Shute House, Shute

Description: Shute House : Grade 2*
Date Listed: 8 May 1967
English Heritage Building ID: 88152
Location: Shute, Devon EX13 7NY
OS Grid Reference: SY25569 96978

Shute House is a large country house in a landscaped park. It is currently divided into eight separate freehold properties with a further seven properties at the Stables.
The house was built between1787 and 1790 for Sir John William Pole who was married to Lady Anne  Pole ( Anne Templer of Stover ). Some time after his marriage to Anne in 1781, Sir John William Pole changed …

Seaton Junction, situated 3 miles west of Axminster and 7 miles east of Honiton, is a railway station – now closed – on the West of England Main Line from London Waterloo to Exeter. Originally named “Colyton for Seaton”, the station opened on 19th of July 1860 on completion of the Exeter Extension of the London and South Western Railway from Yeovil Junction to Exeter Central on Queen Street. With the opening of the Seaton & Beer Railway in 1868, the name was changed to “Colyton Junction”, before finally becoming …

Peter Lea-Cox

Peter Lea-Cox studied at the Royal Academy of Music in the 60‘s, and then got a teaching job at Oundle School in Northampton for five years, as an assistant music master. From 1973 to 1986 he was on the staff of the Royal Academy of Music where he taught choral conducting, sight-singing, harmony and other subjects.  From 1973 to 1986, he was Director of Music at St. Jude-on-the-Hill Church in Hampstead Garden Suburb in London.  He also served as organist at St. Mary-at-Hill Church in the City of London …

King John’s Oak
Grid reference:      SY 24060  97381
Latitude:            50.771025
Longitude:          -3.0782970
Nearest Postcode:   EX13 7QP

King John’s Oak is the largest and probably the oldest oak tree in the West Country. It stands in private grounds (owned and managed by the Bird family) in an old deer park, called Woodend Park.

King John’s Oak (King John b1166 – d1216 – reigned from 1199 to 1216) is over 10m (10.2) in girth and could date back to the 12th century monarch, although no connection has been proved.
Our recent measurement  was 10.4m  = 34.12ft …

Just a quick reminder that our annual Summer Barbecue will be at Umborne Hall on Saturday 11th June from about 6pm onwards. This will be in conjunction with the annual Umborne Ug run which also starts at 6pm.
Kimmo and Neville will be cooking their usual superb barbecue food for you to purchase and there will be a bar selling Brannoc, local cider, plus wine and soft drinks.  Hot drinks will also be served along with a very tasty selection of locally made cakes.

Even if the weather is not too kind …

A 1941 Baler and stooks on John Broome’s fields – July 2011

Our latest social event in the Hall was our Theme Night on Saturday 19th March at 7.30pm.and it attracted 67 local adults.

The theme this year – the first such night we have had for two years because there was no hall this time last year! – was P for Party! That meant that the theme was the letter P.

Most people did dress up for the occasion and came as somebody connected with P (plumber, painter,photographer, prime minister, policeman, pilot, postman, politician, pilot, pope) or …

Saturday  19th March  7.30pm – Theme Night in the Hall – the first one in the new hall and the theme is P for Party – come dressed as something beginning with P – Pilot, Person (!), Pirate, Painter etc.
Wednesday 13th April 2-4.30pm Police Cross Country (Nationals) Beer & Branscombe -
15 marshals needed again and the sum of £500 could be ours for the hall funds.
Saturday 14th May 7.30pm Race Night at the Hall – bet on your dead certs!
Saturday 11th June 6.00pm – Umborne Ug run / walk …

The annual 12th night supper will take place in the hall on
Saturday 8th January at 7.30pm.
This is a bring and share supper – please bring a plate of finger food – either sweet or savoury.
There is a bar and a raffle so please come loaded with money!
We also have a table quiz for groups of up to 4 people on the events of the year 2010. Liz also produces her picture quiz on people, places and flora and fauna – plus we will have a few other fun events for …

Saturday 16th October 2010 – 4.30pm. Umborne Hall is finally opened in front of a crowd of about 150 locals, supporters and Press.
Rob Summers, the Chairman of the Trustees, starts off the proceedings with his speech of welcome and thanks to all who helped in so many different ways, not just over the last 7 months, but over the last 15 years.

The Rev. Alistair McCollum blesses the new hall:

Mrs Dolly Blackmore and Mrs Lillian Bird cut the ribbon to declare the hall officially open:

The Press call for a photo shoot …