More Books

More Books:-

1. Old Cockington – Vol 1 by Joan F. Lang – pub. 1971
2. A Place in the Country by Barry Turner – pub. 1973
3. A History of the Torbay Lifeboats by Alan Salsbury – pub. 2002
4. The Land changed its face – Grace Bradbeer 1997
5. Old Devon Customs – J.R.W. Coxlead
6. Devon’s Glorious Past – 1939 – 1945 Barry Powell 1995
7. A Fortnight in Devon – Gordon Cooper 1950
8. Rambles in South Devon – Hugh Page 1951
9. Glorious Devon by coach, car & cycle – Devonian Publishers
10. Recipes for wartime – Torquay & Paignton Gas Co.
11. List of Ancient Monuments in Devon – Ministry of Works 1955
12. Compton Castle (National Trust Guides) – 1978, 1979, 2000, 2005
13. History of Kingskerswell – Devon Arch. Society 1972
14. The Book of Kingskerswell – Gerald Quinn 2003
15. Totnes – Todd Gray & Bob Mann 2003
16. Totnes Past & Present (all photographs) – David F. Vodden – 2004
17. A Torbay Century – John Pike & Mike Thompson 2003
18. Marldon Parish Church Guides – 1935, 1941, 1951,1974, 1996
19. “The Bells of Marldon Church” by Cmdr W.R. Gilbert with foreword by Elizabeth Goudge. Pub. 1970.
20. Devon Worthies – Wheaton & Co. 1903 (biographies of famous Devonians inc Raleigh & Gilbert)
21. What Devon & Cornwall did for the World (West Country explorers & colonisers) – Reg Scott – 1996
22. On Guard ! (A history of the 10th (Torbay) Battalion Devonshire Home Guard (mentions of Marldon) -G.H. Lidstone -1945
23. South Devon – Drake’s Dreamland – Edmund Burton (c. early 1950’s)
24. Reports & Transactions of The Devonshire Association relating to the Parish of Marldon (20 plus various reports and articles dating from 1900-1968, compiled by the Group)
25. South Devon Pubs – Judy Chard 1993
26. Along the Lemon – Judy Chard 1978
27. Plymouth – more pictures from the past – Guy Fleming 1966
28. Paignton in Six Reigns – F. Ralph Penwill 1953
29. Berry Pomeroy Castle – Mortimer c.1935 (SEE ALSO 64)
30. Devonshire” (from The County Books Series) by D. St. Leger-Gordon. Pub. 1950 31. A Book of Dartmoor” by S. Baring-Gould. Pub. 1900
32. Highways & Byways in Devon & Cornwall” by Arthur H. Norway. Pub. 1900
33. Devon” ((Penguin Guides) ed. by L. Russell Muirhead
34. Devonshire” (The Little Guides Series) by S. Baring-Gould. 1931, 1949 & 1959 editions
35. Exploring Green lanes in the South Hams – Valerie Besley. 2004
36. Exploring Green Lanes in the South Hams – Valerie Belsey – pub by Green Books 2003. (24 circular walks on Green Lanes, inc. Compton Castle to Berry Pomeroy Castle).
37. Folk Tales of Devon – V. Sharman. 1952
38. Cockram’s Tourist Guide to Torquay & its neighbours – E. Cockram.
39. Prehistoric Hill Forts in Devon – Aileen Fox. 1996
40. Archaeology in Devon – Devon County Council. 1980
41. Totnes Official Guide – 1952
42. Carter Country – Brian Carter. 1989
43. Prehistoric Life in South Devon – John Allan. 1993
44. The Devonshire Dialect – Clement Martin. 1992 edition (orig. pub. 1973). Peninsula Press.
45. Flibberts and Skriddicks (Stories and poems in the Devon Dialect) – Clement Martin. 1983.
46. Devonshire (Cambridge County Geographies Series) – Francis Knight & Louis Dutton – 1910
47. Devon Reflections – Jilly Carter 1990
48. Bygones – South Devon Memories – Herald Express 1987
49. Torquay in Times Past – Catherine Rothwell 1990
50. Torbay Towns by Anne Born (pub. 1989).
51. Torquay & Paignton – the making of a modern resort by H.J. Lethbridge (pub.2003)
52. Toll Houses of South Devon by Tim Jenkinson (pub. 2009).
53. A Paignton Scrapbook – Peggy Parnell – pub. 2007
54. Devonshire’s Own – John Van der Kiste – pub. 2007
55. Local History Detective – pub. by Readers Digest – 2007
56. A Handbook of Devon Parishes (A complete Guide for local and family historians) – Helen Harris – pub. 2004
57. Books by John Pike, local historian and former Librarian, Torquay Library.
58. Portrait of Torbay – 1970
59. Paignton – 1974
60. Torquay – 1973
61. Brixham – 1973
62. Paignton – (from the “Images of England” series) 1997
63. Ipplepen – Arthur French (pub. 2003) Obelisk Pub.
64. Berry Pomeroy Castle – Stewart Brown (pub.1997 rptd 2003)English Heritage
65. Francis Frith’s Paignton – Peggy Parnell (pub. 2002) Frith Book Co.
66. The Torquay Marine Spa – Frank Pearce (pub 2000) Orchard Pub.
67. “Devon” by V.C. Clinton-Baddeley. (from Black’s Popular Series). Pub. 1925.
