Places to see in ( Colyton - UK )
Places to see in ( Colyton - UK )
Colyton is a village in Devon, England. It is located within the East Devon local authority area. It is 3 miles from Seaton and 6 miles from Axminster. Its population in 1991 was 2,783, reducing to 2,105 at the 2011 Census. Colyton is a major part of the Coly Valley electoral ward. The ward population at the above census was 4,493.
Colyton first appeared as an ancient village around 700 AD and features in the Domesday Book as 'Culitone'. The third code of law of King Edmund I was issued at Colyton in about 945. This helped to stabilize feudal society, by stating clearly its four pillars: kingship, lordship, family, and neighbourhood. It grew into an important agricultural centre and market town with a corn mill, saw mill, iron foundry and an oak bark tannery that is still functioning. Situated 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the north of the town was Colcombe Castle, now demolished, a former seat of the Courtenay family, Earls of Devon.
Following the attainder of the Marquis of Exeter the Courtenay lands escheated to the Crown, and those within Colyton were sold back for £1,000 to various residents of Colyton parish, as listed in a deed transcribed in the Letters and Papers of Henry VIII dated 6 January 1547, summarised as John Clarke and others. Grant in free socage, subject to rents etc. (specified), for l,000l., of the following lands (extents given) in the parish of Colyton, which are parcels of Colyton manor, Devon, and belonged to Henry Marquis of Exeter, attainted. This was the origin of the Feoffees of Colyton, who continued to hold in common various properties in the parish.
Colyton Grammar School dates from 1546 and once occupied the part-medieval building now known as the Old Church House. In 1927 it moved to Colyford, a small village within the Colyton parish. The school has made headlines in recent years as the first school to 'opt out' of local authority control and gain grant-maintained status and for achieving very high rankings in national examination league tables. The Seaton Tramway terminates at nearby Kingsdon on the other side of the River Coly and the town is on the route of the East Devon Way footpath.
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My Visit To The Seaton Tramway
On the 17/08/2019, me and my friends paid a visit to the unique Seaton Heritage Tramway in East Devon. It runs for 3 miles from the village of Colyton to the seaside town of Seaton with 1 intermediate stop at the village of Colyford. This video features some lineside shots of trams departing as well as a forward facing view of the journey over the tramway, from point to point, in both directions, taken from the front of a double decker tram’s top deck.
Places to see in ( Seaton - UK )
Places to see in ( Seaton - UK )
Seaton is a small seaside town in East Devon on the south coast of England. It faces onto Lyme Bay, to the west of the mouth of the River Axe with red cliffs to one side and white cliffs on the other. Axmouth and Beer are nearby.
A sea wall provides access to the mostly shingle beach stretching for about a mile, and a small harbour. Seaton sits on the 96-mile (155 km) long Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site, more commonly known as the Jurassic Coast. From here it is possible to visit rock strata dating from three geological periods in a 185 million-year ‘geological walk through time’.
Seaton was an important port for several centuries, supplying ships and sailors for Edward I's wars against Scotland and France. In the 14th century heavy storms caused a landslip which partially blocked the estuary, and the shingle bank started to build up. In 1868 the arrival of the railway reduced the use of the harbour.
Seaton was served by a branch line, opened in 1886, from Seaton Junction on the Salisbury to Exeter main line. The railway was successful and considerably assisted in the development of Seaton as a holiday destination. Seaton and Beer became the two most popular holiday destinations in East Devon. Part of the trackbed has been used to construct the Seaton Tramway to Colyton, a tourist attraction.
In the 19th century Seaton developed as a holiday resort, which it remains to this day. Seaton lost its largest holiday camp at the beginning of 2009 when the site was purchased by Tesco who opened a major supermarket on the site in late 2011. However, Seaton still has many accommodation providers including guest houses, hotels, a camping site and a caravan park. The church on the edge of town was built in the 14th century, with a squat tower dating from the 15th century. Seaton is also notable for having one of the world's first concrete bridges, built over the River Axe in 1877, by the Seaton and Beer Railway company.
The Seaton Tramway takes visitors across country to Colyford and Colyton. It runs alongside the estuary giving views of the nature reserve on one side and the estuary wildlife on the other. At Beer, about two miles west of Seaton, is the Beer Heights Light Railway; along with numerous model railways this is part of Pecorama, a tourist attraction provided by the model railway manufacturer Peco. On 26 March 2016 the Seaton Jurassic visitor centre opened in the town which is a time travelling experience telling the story of the natural heritage of the Jurassic Coast past and present.
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Seaton Tramway, September 2018
A clear day in September resulted in an unscheduled visit to the Seaton Tramway to take a look at the new terminus at Seaton. Boarding the tram at Colyton we take a journey along the estuary to Seaton, where after a quick look around the terminus we board for the return journey to Colyton.
Seaton end of the Seaton - Colyton Tramway
Arriving at the Seaton Station.
