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31 Dec 2007
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Jamestown and Bideford
This is the last day of the year when the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Jamestown settlement was celebrated in America and some parts of the UK.

Unfortunately we heard very little of this in North Devon, which is rather odd as the majority of the Tobacco exported to England was landed at the port of Bideford. Bideford is my local market town, approximately 12 miles from the wild and dramatic coast which we enjoy so much in Hartland.

Pat and I attended a fascinating lecture by Dr. Mark Houghton, reader of archaeology at Bristol University. Recent Archaeological finds of wonderfully preserved Bideford and Barnstaple pottery, at Jamestown, are providing more evidence for this link.

It was regretted that our local council have made so little effort to publicise the connection and there are still no plans for a maritime heritage site in Bideford despite the presence of the Kathleen and May. This fine sailing vessel has been restored largely through the efforts of a local business man.

Jamestown was the first english speaking settlement to be established in Virginia and is generally accepted as the foundation of the USA.

It was also interesting to hear that at the time, Bideford was the third most important port in England. The many shipyards built vessels to fight the Spanish Armada and Drake, Grenville and Raleigh were all Devon born. Today some sea freight continues, but on a much smaller scale. The fine merchants houses along the quay have mostly become banks, shops and solicitors offices.

I hope this is of some interest to my readers in the States.

Best wishes for the new year,

David



 
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posted by   Mike 31 Dec 2007 at 20:00
Hi David--many thanks for the tie-in between Devon and Jamestown. The archeological work at Jamestown is continuing to shed much information.

And I'll take this opportunity to plug (with your permission) the book I enjoyed reading the most in 2007, The Artisan of Ipswich by Robert Tarule. It follows the making of a particular chest known to have been made by Thomas Dennis who arrived in America in 1663 from the Devon coast.

The book gives a little insight into Dennis' background in England before setting sail for the new country and how that ties into the story of the remainder of the book.

Take care, Mike
 




posted by   davidcharl 1 Jan 2008 at 08:25
Mike,

Thank you, that sounds interesting. I guess Jamestown leads one swiftly to Williamsburg?

Happy new year,
David
 




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