ZOOM Meeting :  Tuesday November 16th 7.30.pm

      Sue Knox:- 'General Lawrence and his Tower ' - The History of Haldon Belvedere

Sue is a retired doctor and has also been a Red Coat Guide for the City of Exeter for 15 years.  She has lived in the Teign Valley for 30 years and is now a Trustee of the Stringer Lawence Memorial Trust which owns the Haldon Belvedere.

Sue's illustrated talk tells the story of General Stringer Lawrence, who became known as the father of the Indian Army, and his friendship with Robert Palk.  The two men met in India while working for the East India Company. On retirement, Palk moved back to Devon (he was born in Ashburton) and spent his enormous fortune establishing a huge estate which included most of Torquay, the Teign Valley and the Haldon Hills.  Lawrence spent much of his retirement staying with the Palk family in their mansion at Dunchideock.  When the General died, Palk built the Belvedere as a memorial to his friend,  The tower is now owned by the Stringer Memorial Trust and is open to the Public on Sundays during the summer