In this talk, Peter will discuss issues involved in researching the links that white British people may have to slavery.
At a workshop in 2015 he gave a short paper about his own family links to slavery. Since then he has discovered several other interesting family links, including a link to the DEI collection.
Peter is a Chartered Statistician and Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, and previously worked as an international statistical consultant. Since retiring to Exeter, where he was a student many years ago, he is now a guide and steward at the Cathedral and a volunteer guide at the DEI. He is a member of a local research group known as the Legacies of Devon Slave-ownership Group, which operates under the umbrella of Devon Development Education.
Peter has also written the book Exeter Cathedral Memorials with Links to Empire, available to purchase from Bookbag.
The Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) is hosting a major exhibition In Plain Sight – from 29 January to 29 May 2022, exploring the museum’s and Devon’s links to transatlantic slavery.
Cost: Free, just drop in
Accessibility Statement: The main entrance to the DEI, (facing the Cathedral), has double doors, and is accessible for most wheelchairs. From this entrance there is level access to the foyer, and to the inner and outer libraries. We apologise for the current lack of lift access to the South Range rooms on the second floor.
As we are a small building, parking is limited, but a space can be pre-booked by contacting the office by phone: 01392 274727, or by email: office@devonandexeterinstitution.org. Priority will be given to blue badge holders. The side door into the inner library should be accessible for most wheelchair users reaching the DEI from the driveway, or the front entrance can be reached through the side door at the end of the driveway. Please do contact us if you have any further questions about your route into the DEI.
There are toilets on site, though the nearest fully accessible Changing Places toilet can be found in the Princesshay Shopping Centre, at the back of Nationwide.
If sounded, the fire alarm makes a repeated sound of two tones, and flashing lights will go off in the reading room and the toilets. On an ordinary day, ringing phones and door buzzers might also be heard.
Lighting is soft throughout the building, and may be low in certain areas.
Assistance dogs are welcome, and staff will be happy to provide water for your dog.