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The Orangery at Ugbrooke
Photo: Timothy Joy

The Buildings Section offers a programme of events through the year including visits, lectures and presentations. The excursions, mostly in Devon but occasionally out of county, take in castles, country houses, domestic buildings and churches and cater for a wide range of interests. Some of these properties are generally not open to the public. We have also, in previous years, recorded buildings under threat from development, and arranged an occasional training day on building conservation techniques.

We have a keen and knowledgeable committee, all of whom are involved in organising the section meetings, but we still need more members to join us.

In the past we have visited the Royal William Yard in Plymouth, Kilworthy Farm near Tavistock, Weare Gifford Hall near Torrington, Higher Uppacott on Dartmoor, and many historic churches. The year concludes in October at our AGM, which is held in one of the many interesting towns around the county and includes an invited speaker and a visit to local notable buildings.

See news of buildings in Devon and our activities on Twitter @DABuildings.