Caption For Honiton, High Street C1965
Each week, on market day,
colourful stalls line the
pavements of the High
Street, and shoppers come
from all over East Devon as
they have for centuries.
Caption For Calstock, Viaduct 1907
At this date the building of the new 12-arched viaduct across the Tamar is nearly finished, and the construction yard can be seen below on the Devon (right) bank.
Caption For Appledore, Quay 1923
This charming Devon fishing village lies alongside the broad waters of the Torridge River, which swings left just beyond the point to join the Taw and the open sea.
Caption For Honiton, High Street C1960
Before the days of motorways and bypasses, Honiton was the
gateway to Devon for travellers coming from the south and east
of England, who passed along this long straight road.
Caption For Lyme Regis, 1890
heights of Timber Hill, is
situated at the westernmost end of Dorset.Walking through
the fields and cliffs of Lyme the visitor can never be quite sure
whether he or she is in Dorset or neighbouring Devon
Caption For Woolacombe, 1906
This one was built by the Chichester family in the 18th century; it burned Welsh limestone, which was held to be superior to the Devon limestone.
Caption For Badbury Rings, 1899
The trees in the park
have all been chamfered up to a certain height to
prevent them being grazed by the Bankes family's
famous herd of Red Devon cattle.
Caption For Bideford, The Quay 1890
Once the town manufactured and exported cloth and built ships; it imported tobacco and salted cod, and wool from the Continent for the Devon weaving industry.