The North Devon Savages, Devon Oddities
The tale of a wayward family from a small Devon village who were portrayed as a national disgrace
View ArticleThe Swan of the Exe, Devon Oddities
Concerning Captain George Peacock's avian yacht that epitomized Victorian eccentricity and engineering ingenuity
View ArticleThe Royal Forest of Dartmoor in Mediaeval Times, Devon History
On Royal Forests, Forest Law, Lydford Law, and the 1240 Perambulation of Dartmoor
View ArticlePeppercombe, Devon Place
A picturesque wooded valley leads to the sea and spectacular views of the rugged North Devon coastline
View ArticleGeorge Parker Bidder, Devon Character
The early life of the phenomenal mental calculation prodigy George Parker Bidder from Moretonhampstead
View ArticleOutside Edge - a personal journal of Devon life
Lamenting the move of the Westcountry Studies Library from Exeter City Centre
View ArticleOutside Edge - a personal journal of Devon life
Hints from a Devon MP that government policy on onshore wind farms is soon to be overhauled
View ArticleOutside Edge - a personal journal of Devon life
A sceptical view of the coalition's proposed new planning guidelines for onshore wind farms giving precedence to local opinion
View ArticleOutside Edge - a personal journal of Devon life
Early indications are that the new planning guidelines for onshore wind farms are being ignored
View ArticleMeldon Viaduct, Devon Place
A striking wrought iron structure from Victorian times that carried trains across the deep Meldon Gorge
View ArticleMeldon reservoir, Devon Place
Meldon reservoir on Dartmoor and the protracted struggle to prevent its creation
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