tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882578413887103850.post8826282061649208962..comments2024-03-25T22:53:57.841+00:00Comments on Demolition Exeter: Smythen Street: Exeter in the Middle AgesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882578413887103850.post-33734212676990136312012-02-06T01:38:41.185+00:002012-02-06T01:38:41.185+00:00It's quite incredible that the west quarter, o...It's quite incredible that the west quarter, one of the oldest and most affluent areas of the medieval city, should now have almost nothing of interest to see. It has nearly all been scoured off the face of the earth. When the slum clearances were going on in the 1930s there was some debate over whether to save a few of the more important historical properties but naturally it came to nothing.wolfpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06806875968340034510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882578413887103850.post-85181571317263283512012-02-05T17:52:17.784+00:002012-02-05T17:52:17.784+00:00I think I must have walked up Smythen street a num...I think I must have walked up Smythen street a number of times - its hard to tell - Id have passed by quickly without looking - what am abomination ! what a loss!APnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882578413887103850.post-59242094347139684592011-07-05T15:07:42.640+01:002011-07-05T15:07:42.640+01:00When I was a child, in the 1960's, my family a...When I was a child, in the 1960's, my family and I lived above a jewellery shop in Fore Street. We entered the property from Smythen Street. At the end of what was then a garden and yard was an ancient timber framed house. One night it was set alight and as far as I can remember all that was left was the timber frame. It was so sad. My family thought that there was enough remaining to rebuild it, but, of course, it was demolished.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com