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Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre
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The Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre is situated in the Old Bovey Station building, which was in use for rail passenger traffic for nearly 100 years. The station was finally closed in the 1960's. The building had some use as a storage place but was then neglected for nearly 40 years. The Station Building was restored in 2003/4 and was opened as The Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre on 10th of April 2004.

The Centre is run entirely by volunteers and is funded by grants, donations, bequests, sales and local fund raising events.

Additional helpers and volunteers are always needed and welcome. Volunteering is a good way to meet local people, visitors and researchers. Local knowlege is not neccessary and training will be available.

For more details please ring the volunteers organiser on 01626 834331.

 

 

The 2008 exhibition at the Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre features local pottery from the Devon Art and Cobb potteries, as well as some items from other potteries, in Bovey Tracey. 

The main display for 2008 is of Agricultual items and pictures and Devon Rocks and Minerals. 

The usual displays of railway, and other local artefacts  remain on display.


THE CENTRE HAS RE-OPENED FOR 2008.

Opening Times and location details are on the Details & Enquiries page.


Information Required.

If you are researching your family history and find that some of your ancestors lived in the Bovey Tracey area, the Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre would be pleased to have a copy of their details to add to the Archive at the Heritage Centre.

Similarly, if you or your family have any photographs, pictures, audio tapes, films, newspaper cuttings, artefacts, memories or experiences associated with the area, they will be of interest and copies may be added to the archive for use by researchers in future years.

Please contact this website with details, using one of the addresses on the Details & Enquiries page.

 

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