Launceston. Report from the Literature and Art Section
To John Betjeman, Launceston was the gateway to North Cornwall, with the Camel to the west, the Tamar to the east, and Bodmin Moor to the west. Of all the towns in the district,...
Category: Section Conference reports
The annual reports written by Sections about their field of interest related to the location of the Annual Conference
Launceston. Report from the Geology Section
The Devonian and Carboniferous rocks of southwest England crop out within six juxtaposed east/west trending basins. The Launceston area lies within the Tavy Basin, close to its border with the Culm Basin to the...
Launceston. Report from the Buildings Section
The attractive mix of historic buildings in Launceston, representative of all ages and styles of architecture, complement the town’s dramatic natural setting. At the centre, and dominating so many of the vistas, stands the...
Launceston. Report from the History Section
Bronze age man left his mark on the Launceston area. The town itself was probably founded by the Saxons around 900 when Bodmin was the main town in Cornwall. Launceston however housed the earliest...
Launceston. Report from the Botany Section
The area around Launceston has a flora typical of a farmed landscape with rolling hills, small valleys, woodlands, a few wetlands and scattered rural villages, on both the Cornish and Devonian sides of the...
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...