Stephen Reynolds - Hope Cottage - Sidmouth, Devon
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A green plaque on Hope Cottage, Sidmouth, tells us the Stephen Reynolds lived and worked here during the 1st World War.
Waymark Code: WM16C9V
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/28/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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A green plaque on Hope Cottage, Sidmouth, tells us the Stephen Reynolds lived and worked here during the 1st World War.

"Stephen Reynolds lived and worked at Hope Cottage, now known as Sidmouth Museum, in the latter part of World War One and was responsible for all inshore fisheries in the South West.

Large parts of the fishing waters had been excluded by the Royal Navy and because of the number of young men that were conscripted, a lot of the older fishermen had to come out of retirement. Fish was never rationed and Reynolds was credited with being a major factor both in the South West and nationally for the continuation of the fishing industry.

Stephen lived with the Woolleys from 1906 to shortly before his death from influenza in 1919 at the age of 37 years."

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The plaque reads -
STEPHEN REYNOLDS
1881 - 1919
Celebrated author, fisherman and wartime
custodian of the South West's fisheries
lived and worked here during
the First World War.
Blue Plaque managing agency: Devon Remembers Heritage Project

Individual Recognized: Stephen Reynolds

Physical Address:
Sidmouth Museum, Hope Cottage
Church Street
Sidmouth, Devon England
EX10 8LY


Web Address: [Web Link]

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