Industrial Archaeology Section Newsletter 2
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Industrial Archaeology Section Newsletter 1
The pdf file can also 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...
Dartmouth. Report from the Buildings Section
Dartmouth depends on the River Dart; its situation on a sheltered natural harbour proving of such great strategic military and commercial value that development was encouraged and sustained from the early middle ages onwards....
Dartmouth. Report from the Botany Section
On the 30th January this year, the Devon Local Nature Partnership launched a list of the County’s ‘special’ species at an event at County Hall. This includes a ‘short list’ of ‘flagship’ species, the...
AGM Season 2017–18
At this time of year our Branches and Sections hold their annual general meetings and the season is now well under way. Read on to see that there is more to these meetings than...