St Sidwell's is an area east of Exeter city centre in the ward of Newtown. Formerly a village in its own right, St Sidwell's grew in importance along with Exeter thanks to its location on the main cart track between Exeter and the high ground of Stoke Hill and the rich farmland of East Devon.
Watercolour by Olive Wharry circa 1942 of St. Sidwell’s Church, Exeter, after the Blitz. In the early hours of 4th May 1942 a 250kg bomb fell directly on St Sidwells. The church tower was left standing but was so badly damaged that it was pulled down shortly after. A replacement church was built on the site
The springs of St Sidwell's were tapped by the Romans for the needs of the city and their water piped via wooden aqueducts to supply their citadel. This system became the underground passages of the 13th century and was only turned off in 1902. The settlement's current name derives from Saint Sidwell.
In 1665, St Sidwell's Church of England School was founded [1] and is still there to this day as a primary school. Children's author Gene Kemp taught at the school in the 1970s.[1]
Geographyedit
St Sidwell's comprises part of Exeter City Centre (Sidwell Street) to the west and a residential area to the east. It is south of Pennsylvania and north of Newtown. Sidwell Street is the main road through the area, which splits into Old Tiverton Road and Blackboy road further east.[2] It is the eastern end of the city centre. The nearest railway station is St James Park.
There was a remote parish—that of St. Sidwell’s—the claims of whose “boys” to the right of citizenship were doubtful. They were contumaciously called Grecians; but the parish being large, and its warriors numerous, the citizen lads were accustomed to combine against “the outer barbarians,” and the battles raged furiously, and black eyes and bloody noses were left to exhibit the results of the fray.
— Anonymous, "Exeter Sixty Years Ago". All the Year Round 28 October 1865; volume 14 number 340 page 320
Notable peopleedit
Sabine Baring-Gould (1834–1924), Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, folk song collector and eclectic scholar
sidwells, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2009, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources St Sidwells news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message St Sidwell s is an area east of Exeter city centre in the ward of Newtown Formerly a village in its own right St Sidwell s grew in importance along with Exeter thanks to its location on the main cart track between Exeter and the high ground of Stoke Hill and the rich farmland of East Devon Relief of St Sidwell on Sidwell St St Sidwells Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 In popular culture 4 Notable people 5 References 6 SourcesHistory edit nbsp Watercolour by Olive Wharry circa 1942 of St Sidwell s Church Exeter after the Blitz In the early hours of 4th May 1942 a 250kg bomb fell directly on St Sidwells The church tower was left standing but was so badly damaged that it was pulled down shortly after A replacement church was built on the site The springs of St Sidwell s were tapped by the Romans for the needs of the city and their water piped via wooden aqueducts to supply their citadel This system became the underground passages of the 13th century and was only turned off in 1902 The settlement s current name derives from Saint Sidwell In 1665 St Sidwell s Church of England School was founded 1 and is still there to this day as a primary school Children s author Gene Kemp taught at the school in the 1970s 1 Geography editSt Sidwell s comprises part of Exeter City Centre Sidwell Street to the west and a residential area to the east It is south of Pennsylvania and north of Newtown Sidwell Street is the main road through the area which splits into Old Tiverton Road and Blackboy road further east 2 It is the eastern end of the city centre The nearest railway station is St James Park In popular culture editThe parish is mentioned in an 1865 edition of Charles Dickens magazine All the Year Round There was a remote parish that of St Sidwell s the claims of whose boys to the right of citizenship were doubtful They were contumaciously called Grecians but the parish being large and its warriors numerous the citizen lads were accustomed to combine against the outer barbarians and the battles raged furiously and black eyes and bloody noses were left to exhibit the results of the fray Anonymous Exeter Sixty Years Ago All the Year Round 28 October 1865 volume 14 number 340 page 320Notable people editSabine Baring Gould 1834 1924 Anglican priest hagiographer antiquarian novelist folk song collector and eclectic scholar British bryologist Frances Elizabeth Tripp 1832 1890 was baptised here 3 References edit a b Exeter Memories St Sidwell s Church of England Primary School St Sidwells Exeter EX4 6NE UK Lawley Mark October 2010 Fanny Tripp PDF Field Bryology 102 Archived from the original PDF on 3 November 2020 Sources editEvidence Base Exeter St James Neighbourhood Plan 50 44 N 3 31 W 50 733 N 3 517 W 50 733 3 517 nbsp This Devon location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Sidwells amp oldid 1178128391, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
