Relevant to 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....
The Craft of Building Conservation: Decorative Arts Upper Gatehouse, Dartington Hall, Sunday 2 July 2017. See the events page for booking details. This symposium on the conservation of the decorative arts brought together four specialists...
The village of Buckfast, with the Abbey at its core, is not to be confused with Buckfastleigh down the road. Buckfast Abbey was founded in 1018, closing in 1535 during the Dissolution. The remarkable...
The street plan of Cullompton still reflects its medieval layout. Most shops lie along Fore Street with courts behind linked by alleyways, many with the full extent of their original burgage plots. The length...
The buildings of Tavistock owe much to the former landowners, the Earls and later Dukes of Bedford, and to the mining and wool industries upon which they and the town thrived. The remains of...
The greater part of Barnstaple lies on the north-eastern side of the lower reaches of the River Taw. It is connected to the south-western side of the river by the medieval Long Bridge, designated...
The buildings in the centre of Kingsbridge largely reflect the town’s 18th and 19th century history and many fine examples remain. The main streets radiate out from the old quay around the estuary. Set...
The image of Torquay as a classic Victorian seaside town has long been tempered by modernity, but enough remains to give the visitor a glimpse of what drew our ancestors to this place. Arriving...
At Axminster, as the name implies, a monastery or large church once existed, founded there probably soon after 705. The parish church of St Mary (Grade II*) is of Norman origin, although only a...