The Devon History Society is delighted to announce the winners of our 2025 prizes for new writing about Devon’s history. The standard was very high this year, reflecting the variety and quality of research taking place across the county.
Ben Towells, Gillian Allen, Hugh Meller, John Salvatore, John Allan
The winners are:
DEVON BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER – John Allan et al, for “Archaeological Studies of Exeter Cathedral: volume 1 – The cloister and chapter house”.
DEVON BOOK OF THE YEAR HIGHLY COMMENDED – John Pamment Salvatore for “Exeter: a Roman legionary fortress and civitas capital”.
W G HOSKINS PRIZE JOINT WINNER – Gillian Allen for “Slavery and a Countess Wear family: the Davy family in Devon and Jamaica”.
W G HOSKINS PRIZE JOINT WINNER – Hugh Meller for “Devon, dead and buried: graves and memorials of the notable and notorious”.
UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATION PRIZE WINNER – Ben Towells of the University of Plymouth for “A Tolerable County? The Reception of Refugees in Wartime Devon”.
Congratulations everyone!
