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March 2020
Snakes and Ladders (Lit & Art Section)
Snakes and Ladders. The Interlinked Lives of Two Victorian Artists. An illustrated talk by Jenny Pery.
Find out more »Potters on the Heath (Entomology Section)
More fascination awaits us with further insights from John Walters on the extraordinary Heath Potter Wasp.
Find out more »Hallsands – a predictable disaster (History Section)
A talk by Ursula Myers entitled “Hallsands – a Predictable Disaster - why the building of Devonport's North Yard led to the destruction of this South Hams village.” Cost: £3.00 members, £4.00 non-members.
Find out more »Benjamin Donn Map Study Day (Bideford Branch)
A study day to investigate Benjamin Donn's 1765 Map of Devon. Benjamin Donn (1729–1798) was born in Bideford and until 1768 was a ‘teacher of the mathematics and natural philosophy on the Newtonian principles’…
Find out more »April 2020
Visit to The Robey Trust, Tavistock (IA Section)
A visit to The Robey Trust, Parade Business Park, Pixon Lane, Tavistock, PL19 9RQ. The trust is a charitable organisation dedicated to the preservation, restoration, operation and display of steam vehicles and other historic…
Find out more »The Cattewater Wreck (Plymouth Branch)
A talk The Tudor Cattewater wreck: research and re-interpretation by Martin Read.
Find out more »Visit to Orchard Wyndham (Buildings Section)
Orchard Wyndham: A home for over 700 years Sitting in a bowl on the edge of Exmoor, between the Brendon Hills to the east, and the Quantocks to the west, Orchard Wyndham is a…
Find out more »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…
Find out more »The medieval Exe Bridge (Exeter Branch)
DA President John Allan will give a talk on the first stone bridge across the River Exe at Exeter. The bridge was built c. 1200 along or close to a Saxon ford when the river…
Find out more »AGM 2020 (Tavistock Branch)
Branch Annual General Meeting, to include the election of officers. To be followed by a talk by Adrian Wills from the Rolle Canal Society on “Devon’s Forgotten Waterway”.
Find out more »Visit to Solland Farm (Botany Section)
Location: Solland Farm, Exbourne. Leader Mark Pool. A joint meeting with the Devon Bryophyte Group to look at mosses and liverworts. Solland is a 120-acre farm, managed with wildlife in mind. Contact the leader…
Find out more »Kents Cavern and Meadfoot (Geology Section)
A morning visit to Kents Cavern and an afternoon trip to Meadfoot, Torquay. There is an £8 admission charge for the caves.
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