East Budleigh ‘woman of noble wit’ inspires a new novel
The Millais tableau, part of Fairlynch Museum's Raleigh 400 exhibition: (back row) Nick Speare, Anthea Downes, Michael Downes, Rosemary Griggs, John Washington, Chris Fry; front row: Ollie Batson & Bailey Rouson If you happened to be on Budleigh beach during a hot summer day back in 2018, in pre-Covid times, you might have seen this colourful group of people in Tudor costumes posing for the photographer. Some of them had been acting out a scene from 1870, when the famous Victorian artist Sir John Everett Millais visited the town to make a start on his painting ‘The Boyhood of Raleigh’. Cllr Tom Wright (Mayor of Budleigh) admires 'The Boyhood of Raleigh' by Sir John Everett Millais at the opening of the Raleigh 400 exhibition on Monday 28 May 2018 It was all about marking the 400 th anniversary of the death of East Devon’s most celebrated historical figure. A highlight of the year for Budleigh’s Fairlynch Museum was the display of Millais’ painting ...