23. Sidmouth Day 3

At last we’ve struck some wet weather - it had to happen, didn’t it!

This morning we visited the Sidmouth Museum which we all found very interesting. Some famous people have either been born, died or visted this small fishing village, including royalty.

Queen Victoria, as a baby, was visiting Sidmouth with her parents, when her father, the Duke of Kent, died here.

Among other famous people who lived in Sidmouth was the original Miss Moneypenny from 007 fame, who retired here. Her real name was Kathleen Pettigrew OBE and she lived in Sidmouth for 30 years.

This afternoon Norm and Judith spent hours poring over old family photos, letters, postcards and memorabilia passed down from her mother and their grandmother. Many going back to WWI. In the mix they discovered their Grandsd’s pet name for their Gran had been ‘Dolly Dimps’, so they both tried to remember if she had dimples!!!

We all had such a rich time together sharing aspects of life in England v life in Australia and getting deeper and deeper into their shared family history.