The Devon Historian Vol 38
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- The pewterers of Devon, Ronald F. Homer
- Honiton war work depot, H.J. Yallop
- An unfortunate speculation; The Sidmouth and Cullompton Turnpike Trust, M.C. Lowe
- William Crossing and the Ivybridge connection, Bryan Nichols
- The collaborative activity of nineteenth century Barnstaple historians, Noel Beer
- Topsham Museum, Barbara Entwistle
- The Horrabridge shoemakers, Joy Beer
- Concerning postcard fairs, David Edmund
- Devon centenaries, Adrian Reed
The Devon Historian Vol 37
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- Explanations of buildings at the road edge, E.L. and S.B. Jones
- A year in the life of a noble family and household-the Fortescues of Filleigh, spring 1772·spring 1773, Steven Pugsley
- Social conditions in Lower Street, Plymouth in the nineteenth century, W.N. Bryant
- The High Moor Railway, John Dilley
- Whiter than white? Michael G. Dickinson
- Ilfracombe Museum, Joy Slocombe
- John Tradescant & the Plymouth Strawberry, David J. Hawkings
The Devon Historian Vol 36
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- The landing of William of Orange at Brixham in 1688: Fact and Fiction, John Pike
- French Prisoners of War on parole in Tiverton 1797·1812, Adrian Reed
- Axminster mythology, G.M. Chapman
- Devon centenaries, Adrian Reed
- The Totnes North End Turnpike Trust, M.C. Lowe
- Thorverton Bridge, A.B. George
- Okehampton and District Museum of Dartmoor Life, Alan Endacott
- The Revd. Dr. George Oliver and the Roman Catholic Church of St. Nicholas in The Mint, John Havill
- The Roadford Reservoir Archaeological Project, Simon Timms
The Devon Historian Vol 35
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- Tudor artillery towers and their role in the defence of Plymouth 1588, Mark Brayshay
- Robert Gaul I and II, Exeter’s last pewterers, Ronald F. Homer
- The ‘Torbay Cyclone’ of 1866, Stephen Coffey
- Poor relief in early Victorian Plymouth, W.N. Bryant
- Messages from the past, Ian Stoyle
- Coldharbour working wool museum, Uffculme, Adrian Reed
- Devon death anniversaries, Adrian Reed
- The old field names, Freda Wilkinson
- A graveyard project at Tavistock, John Pike
The Devon Historian Vol 34
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- French prisoners-of-war on parole in Devon 1750-1815, Crispin Gill
- The North Devon Athenaeum, J.M. Rowe
- Mass walkout by doctors, Marjorie F. Snetzler
- Billiards, Jeffrey Porter
- The origin of the family name of Western in Devon, W.G. Western
- Popular impressions of Plymouth: picture postcards and their messages 1900 to 1930, David J. Hawkings
- Charles Il in two places at once, G.W. Chapman
- Common Ground and the Parish Maps Project, Tom Greeves
- Devon birth anniversaries, Adrian Reed & John Ryton
The Devon Historian Vol 33
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- The medieval parishes of Devon, Nicholas Orme
- Plymouth: histories and historians, David J. Hawkings
- Trevor Falla’s vermin transcripts for Devon, P.J. Dillon and E.L. Jones
- Early sceampower links Devonport and Torpoint, Keith S. Perkin
- Economic activity and economic aspects of urban change in the Borough of Plympton 1500-1780, Doreen McGrail
The Devon Historian Vol 32
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- Chartism in Devon: a case for re-assessment, Bruce Coleman and Richard Patterson
- James Green, civil engineer, 1781-1849, A.G. George
- Rendel’s hydraulic drawbridge at Bowcombe Creek, Keith S. Perkins
- John Western, of Exeter and Sydney, W.G. Western
- Plymouth Workhouse in the census returns of 1861 W.N. Bryant
- Stranding of ‘whales’ at Seaton, C.A. Ralegh Radford
- Plymouth City Museums and Art Gallery, Cynthia Gaskell Brown
The Devon Historian Vol 31
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- The Honiton elections of 1806 and the genesis of parliamentary reform, John Sugden
- Gypsy poachers in Victorian Devonshire, J.H. Porter
- What’s in a name’? Iris M. Woods
- Foundries in nineteenth Century Tavistock, Helen Harris
- The contribution of the Holdsworth and Newman families to Dartmouth, Ray Freeman
- The inimitable George Wightwick, Keith S. Perkins
- Roads in South Devon, John Pike
- Railways in South Devon, John Pike
- A moorland healer, E.F. Hall
The Devon Historian Vol 30
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- The Puffing Giant: origins of the Dartmouth Floating Bridge, Keith S. Perkins
- The Church of St Mary at Totnes, E.N. Masson Phillips
