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For over 120 years people had to pay a toll to enter and leave Honiton via Exeter Road, Dowell Street, Clapper Lane, Northcote Lane, Copper Castle or Holy.
This lead cross mounted on an alabaster base was made from the debris after the disastrous fire which destroyed everything but the outside walls and tower.
Joseph Bulmer
Aerial view of the Willow Walk area under construction in the 1990s.
- Credit: Richard Salisbury
If you ve ever wondered what s in a Honiton street name, historian and writer Terry Darrant has the answer.
In The Honiton A to Z: A Street by Street History, Terry provides a fascinating guide to the reasons behind the names of Honiton’s roads, lanes, streets, and courts.
The front cover of The Honiton A to Z: A Street by Street History.
- Credit: Terry Darrant
If you have ever wondered why Eureka Terrace is so called, or where Edward’s Passage used to be; if you have ever wondered who Haydons Park was named after, then this is the book for you. As Terry says: “Everybody has an address which is almost part of their identity.”