Devonshire's East Devon magazine September October 2018
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For over 500 years this<br />
building has witnessed the<br />
daily life of this rural village<br />
Bit fish in a little pond<br />
You've guesssed it, the Oxenhams were relatively<br />
big fish in this part of the world (South Zeal, South<br />
Tawton). The Oxenham Arms was once owned<br />
by - you've guessed it, a member of the Oxenham<br />
family, who was something of a legend. He was<br />
Drake's first captain who met an unfortunate<br />
end, being hanged as a pirate after a daring raid<br />
in Panama.<br />
Wyke Monument (below) dated 1592, dressed<br />
in armour - it's John "Warrior" Wykes, lying on a<br />
granite ashlar chest tomb with a Beerstone tester<br />
carried on Ionic columns.<br />
Your historic community building<br />
At <strong>Devon</strong>shire <strong>magazine</strong> we can tell you that our readers<br />
love reading about all things to do with history, particularly<br />
if it relates to <strong>Devon</strong>. If you help to maintain an historic<br />
building that you think our readers would like to discover,<br />
contact the Editor Nigel Jones on 01395 513383.<br />
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