68. The Family History book by Stella Colwell. Pub. Phaidon Press Ltd – 1980.
69. Cockington Bygones (mentions of Stantor and Marldon) – Brian Read. Portcullis Pub. -1999.
70. The West Country (from About Britain series) – Geoffrey Griffon – pub. by Collins – 1951
71. Discovering Parish Boundaries (Discovering Series) Angus Winchester. Shire Pub 1990
72. Discovering Local History (Discovering Series) David Iredale. Shire Pub. 1980.
73. Ghosts of Berry Pomeroy Castle – Deryck Seymour. Obelisk Pub. 1990 (rptd 1992)
74. The Story of Cockington Church -Deryck Seymour. Published 1990.
75. Devon off the beaten track – Tricia Gerrish. Published 2002 by Countryside Books.
76. Devon Curiosities – Jane Langton. Published 1989 by Bossiney Books.
77. People and Places in Devon – Monica Wyatt. Published 1985 by Bossiney Books.
78. Paranormal in the West country – Michael Williams. Published 1986 by Bossiney Books.
79. Discover the Churches of Dartmoor – John Pegg. Published 19896 by John Pegg Publishing.
80. Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings No: 50 – 1992 – “Excavations at Bulleigh Meadow, Marldon, and other sites in Devon (includes separate booklet on Marldon site).
81. Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings No: 38 – 1980 – “Prehistoric Open Settlement at Dainton, South Devon” and separate Guide by English Heritage for excavations in 1986.
82. The Devon-American Story – Charles Owen – Pub. Exeter Rare Books 1980. 83.
83. “Women in Torquay in the First Half of the 19th Century” – A copy of a paper presented to the Devonshire Association by Margherita Rendel, M.A, Ph.D, University of London, and published in the Association’s Transactions Vol. 126 (1994).
84. “The Turnpike Trusts in Devon and their Roads: 1753-1889” – A copy of a paper presented to the Devonshire Association by M.C. Lowe, B.A., and published in the Association’s Transactions
Vol. 122 (1990).
85. Princetown – it’s rise and progress – William Crossing – pub. Quay Publications (Brixham) 1989.
86. The Brimpts Tin Mines, Dartmeet – Roger Bird & Peter Hirst – pub. Dartmoor Tin working Research Group 1996. (with separate Trail Guide).
87. Sixty Years within South Brent – produced by South Brent Womens Institute – October 1980.
88. Talking about Topsham – Sara Vernon – pub. Obelisk Publications 1988.
89. Devon’s Southern Footpaths – Mary Gray – pub. James Pike Ltd 1974 (rptd 1975).
90. Pub Walks in and around the Haldon Hills – Brian Carter – pub. Obelisk Publications 1996.
91. The Templer Way – Derek Beavis – pub. Obelisk Publications 1992.
92. Old Inns & Taverns of Devon – Frank Graham – pub. Frank Graham 1964 (2nd Ed. 1967).
93. The Great Little Exeter Book – Chips Barber – pub. Obelisk Publications – 1987 (rptd 1989).
94. EXETER – The Birth and Rebirth of the City 1945-1965. – Norman Venning – Devon Books 1988.
95. Devon Yarns – Christina Green – pub. By Countryside Books 1995
96. A book about Smuggling in the West Country 1700-1850. Anthony D. Hippisley Coxe. Pub. By Tabb House.
97. Secret Devon – Sarah Foot and various authors – pub.by Bossiney 1984.
98. Village Profiles (based on BBC Radio Devon Series) – Chris Smith – pub. Quary Books 1990.
99. Take care of your Fire and Candle (Account of 11 disastrous Fires in Devonshire Towns during the 19th Century) – F.D. Gentry. Pub. Devon Books 1985.
100. How Dawlish Lost its Independence – A.R. Thompson – pub. Dawlish Local History Group 1998.
101. Dark & Dastardly Dartmoor – Sally & Chips Barber. Pub. By Obelisk Publications 11988.
102. Glorious Devon Tourists’ Guide – Pub. By Regional Publications (Bristol) Ltd. c.1965.
103. The Fishing Industry in Brixham. Produced by Torbay County Borough Council. c.1970.
104. Guide Book for Castle Drogo – Produced by The National Trust 1975.
105. A History of Forde House (Newton Abbot) – Mary O’Hagan for Teignbridge Dist. Council 1990.
106. The Sutton Companion to Local History -Stephen Friar. Pub. Sutton Publishing 2004.
If you have any books which you think may be of interest to the Group, and which you wish to donate or sell, please contact our Chairman Derek Hore  (01803 529859).