The Harberton and Harbertonford History Society encourages the study of the local history of Harberton Parish and the surrounding County.
Subjects covered in previous meetings have included:-
The History of Harbertonford Mill Pilotage on the River Dart
The Construction of the Avon Dam Victorian Crime in Totnes
Tuckenhay Paper Mill Church Houses in Devon
Vagrants and Travellers in 17 Century Harberton
Field Trips have included visits to:
Finch's Foundry at Sticklepath
Grimspound and Bellever Neolithic Sites, both accompanied by an
Archaeologist from Dartmoor National Park
The Society is keen to receive photographs/articles/family records for the archives which can also be added to our website.
Please contact our secretary Jill Powell - [email protected]
We are affilliated to The Devon History Society - see links page
Derek Robinson in Harbertonford 01803 732442
Stanley Oldfield in Harberton 01803 864654
* EXCITING NEWS * ~.
Join us for our next ZOOM talk on Tuesday, 02 March 2nd at 7.30
The Old Saltway: from Coom Cellars to Totnes by Colin Vosper
Colin is a retired Further ducation lecturer, who was born in Devon and has Devon family connections going back many generations. Colin's illustrated talk focuses on the route used in the contaxt of the salt trade from its supply from the marshes on the Teign esturay to the delivery of salt and other goods to the ships preparing to leave for sea at Totnes and Dartmouth.
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We are not able to continue with physical meetings during the COVID 19 pandemic, but we plan to host ZOOM meetings, the next one 2nd March 2021 as outlined above.
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