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September 2018
Devon Rural Archive Study Day (History Section)
A visit to Devon Rural Archive and a guided tour of Shilstone House. See the four-page flyer below for full details. Page 1 – details. Page 2 – booking form. Page 3 – location…
Find out more »The Songs of Edward Capern: Finding the Poet’s Voice (Music Section)
Presented by Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll Edward Capern, the Victorian “Postman Poet” produced over 600 poems during his illustrious but largely forgotten career in the mid 1800s. As part of a project with…
Find out more »Hemerdon Mine (Tavistock Branch)
An illustrated talk about Hemerdon Mine (recently re-opened as Drakelands Mine), the tungsten and tin mine near Plympton.
Find out more »Annual Lunch (Exeter Branch)
The lunch will be preceded by a presentation by DA President Dame Suzi Leather (subject to be agreed). Booking is required. Photo of Exeter Golf & Country Club by Tony Buller
Find out more »Poems on Paving Stones. The Exeter Cathedral Yard inscriptions (Lit & Art Section)
Sally Hollings and Prue Nichols will discuss and read from the poems, extracts from which are engraved in the paving of the Cathedral close. You may wish to visit these some time before the talk…
Find out more »Members’ Luncheon (E Devon Branch)
To be held at the Belmont Hotel, Sidmouth. Our invited guest, the DA President, Dame Suzi Leather will give a short talk after the meal. Booking is essential using the application form available from…
Find out more »October 2018
President’s Symposium, October 2018
"Back to the Future: the Social Landscape of Devon" To be hosted by our 2018–19 President, Dame Suzie Leather. For full details see the news item or the two-page flyer below. You can also…
Find out more »The SHIPS Project (Plymouth Branch)
A talk “The SHIPS Project: Shipwrecks and history in Plymouth Sound” by Peter Holt.
Find out more »The Country Houses of Devon (E Devon Branch)
A talk 'The Country Houses of Devon' by Hugh Meller.
Find out more »The Roman Army in Devon, Finds, Fact & Fiction (Axe Valley Branch)
The talk, by John Smith*, is delivered as a "Living History" presentation using nearly two sets of Roman Soldier's equipment, largely copied from artefacts found in Southern England. The talk explains why the Roman Army…
Find out more »Identifying Marine Litter using Satellite Technology (Bideford Branch)
Jan Jackson of Argans Ltd of Plymouth will describe remote sensing and earth observation techniques acknowledging that Devon is supporting the cutting edge of science and technology.
Find out more »Life between the tides (Tavistock Branch)
An illustrated talk by Dave Herdson.
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