Plague, Pillage and Perils at sea! Story telling - Our Gruesome Heritage
East Budleigh’s Salem Chapel, Vicarage Road, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, EX9 7EF
Our Gruesome Heritage event takes place in East Budleigh’s Salem Chapel, a dissenters chapel built in 1719. Focussing on local disasters, the exhibition shows how the people of East Budleigh have endured great hardship in past times. You can discover the story of East Budleigh’s experience with the Plague and the Black Death of 1348, a catastrophic bubonic plague outbreak that decimated the local population but inadvertently triggered a subsequent era of economic prosperity. You can learn about the pillage of East Budleigh when after an extraordinary historical event, the village successful petitioned the King and were granted a very rare reprieve of taxes. There are stories too of numerous local shipwrecks and daring rescues.
Timings
- Saturday 19 September:
- 1400-1600
- Sunday 20 September:
- 1400-1600
Location & directions
East Budleigh’s Salem Chapel, Vicarage Road, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, EX9 7EF
- Directions:
- East Budleigh’s Salem Chapel is located on the junction of Vicarage Road East Budleigh and the B3178. It is on the 157 Bus route. There is bicycle parking. There is no car parking save disabled parking. Please drop off and park in the Hayes Lane car park in the village which is a 7 minute walk.
- Contact on day:
- Maria Malinowska
- Telephone number:
- +447773218582
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
East Budleigh’s Salem Chapel is located on the junction of Vicarage Road East Budleigh and the B3178. It is on the 157 Bus route. There is bicycle parking. There is no car parking save disabled parking. Please drop off and park in the Hayes Lane car park in the village which is a 7 minute walk.
Additional information
East Budleigh’s Salem Chapel is located on the junction of Vicarage Road East Budleigh and the B3178. It is on the 157 Bus route. There is bicycle parking. There is no car parking save disabled parking. Please drop off and park in the Hayes Lane car park in the village which is a 7 minute walk.
- Estimated duration:
- 0 hour(s) 30 minute(s)
