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Dartmeet photos

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Dartmeet maps

Historic maps of Dartmeet and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Dartmeet maps

Dartmeet map

Historic map of Dartmeet

Devon map

Illustrated Victorian map of Devon

Dartmeet map

Historic Map of any Dartmeet postcode

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Dartmeet books

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Devon County Memories
Paperback
£15

South Devon Coast Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14

Devon A Century Ago Photographic Memoiries
Paperback
£14

Dartmeet books
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Memories of Dartmeet

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Devon memories

My early years

When I think of Devon, and in particularly Bellever I think of home.
I lived in Bellever from the age of 4 to 13, after moving with my family (dad Denis, mum Gracie, sisters Cyndy, Alison and Elaine, and brothers Bill and Steve). The thing I enjoyed most was swimming in the river, and going for walks on the moors... [more]

Shared on 09 September 2009 by Leley Favliones Nee Bishop.

Seventh of the seventh


All the sevens - the seventh of the seventh of the seventh. 7th July 2007 was the lucky sevens date chosen by Amanda and David for their wedding. Family and friends were invited to The Two Bridges Hotel on Dartmoor for the ceremony, reception and evening dance.

It was a beautifully sunny day at long last as we... [more]

Shared on 13 July 2007 by John Howard Norfolk.

The Duchy & Princetown

The Duchy Hotel brings back many fond childhood memories, at that time it was run by a gentleman called Joe, Uncle Joe to me and my sis. Yes, the staff were all convicts. I remember being pushed around on a large floor broom by one of the convicts working there, my dad was a prison officer at Dartmoor Prison at the... [more]

Shared on 27 September 2008 by Michelle Bibby.

Bowdens Cafe

The second building down on the right was Bowdens Cafe (now Fox Tor Cafe).....My Grandparents, George and Clare Moss had the cafe from 1946 and my parents took over in 1958 Eric and Clare Cragg....My Grandparents then moved to Duchy House and started a B&B. I remember a great childhood growing up in Princetown, playing by the leet and riding... [more]

Shared on 23 August 2007 by Linda Bartlett.

Extracts From Dartmeet & Devon books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Dartmeet, inspired by Frith photos.

Down the Dart Photographic Memories

The nearest church is at Widecombe, which meant a long walk for worshippers and a mighty task for coffin bearers. A little way up the hill from where this picture was taken is the coffin stone, where the cortege traditionally stopped for a breather before resuming their long trudge.

This is an extract from Down the Dart Photographic Memories.
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Down the Dart Photographic Memories

To reach Dartmeet in 1871, carrying a cumbersome Victorian camera and the paraphernalia that accompanied it, would have been something of an adventure. Coaches ran from hotels such as the Dolphin at Bovey Tracey, and passengers would have had to endure several hours on tooth- looseningly rough roads.

This is an extract from Down the Dart Photographic Memories.
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Devon A Century Ago Photographic Memoiries

Travelling here in 1871 would not have been a venture to take lightly: it was nearly fifteen miles' distance on unmade roads from Ashburton. The owner of this cottage may well have supplemented his income by providing a yoke of oxen to help pull carriages up the steep eastern bank of the Dart.

This is an extract from Devon A Century Ago Photographic Memoiries.
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