Budleigh Past and Present

In the second of a series of posters illustrating different aspects of Fairlynch Museum we look at the Costume Department . Click on the image to enlarge it.

Friends of Fairlynch and many other supporters of the Museum enjoyed the opportunity of seeing the new season’s displays during our evening opening on 3 April.     Many local Councillors attended the event. Left to right are Cllrs Alan Dent and Caz Sismore-Hunt, together with Alan Tilbury (President of Budleigh Salterton Chamber of Commerce). The theme of the 2014 Costume Exhibition is ‘Fashion in the 1920s’, illustrated by this display of a dress shop interior.      Included in the Lace Room display are items made by a former Fairlynch lacemaker, recently donated to the Museum by her niece who lives in the USA. Also in the Costume Room is a display of dolls and toys entitled  ‘Hidden Treasures.’   L-r: Lynn Cook, Bernard Hadley, Christine Bailey, Margaret Williams and Martyn Brown. L-r. Iris Ansell, Laurence Scullion and Dr James Scullion. Previ...