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Dicken Gallery
Reading the Landscape |
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Museum’s first Curator, Mr Eden Dicken, this Gallery describes the two main
landscape types in Mid Devon and then explores its geology. Man’s imprint upon the landscape is shown through the
exploitation of water power and the creation of fields. |
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Supporting this
first major concept is a water-mill inter-active
which shows the processes of grinding, sawing and fulling. |
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| The two main objects are a
large Dartmoor granite trough used locally and an early horse-drawn Devon
plough. This type of plough was advertised for sale in a book dated 1808 for 19s
(95p). Also in here is a lift to
provide easier access to the upstairs Galleries. |
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