Salmon Fishing on the Exe
The river Exe was once a prolific salmon river in years gone by, with the tragic decline in stocks impacting from the middle of the…
Local History
Everything outside of battlegrounds, churches, historic houses
Famous Residents – Ladies Byron and Nelson
Exmouth has a very long history as a tourist destination, in fact it was one of England's very first resorts. What you may not know…
Devon’s Green Man
Often hidden high up in the roofs of these magnificent medieval buildings, the carved images of the Green Man look down on the congregation and…
Higher Uppacott – Dartmoor Longhouse
Sometimes one can’t help being filled with wonder. The occasion for me was a visit to Higher Uppacott on Dartmoor, an in-tact 14th century Dartmoor…
Harvest Festival
In days past, Harvest Festival was a significant celebration, not least because of the importance of a successful harvest for people dependent upon the land.…
A Family of Thatchers
Thatching is one of the most ancient crafts still being carried on today, stretching back to a time when only locally sourced materials were available…
Lime Kilns in Devon
Lime Kilns were once an important part of the everyday Devon scene, they were scattered around the coast and although most of them could be…
Those magnificent belles in their bathing machines
THE ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE yellow polka dot bikini first came to the attention of the bubble-gum generation of the early 60s via teenage heart-throb…
Newcomen Steam Engine
In 1921 a memorial was erected in Dartmouth to commemorate the town’s most famous son: local ironmonger, Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) was the first to devise…
Sidmouth Sea Fest – 1 & 2 May
An important event in Sidmouth that celebrates the past, present and future of inshore fishing in Northern Europe. Inshore fishing traditions gather in Sidmouth -…
The man they could not hang
JOHN ‘BABBACOMBE’ LEE was probably not guilty of the murder of his employer, Emma Keyse at her home in Babbacombe on 15th November 1884. The…
Aux armes, Devon! Atteindre pour votre fromage!*
THERE WERE PLENTY OF DEVONIANS at the Battle of Agincourt. They were led by Sir John Chichester of Pilton, Sheriff of the county, (that’s his…