Highweek and the Royal Visit: Mr. W. S. Pinsent, Chairman of the Highweek Parish Council, wrote intimating that as the Urban Council had “already arranged the route which their Royal Highnesses should take, and which did not appear to be through the town of Newton Bushell within his Council district, they did not see that they could, as a body, take any steps in the matter. His Council much regretted that the parishioners of Highweek would not on this occasion, have the opportunity of welcoming their Royal Highnesses within their parish, and showing their loyalty to the Royal Family. Could not the route be altered so that their Royal Highnesses should pass out of the town through Bank Street, Highweek Street, and to Kingsteignton via Sandford Orleigh? Then they would have an opportunity of giving them welcome and of showing their expressions of loyalty.” Mr. Woollcombe said Mr. Watts had seen Lord Clifford on the changing of the route, and he said it was impossible to alter it now. The Chairman said a plan for a little deviation from the main route had been laid before Sir Francis de Winton, but no reply had been received. Mr. L. Bearne proposed that the Clerk write to the Council, regretting their inability to alter the route. Mr. A. S. Rendell suggested that the Highweek people should be informed that the Council did not have the fixing of the route. The opinion in the town was that the Urban Council were endeavouring to shut out Highweek, which was nothing of the sort (hear, hear) … (more discussion of the visit) …
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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920