhouse
A leather case comes to light
Page link: Ticket to ride
Ticket to ride
Dunsford Road to Pinhoe Road
Page link: A very early map of Exeter, made in 1587
A very early map of Exeter, made in 1587
Land west of the Exe is outside the city
Page link: Portrait of a Devon Wrestling Champion
Portrait of a Devon Wrestling Champion
Story of Abraham Cann, local celebrity
Page link: Thomas Gray (1787-1848) - more from RAMM
Thomas Gray (1787-1848) - more from RAMM
Railway pioneer who died unrecognised in Alphington Road
Page link: Portrait of Thomas Gray, railway pioneer
Portrait of Thomas Gray, railway pioneer
Painted by R.A. Clack in 1848
Page link: My favorite things: a dress from RAMMs Collection
My favorite things: a dress from RAMMs Collection
A short history of the lapis print technique
Page link: Met your girl by the gasworks wall?
Met your girl by the gasworks wall?
A model of the gasworks from RAMM
Category link: St Thomas Easter Fair: 1820 -1900
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St Thomas Easter Fair: 1820 -1900
New research by Dr Jill A Sullivan, University of Exeter
 

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