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Showcasing Dartmouth Castle & Kingswear Castle in Devon, part of a series of photo focus pages covering castles across the British Isles.
To guard against French invasion in the 1300s it was decided to build a formal defensive structure at the mouth of the River Dart in Devon: this would be Dartmouth Castle.
Showcasing Okehampton Castle in Devon, part of a series of photo focus pages covering castles across the British Isles.
The earliest parts of Okehampton Castle - which reputedly became the largest castle in Devon - were erected close to the Saxon settlement of Ocmundtune soon after the Normans had completed their conquest of southern England.
Step into the world of the Bideford Witch Trials with a new interactive test
Step into the world of the Bideford Witch Trials with a new interactive test
Bideford was the last know site that indulged in hanging people for witchcraft in England. With that in mind Stay in Devon has created a gruesome interactive test to discover whether you’d actually survive the trials. And then what your punishment would be.
Take the witch test
Take the test and work through whether you’d been burned for being a witch. Word to the wise, don’t mention TV,…
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Dartmouth, Devon's Thomas Newcomen a steam revolution
Dartmouth, Devon’s Thomas Newcomen a steam revolution
Hello all and welcome to todays blog i am Danny Hodgson a Master Chimney Sweep
Today we will be continuing our research into Devons History, venturing into Dartmouth, Devon.
We will be starting a series of blogs revolving around the industrial revolution.
Thomas Newcomen
Inventor Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) designed the world’s first successful atmospheric steam engine. His invention earned him a…
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Newton Abbot Lime Kilns History
Newton Abbot Lime Kilns History
Hello all welcome to todays blog, I am Danny Hodgson a Master Chimney Sweep today we will be exploring some of Netwon Abbot, Devons history.
South Devon has industrial heritage. Quicklime was a commodity in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was used to make mortar, plaster and limewash, and was frequently used as a dressing for the land to reduce the acidity of the soil.
It was made in lime kilns…
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