Places to see in ( Seaton - UK )
Places to see in ( Seaton - UK )
Seaton is a small seaside town in East Devon on the south coast of England. It faces onto Lyme Bay, to the west of the mouth of the River Axe with red cliffs to one side and white cliffs on the other. Axmouth and Beer are nearby.
A sea wall provides access to the mostly shingle beach stretching for about a mile, and a small harbour. Seaton sits on the 96-mile (155 km) long Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site, more commonly known as the Jurassic Coast. From here it is possible to visit rock strata dating from three geological periods in a 185 million-year ‘geological walk through time’.
Seaton was an important port for several centuries, supplying ships and sailors for Edward I's wars against Scotland and France. In the 14th century heavy storms caused a landslip which partially blocked the estuary, and the shingle bank started to build up. In 1868 the arrival of the railway reduced the use of the harbour.
Seaton was served by a branch line, opened in 1886, from Seaton Junction on the Salisbury to Exeter main line. The railway was successful and considerably assisted in the development of Seaton as a holiday destination. Seaton and Beer became the two most popular holiday destinations in East Devon. Part of the trackbed has been used to construct the Seaton Tramway to Colyton, a tourist attraction.
In the 19th century Seaton developed as a holiday resort, which it remains to this day. Seaton lost its largest holiday camp at the beginning of 2009 when the site was purchased by Tesco who opened a major supermarket on the site in late 2011. However, Seaton still has many accommodation providers including guest houses, hotels, a camping site and a caravan park. The church on the edge of town was built in the 14th century, with a squat tower dating from the 15th century. Seaton is also notable for having one of the world's first concrete bridges, built over the River Axe in 1877, by the Seaton and Beer Railway company.
The Seaton Tramway takes visitors across country to Colyford and Colyton. It runs alongside the estuary giving views of the nature reserve on one side and the estuary wildlife on the other. At Beer, about two miles west of Seaton, is the Beer Heights Light Railway; along with numerous model railways this is part of Pecorama, a tourist attraction provided by the model railway manufacturer Peco. On 26 March 2016 the Seaton Jurassic visitor centre opened in the town which is a time travelling experience telling the story of the natural heritage of the Jurassic Coast past and present.
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Uncover the History & Heritage of South Devon
Uncover the fascinating history and heritage of South Devon.
Crich Tram Ride August 2017
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Seaton Tramway, February 2018
On a cold, but clear Sunday in February I visited the Seaton Tramway for a journey up the line from Colyton. As the terminus at Seaton was still closed for a major building operation, the trams were terminating at Riverside Depot, with the unusual opportunity of a tour around the maintenance depot. In this video we journey from Colyton to Riverside Depot aboard Car No. 8, before taking a look around the depot and returning to Colyton aboard Car No. 15.
Riding the Birkenhead Tram - UK
The Wirral Heritage Tramway operates two Hong Kong trams specially built for the tramway in 1992.
A mini-Blackpool Tram Journey
I wanted to test a few things on my Vivitar Action camera so I filmed my visit to Blackpool! Look out for more photography themed videos coming soon!
Blackpool UK Public Transport Tram
Tram in Blackpool UK
Liverpool Baby Grand Tram 245 - Sunday 13th September 2015
Filmed from lower deck of Tram 245 as she goes from Taylor Street sheds to Woodside Ferry Terminal. (Sorry about the sound quality; and about 3 mins into the vid there's about 20 seconds film of the back of a seat - I did film it using my 3 year old Blackberry Torch smartphone!)
Seaton Tramway - a Winter's Tale
Travelling down to Seaton I thought I was going to video the trams in the snow - alas, Murphy's Law being what it is it stopped snowing when I arrived and didn't start again until I was part way home
Glasgow Tram at Crich from above
Crich Tramway; April 2015
Silas Marner - Conn Artists Theatre
Tickets:
‘Celebrating the 2019 bicentenary of George Eliot’s birth’
Conn Artists Theatre Company in association with Worthing Theatres, The George Eliot Fellowship and supported by Arts Council England present
George Eliot’s 'Silas Marner', adapted for the stage by Geoffrey Beevers.
Presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Ltd.
