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July 2019
Exploring the history of Widecombe (S Devon Branch)
Firstly we will visit the North Hall Manor archaeological site with Andy Crabb, then explore the parish church of St Pancras. To be followed by an optional cream tea at Higher Venton Farm, once…
Find out more »September 2019
Visit to Teignmouth Docks (S Devon Branch)
A rare opportunity to see inside this dockyard that is not normally open to the public. Stout shoes will need to be worn. Places will be limited to 15. Please register with the organiser…
Find out more »November 2019
The building of Exeter Cathedral (S Devon Branch)
John Allan, who will then be the DA's President, will give an illustrated talk about the cathedral for which he has been consultant archaeologist since 1990. Note our new venue for this season's talks.
Find out more »December 2019
The geodiversity of Torbay (S Devon Branch)
Professor Malcolm Hart will give an illustrated talk on how the diverse geology of Torbay reflects its 400-million-year journey across the Earth's surface. Note our new venue for this season's talks.
Find out more »January 2020
AGM 2020 (S Devon Branch)
South Devon Branch AGM, followed by a quiz and a tea. Note our new venue for this season's talks.
Find out more »February 2020
The Two Moors Way (S Devon Branch)
Sue Viccars, the editor of Dartmoor Magazine, will look at the good bits (and the tricky bits!) of writing up a long-distance walking route. Note our new venue for this season's talks.
Find out more »March 2020
Newton Abbot’s workhouse (S Devon Branch)
John Ellis will talk to us about the Union workhouse that opened in Newton Abbot in 1839. By the 1890s it housed several hundred and the conditions there caused a national scandal. Note our…
Find out more »April 2020
Babbacombe Pottery (S Devon Branch)
A talk by Brian Lowndes-Pateman whose grandfather began the business in 1921 providing a printing and photography service. He later began making red pottery jars filled with 'Devon Violets' perfume, and these became his…
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