Widecombe Fair

Our History Group is currently researching the history of Widecombe Fair. This can take many forms. We have discovered an artist (well, not exactly discovered), Pamela Colman Smith who produced an illustrated limited-edition work on Widdicombe Fair in 1899, of which there is a copy in the Devon Records Office. You can find out more about her here. We don't know much about her links with Widecombe, although apparently her friend Ellen Terry had a house in Chudleigh (which is not far away) at one time.
The pictures in the book are wonderful. Take a look at this one.

If you want to view more of the pctures try this link.
Our thanks to Holly who compiled the Pamela Colman Smith site data.