CAST:
Silas Marner: Ross Muir
Godfrey: Peter McCrohon
Squire Cass/Mr Macey: David Stephens
Dunsey/Aaron: Jake Snowdon
Nancy/Molly: Rachel Waters
Eppie: Evangeline Duncan
Dolly/Priscilla: Alexandra Parker
CREATIVE:
Director: Nick Young
Producer: Ross Muir
Designer: Laura Kimber
Technical Manager & Lighting Designer: Matthew Pike
Assistant Producer & Marketing Officer: Judey Bignell
Costume Assistant and Hair & Make-Up: Jessica Barthel
Graphic Designer: Richard Snaith
Photographs and Video Trailer: Christopher Phillips
“...does the production...faithfully capture the cumulative effect of the novel’s chains of incident and commentary? The answer is that it does.” (Financial Times)
Tour Schedule Autumn 2019
Thursday 26th September 7:30pm Connaught Theatre, Worthing
Friday 27th September 2:00pm & 7:30pm Connaught Theatre, Worthing
Saturday 28th September 7:30pm Connaught Theatre, Worthing
Monday 30th September 7:30pm Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich
Tuesday 1st October 2:00pm & 7:30pm Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich
Wednesday 2nd October 7:30pm Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone
Thursday 3rd October 7:30pm The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre, Havant
Friday 4th October 8:00pm The Sherling Studio, Lighthouse Poole
Saturday 5th October 7:30pm The Phoenix Theatre & Arts Centre, Bordon
Tuesday 8th October (private performance) Colyton Grammar School, Devon
Wednesday 9th October 7:30pm Theatre Royal Margate
Thursday 10th October 7:30pm Stantonbury Theatre, Milton Keynes
Friday 11th October 7:30pm Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead
Saturday 12th October 7:30pm Sussex Studio, White Rock Theatre, Hastings
Sunday 13th October 7:30pm The Capitol, Horsham
Tuesday 15th October 7:30pm Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield
Wednesday 16th October 2:00pm & 7:30pm Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield
Thursday 17th October 7:30pm The Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond, N. Yorkshire
Friday 18th October 2:00pm & 7:30pm The Albany Theatre, Coventry
Saturday 19th October 2:30pm & 7:30pm The Albany Theatre, Coventry
Le Tramway de Seaton. Seaton Tramway. Trams. Cab Ride. Narrow Gauge Railway UK. South Devon Tourism.
FR: Le Tramway historique de Seaton. Devon UK. Cab ride, with Seaton Tramway Driver John commentary plus still views inside the Tram shed.
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Le Tramway Historique de Seaton – Le trajet en cabine avec les commentaires de John le conducteur du train plus quelques vues de l’intérieur du hangar.
Le Tramway Historique de Seaton dans le Devon(UK) longe l’estuaire de la rivière Axe donnant accès à deux réserves naturelles : le marais de Seaton et les terres de Colyford. On peut faire des parcours à ravir les ornithologues car l’observation des oiseaux est l’une des spécialités de ce Tramway sous la bienveillance et la direction des experts de Axe Vale & de la Société pour la Conservation des Terres qui connaissent bien l’estuaire.
Il y a à l’heure actuelle 14 voitures roulant sur un calibre de 838mm. Ce sont des engins à des échelles différentes variant de moitié au 2/3 - quelques-uns sont de grandeur normal mais modifiés pour rouler sur des rails de 838mm.
Une visite au Tramway de Seaton est une façon intéressante et distrayante de passer une journée avec beaucoup de choses à faire et à voir pour les petits comme les grands.
Les fans des Chemins de fer à voies étroites et des Streetcar devraient être intéressés car c’est une sortie pour tout le monde.
J’aimerais remercier John le conducteur de train et tout le personnel qui m’ont aidé à produire cette video car sans leur enthousiasme et assistance, ce projet n’aurait pas été possible.
Ah…si vous voulez un tuyau…achetez un billet pour la journée et arrivez de bonne heure car une fois que vous aurez fait le trajet aller-retour, vous serez tenté de renouveler l’expérience encore et encore…
Seaton Tramway runs beside the river Axe estuary giving access to two nature reserves, The Seaton Marshes and Colyford Common. Bird Watching trips being just one of the Seaton Electric Tramway’s specialities being run by experts from the Axe Vale & District Conservation Society who know the estuary well.
There are currently 14 Trams running to the gauge of 2ft. 9ins. (838mm). They are of different scales of vehicle varying from half scale to two thirds but also with a few at full size but modified to run on 2ft. 9ins.
A Seaton Tramway visit has long since matured into a thoroughly interesting day out, with plenty of interest for both the dedicated tram enthusiast and hobbyist while being simply just great with families and children.
Narrow Gauge Railway enthusiasts and Streetcar (that’s for our American Fans that are watching), should also consider a visit as it is a great day out for everyone!
I wish to thank John the Driver and all the staff that assisted me in the making of this video as without all their enthusiasm and help this video would simply not have been possible.
Oh! . . . Just a tip . . It’s worth buying the day ticket and getting there early, as when you have been up and down once, you just want to go again, and again . . .
South Devon Tourism.
Heritage Railways.
Trams.
tram.co.uk/
Vintage NZ Farm Machinery
Join the Vintage new Zealand Farm Machinery team as they celebrate the machines of yesteryear that have worked the land, processed the produce and serviced farms for two hundred years
Dorset and East Devon's Jurassic Coast
A World Heritage site, Dorset and East Devon's Jurassic coast is one of the finest stretches of coastline on England's south coast. In the centre of this 80 wonder of natural beauty you will find Weymouth and Portland the host town for the sailing events in the 2012 Olympic Games.
The coastline stretches from Swanage in the east of Devon to Exmouth to the west in south Devon.
Images in this slideshow © IStock, Dreamstime, Getaway Digital
The Manx Electric tramway
Live electric (not steam) small/narrow gauge railroad movie from my trip across England to Island of Man.