LectureTalks
The Chaster Diary
Price
£5
£5 per ticket; free for Torquay Museum Society Members
About
A lecture detailing the community life and events recorded in John Webber Chaster's diary from 1836 to 1841.
The lecture focuses on John Webber Chaster's diary, which chronicles the community's gossip, political machinations, and local events in Totnes. Topics include a dramatic escape from the town gaol, unseasonable weather, entertainments, drownings in the River Dart, and a visit to London for Queen Victoria’s coronation.
Featuring
Tags
More like this
Also at Torquay Museum
See all
Happening now
An Ancient Lineage: The Story of the Dartmoor Hill Pony
Torquay Museum · Torquay
Tuesday · 10:45
Colin Vosper Memorial Lecture: The History of Shaldon and Labrador Bay
Torquay Museum · Torquay
Wednesday · 10:45
Talk: Designing a Garden for the Devon Climate
Torquay Museum · Torquay
Tue 3 Nov · 10:45
Talk: RAF Exeter
Torquay Museum · Torquay
Wed 4 Nov · 10:45
Supervolcanoes Talk
Torquay Museum · Torquay
Tue 10 Nov · 10:45
Talk: Women Artists and the Struggle for Recognition
Torquay Museum · Torquay
Wed 11 Nov · 10:45
Ugbrooke House and the Cliffords
Torquay Museum · Torquay
Tue 17 Nov · 10:45
Talk: Prickles in a Pickle - Hedgehog Rescue and Rehabilitation
Torquay Museum · Torquay
Wed 18 Nov · 10:45
Talk: The National Coastwatch Institution
Torquay Museum · Torquay
Tue 24 Nov · 10:45
Talk: Cornish Mining Technology
Torquay Museum · Torquay
Listed on torquaymuseum.org. Details can change, so check with the organiser before you go.