Reading Out Loud
Focused Elements:
You can have these explanations read out loud by clicking on 'Speak Explanation' (access key 'a')
These controls are to provide alternative means of accessing the information on this page. Two main facilities are provided: adjusting the text size and listening to the text on the page.
1) Adjusting Text Size:
You can increase the text size by clicking on 'Larger' (access key '+'), and reduce it by clicking on 'Smaller' (access key '-'). You can reset the size back to its original value by clicking on 'Reset' (access key 'j')
2) Listening to the Text
You can adjust the pitch of the spoken word, the rate or speed of delivery and the volume. You can also choose the voice to use by clicking on the drop-down list. The default voice is whatever is the standard for the computer and browser you are using.
To set your default, please refer to the description in the Accessibility Statement.
There are normally three sections of text on the page that you can listen to: the headings, the main text and a selection. Click on 'Speak Headings to speak the page headings (access key 'l'). Click on 'Speak Main Text' (access key 'q') to listen to the main text.
You can also select an area of text in the page using standard select methods and click on 'Speak Selection' (access key 'w') to read the selection aloud.
You can enable the reading out loud of the element that currently has focus by clicking on 'Start Focus Speaking' (access key 'f') and you can stop this by clicking on 'Stop Focus Speaking' (access key 'd').
You can pause the audio by clicking on 'Pause' (access key 'r') and resume by clicking on 'Resume' (access key 't').
To cancel or stop the audio click on 'Cancel' (access key 'y'). To restart the current audio from the beginning, click on 'Restart' (access key 'k').
To hide the accessibility controls click on 'Hide Panel' (access key 'h')
To hide this explanation click on 'Hide Explanation' (access key 'x')
Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Widecombe Old Photos
This page is devoted to some old photos of Widecombe.
If you have any you can send us we would be delighted to publish them.
To start us off, we have started to collect old postcards of the area and a couple are worth showing you. They date from the 1930s and 1940s.
As usual, click on the images for a larger view.
| Beatrice Chase: A postcard from Ms Chase with a photo and message (thanks to Patrick Wildgust) | 
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| The Old Widecombe Village Sign in its old location. |  |
| A general village view. |  |
| St Pancras Church showing the tablet depicting the story of The Great Storm. The four sections of the tablet are enlarged alongside. Try to work out what they say! | 
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| Widecombe village and Poundsgate village showing (clockwise) Old Smithy, Old Inn, Poundsgate Post Office, & Tavistock Inn all as thatched buildings |  |
The information on this page was last modified on September 13 2005 17:45:53.