Name: Teignbridge History Day at Bitton House
Start: 2025-05-10T10:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-05-10T15:30:00+01:00
Location: Bitton House, 76 Bitton Park Road, Teignmouth

Come and Hear 5 talks on renowned Naval Commanders from Teignbridge in the Georgian splendour of Bitton House, home of Teignmouth’s most famous Admiral Edward Pellew.
Hear about Stuart Navy Captain from Dawlish, Gilbert Clapp and the 9 different ships on which he served; The three admirals who sailed in Nelson’s Navy and are buried in the same churchyard in Bishopsteignton; Admiral Schank from Dawlish who invented the lifting keel that had a lasting impact on Naval ships and yachting; Captain Bond of Starcross who sailed with Bligh on the second expedition to the South Seas; and hear from Commodore Michael Clapp, from Ipplepen, commander of the amphibious force that relieved the Falklands and returned them to British sovereignty in 1982.