Lydford and its Castle (1879)
This paper by Richard Nicholls Worth dates from 1879 so any conclusions that he draws must be considered in the light of later research. It is notable, however, for including a complete copy of...
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John Lethbridge and his Diving-Machine (1880)
By John S. Amery. (Read at Totnes, July, 1880). In May, 1879, Mr. W. Nosworthy, of Manaton, a member of this Association, invited my brother and myself to his house to examine some coins...
Devonshire Calendar Customs I: Movable Festivals (1936)
By R. Pearse Chope, B. A. (Read at Torquay, 24th June, 1936. ) The Folk-Lore Society has recently published the first volume of British Calendar Customs, comprising the Movable Festivals of all England. These...
Professorial and Amateur Research in South Devon (1895)
By A. R. Hunt, M.A., F.L.S., F.G.S. (Read at Okehampton, July, 1895.) PREFACE. It is impossible to look back over the records of the Devonshire Association, without noticing how suddenly geological research, which at...
The History and Hydrogeology of Laywell, a Celebrated Ebb and Flow Spring at Brixham, Devon (2013)
This paper by Professor John Mather is in pdf format and can be read using the viewer below. Alternatively the pdf file can be downloaded via this link.
Dartmouth. Report from the Literature and Art Section
Situated near the mouth of the Dart on a deep and safe harbour Dartmouth has great topographical and historical interest, and clearly has had and continues to have lively residents and visitors in literary...
Dartmouth. Report from the Industrial Archaeology Section
Much of the industrial past of Dartmouth is related to its role as a port. In the 18th century the trade with Newfoundland was of major importance to the town and this provided a...
Dartmouth. Report from the History Section
From the shoreline of Dartmouth there is a sense of pride and history as Britannia Royal Naval College looks over the bustling river with its moored yachts, paddle steamer and ferries plying their trade....
Dartmouth. Report from the Geology Section
Most of Dartmouth is built on the slates and siltstones of the Dartmouth Group which crops out in the South Hams between Adurn Point in the west and Scabbacombe Head in the east and...
Dartmouth. Report from the Entomology Section
Situated on a promontory on the sheltered western side of the Dart Estuary, bordered to the north by Old Mill Creek, Dartmouth, in the south of Devon, has a mild maritime climate ideal for...