Talk: North Devon Pottery and the Newfoundland Fishery in the 1600s

Saturday 20 September
2-3.30pm | FREE – booking recommended

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This talk is part of a programme of events linked to the Museum’s current exhibition, Digging Deeper, co-curated with North Devon Archaeological Society.

Join Linda Blanchard, Trustee of the Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon and former director of the North Devon Rescue Archaeology, for a fascinating dive into Newfoundland’s historic trade with North Devon, and explore how this links with the Museum’s new Potted History post-excavation project.

For more details about the Potted History project, visit North Devon Council’s website.

https://www.northdevon.gov.uk/news/2025/museum-gains-support-from-national-lottery-heritage-fund-dig-deeper-archaeological-finds

You may also like the following events from The Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon:

• This Saturday, 13th September, 02:00 pm, Talk: RD Blackmore, author of Lorna Doone in Barnstaple
• Next month, 11th October, 02:00 pm, Exhibition launch event: Earth Action North Devon in Barnstaple
• This December, 1st December, 10:00 am, This is me – Call for entries: Documentary Photography Open 2026 in Barnstaple

Also check out other Exhibitions in Barnstaple.