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    Kate Jamieson
    21/08/20

    On The Way: Truro

    Travelling as he was by post chaise, Lieutenant Lapenotiere would have had to change horses many times on his journey to London in 1805. He undertook his first change of horses at The Red Lion Hotel on Boscawen Street in Truro. This historic inn was tragically damaged when a lorry smashed into it in 1967 and it was subsequently ...

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    Kate Jamieson
    08/07/20

    On The Way: Blandford

    Blandford Forum is a small market town in Dorset. Most famous now for its buildings which, in the town centre anyway, are all beautiful Georgian designs, in the eighteenth century it was a bustling hive of brewing, malting and lace-making, similar to Honiton. Daniel Defoe even went as far as saying that the lace made in Blandfor...

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    Kate Jamieson
    28/01/20

    On The Way: Sticklepath

    Sticklepath is one of our famous Devonian stops along The Trafalgar Way! Home to the wonderful wall art above, depicting Horatio Nelson's famous signal at the Battle of Trafalgar - England Expects That Every Man Will Do His Duty!   We thought we'd find out a little more about this little village!   Sticklepath is on th...

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    Kate Jamieson
    04/11/19

    On The Way: Falmouth

    Falmouth, our first stop on The Trafalgar Way, is a town rich in maritime history, which spans centuries. On this day in 1805 Lt Lapenotiere had reached the town at the start of his incredible journey, and what better place for us to start our write up of the towns along The Way?!    Falmouth has long been of strategic...

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