The Life and Tragic Death of Simon Levy, Silversmith (video, 2020)
This video is a presentation by Dr Ian Varndell based on an article that he wrote for the Devon History Society in 2019. The video is hosted on YouTube, and can also be...
This video is a presentation by Dr Ian Varndell based on an article that he wrote for the Devon History Society in 2019. The video is hosted on YouTube, and can also be...
This paper by Helen Wilson has been adapted from an article originally published in the Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group Newsletter 48 (2015) pp. 14-17. It is in pdf format and can be read using...
By Dr Susan Andrew (This article first appeared in Dartmoor Magazine: https://dartmoormagazine.co.uk/, Winter 2017) On the south side of Walkhampton church a slate surmounting a chest tomb bears the following inscription: Deposited Beneath ARE...
This video is an abbreviated version of the presentation given by Dr Varndell at our 2019 Conference. The video is hosted on Youtube, and can also be seen on that site here.
The original of this paper by Helen Wilson was published in the Devon Buildings Group Newsletter 34 (2016) pp. 59-67. This is a slightly revised version created for this website. It is in pdf...
By Dr Susan Andrew (This article first appeared in Dartmoor Magazine: https://dartmoormagazine.co.uk/, Summer 2017) While researching the tale of the watchmaker George Routleigh for the previous issue of Dartmoor Magazine, an interesting postcard of...
This paper by Dr Julie Sampson is in pdf format and can be read using the viewer below. Alternatively the pdf file can be downloaded via this link. Permission to republish this paper for...
This paper by John R. Cole is in pdf format and can be read using the viewer below. Alternatively the pdf file can be downloaded via this link. Permission to republish this paper for...
People This section of the website is dedicated to the people who have contributed to the work of the Devonshire Association since its foundation in 1862. Each person has their own page which can...
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...