- J.N. Singleton: first headmaster of the first factory school in the South West, Ruth Harris
- The dangers of enthusiasm, Jean Tsushima
- A Charter of King Aethelwulf, Helen Mary Petter
- Bradninch Manor, C.A. Ralegh Radford
The Devon Historian Vol 29
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- The Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce: some 18th century Devonian & Cornish associations, David Allan
- Huguenot Heritage: a note, Jean Tsushima
- Relative urban wealth in 1524/5, R.R. Sellman
- Azariah Pinney, yeoman of Axminster, W. MacDonald Wigfield
- A Saxon early-warning system, Anthony Collings
- An example of 17th. century Honiton lace, John Yallop
- The maritime history of Torbay, John Pike
The Devon Historian Vol 28
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- Migration and the social geography of mid-nineteenth century Plymouth, Mark Brayshay and Vivien Pointon
- George Brooke of Whimple, 1785 – c.1850, Greg Finch
- The making of a myth: the origin of Honiton lace, H.J. Yallop
- A snub for Polwhe, G.J. Paley
- Jeffcott v, Hennis, Geoffrey J. Paley
- The MSC Green Lanes project, Valerie Belsey and J.M. Parr
- An Exhibition of Devon History in 1985? John Pike
The Devon Historian Vol 27
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- Elections at Exeter 1689-1760, Robert Newton
- J. C. Hele: Newton naturalist, Jeffrey Porter
- The conservation of the historic environment: changes since 1980, Simon Timms
- Watermills of Pilton, Stella Harley
- Galmpton railway bygones, E.R. Westlake
- Green lanes in Devon : preliminary report
The Devon Historian Vol 26
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- Radical shoemakers, Jeffrey H. Porter
- Some aspects of Devon’s role in the Industrial Revolution, Harold J. Trump
- Some readily available sources for local historians in Devon, Seamus O’Hea
- Paintings of four Devon windmills, Walter Minchinton
- Peter Orlando Hutchinson: his advice on barrow-digging, Leslie V. Grinsell
- A young Scotsman in Plymouth, 1824: further pages from the Diary of Patrick Grant Beaten, Sir Edgar Vaughan
The Devon Historian Vol 25
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- Peter Orlando Hutchinson of Sidmouth, Catherine Lineham
- The elusive Lady Glanville and the spurious Exeter connection, Anthony G. Collings
- Service and the single girl in Victorian Exeter, Jane Emerson
- Local History Collections in Devon, D. Wyn Evans
- A young Scotsman in Plymouth, 1824: pages from the Diary of Pat rick Grant Beaton, Sir Edgar Vaughan
The Devon Historian Vol 24
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- The place of Colyton in English population history, Brian Clapp
- The early water supply of Plymouth: an introduction, David Hawkings
- The Devon contingent in Monmouth’s army, W. MacDonald Wigfield
- Devon Parish Libraries at Exeter University, D. Wyn Evans
- The International Genealogical Index (lGI), and Plymouth searches, Ann Chiswell
- Shipping registers: a postscript, Margery Rowe
The Devon Historian Vol 23
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- Exeter in the census of religious worship, 1851, Bruce Coleman
- Hugh Squier of South Molton, Gertrude Morey
- Shipping registers, Margery Rowe
- Early 18th century cider production at Bearscome Farm, South Devon, Rosemary Robinson
- School log books for selected Exeter schools, Virginia Locke
- Early book trade in Devon, Ian Maxted
- Illegitimacy and bridal pregnancy in Ottery St Mary, Ena Cumming
The Devon Historian Vol 21
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- The Barnstaple Election of July, 1852, Robert Newton
- Tithe apportionments for Crediton and Exminster, Christopher T. and Michael J. Watts
- Tory Exeter? Geffrey J. Palley
- Lime burning in East Devon, Ronald E. Wilson
- Aliens in Tudor Devon, R.R. Sellman
- Dartmoor: the evolution of a prehistoric landscape, Andrew Fleming
- A glimpse of mediaeval Dalwood, G.M. Chapman
The Devon Historian Vol 20
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- The Standing Conference for Devon History: the first ten years, Robin Stanes
- Charles BradIaugh and the Exeter Roughs, Jeffrey Porter
- Fire disasters: the special case of East Devon, Eric Jones
- The conservation of the historic environment: legislation and grant procedure, Simon Timms
- Rawridge Mill, East Devon, R.E. Wilson & John Marr
- Some guidelines for recording vernacular house, Charles Hulland
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