This is a recovered archive of a significant website which disappeared from the open web when Devon County Council
withdrew its hosting in 2015. At this time responsibility for local studies libraries in Devon was transferred from Devon County Council to
the South West Heritage Trust. The Westcountry Studies Library had previously been moved from its site in central Exeter adjacent to Exeter
Library to the Devon Heritage Centre on Sowton Trading Estate. While SWHT's catalogue lists some 800 web pages it does not display their
contents. The arrangement of this archive is based on the layout of the home page on the main date of archiving (6 February 2005) but
includes additional pages that were not archived at that date. In all some 5,000 pages were retrieved but not all of them are yet listed here.
It is hoped to improve and complete this listing and indicate where the content has been replaced or updated. In due course appropriate
pages will be included on the Devon bibliography website.
Local studies introduction.
Devon dialect homepage.
Collections
Sources
Lists and indexes
Communities
Subjects
People
Illustrationss
Maps
Timeline
COLLECTIONS home page
Local studies in Devon libraries : general intoduction
introduction française aux fonds locaux dans le Devon
links to other useful sites for local studies enquiries
Westcountry Studies
Westcountry Studies Library, French version
Devon Record Office
Westcounty Studies Library
Noth Devon Local Studies Centre
Railway Studies Collection
Devon Branch library collections
Tavistock Library's family history resources
Devon Record Office
North Devon Record Office
Cookworthy Musum, Kingsbridge, local heritage resource centre centre.
Exeter Library. Early printed book collection.
Exeter Library. Early children's book collection.
Exeter Library. Early children's book collection: handlist.
Exeter Library. Pocknell collection on shorthand.
Exeter Library. Heber Mardon Collection on Napoleon.
Exeter Working papers in British Book Trade History. This extensive website with much information on the Devon book trades was hosted until 2005. It now has an updated website under the title Exeter Working Papers in Book History.
Newsletters.Lists of new publications, details of coming events and other activities in the field of local studies:
2005: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October
2004: December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January.
2003: December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January.
2002: December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January.
2001: December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January.
2000: December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January.
1999: December, November, October, September, August, July, June
Discussion papers. (Page series X)
X01: The Devon core: digital data transfer among heritage collections and projects in Devon.
X02: This blessed plot: public libraries and map acquisition in the digital age.
X03: A categorisation of subject terms in local studies: a listing of terms used in the Westcountry Studies Library which could form the basis of a local studies thesaurus.
X04: The silver jubilee of the Local Studies Group 1977-2002
X09: Local studies librarians training pack - a test unit under development for professsional development.
SOURCES home page
A series of pages adapted from the Devon Books publication In pursuit of Devon's history, by Ian Maxted, published in 1997.
| S00: Techniques S01: First steps S02: Methods S03: Local history groups S04: Writing and publishing S10: Published sources S11: Bibliographies S12: Histories S13: Guidebooks S14: Directories S15: Newspapers S16: Periodicals S17: Official publications S18: Printed ephemera | S20: Visual sources S21: Illustrations S22: Maps S23: Audio-visual sources S30: Archival or unpublished sources S31: Parish records S32: County records S33: Town records S34: Other local government records S35: National records S35A: Census returns S36: Church records S37: Estate and family records S38: Business and economic records S40: The landscape |
Devon history trail a guide through some of the sources mentioned above.
Guides to researching specific topics (Page series T):
T1: Parish history
T2: Property and house history
T3: Family and population history
T4: Railway studies
T5: Footpaths and public rights of way
T6: Local studies resources for the national curriculum
Westcountry Studies Library guides (Page series W)
WR 1: Notes for teachers
WT 1: Parish history
WT 2: House history
WT 3: Family history
LISTS AND INDEXES home page
Author catalogue:
Authors starting:
1-9, A-AL, AM-AT, AU-BARH, BARI-BARK, BARL-BAY, BE-BH, BI-BM, BO, BRA-BRIS, BRIT-BY, BU-BY, CA, CE-CHO, CHR-CI, COA-COL, COM-COP, COR, COS-CR, CU-CY, DA, DEA-DET, DEV-DEVON COUNTY C, Devon County Council. A- Emergency, Devon County Council. Engineer-Roads, Devon County Council. SA- Youth, Devon County CR-DEVON Y, DEVON'S-DJ, DO, DR-DY, EA-EL, EM-EW, EX-Exeter City, Exeter City Council, EXETER D-EY, FA-FI, FO-FY, GA-GE, GH-GO, GR, GU-GY, H-HAN, HAR, HAS-HE, HI, HOA-HOR, HOS-HY, I, J, KA-KH, KI-KY, LA-LD, LE-LL, LO-LY, M-MAS, MAT-ME, MI-ML, MO-MY, NA-NE, NI-NORR, NOR-NY, O-OF, OG-OZ, PA, PE, PH, PI, PL, PO, PR-QU, RA-RE, RI-ROO, ROP-RY, SA, SC-SE, SH-SK, SL-SN, SO-SOUR, SOUTH-SOUTH T, SOUTH W-SOUTH Z, SOUTHA-STATI, Statutes, Statutory Instruments - 1989, Statutory Instruments 1990- , STAV-SZ, TA-TE, TH-TI, TO, TR-TY, U, V, WA, WE-WESS, WEST-WEY, WH-WILK, WILL, WILM-WO, WR-Z
Devon bibliography
LIST-L016A Devon bibliography 1998
LIST-L016B Devon bibliography 1999
LIST-L016C Devon bibliography 2000
LIST-L016D Devon bibliography 2001
LIST-L016E Devon bibliography 2002
LIST-L016F Devon bibliography 2003
The devon bibliography was compiled annual by the westcountry Studies Library from 1985 to 2005. From 1998 it was listed on this website. The bibliography has now been extended back in time to the medieval period and updated on a separate Devon Bibliography website.
Other pages with lists and indexes
LIST-L001 Website links
LIST-L002 Catalogue search screen [database not updated]
LIST-L010 Core local studies titles for branch libraries
LIST-L017 Publications for sale
LIST-L018 Devon's history on microfiche : titles for sale
LIST-L019 Sabine Baring- Gould's library at Killerton : author handlist
LIST-L050 Local studies periodicals : list of titles
Railway Studies Library, list of periodicals
LIST-L051 Annuals list
LIST-L070 Devon newspaper bibliography
LIST-L070N Newsplan 2000 : Devon newspaper titles available
LIST-L070W Newspapers: Westcountry Studies Library holdings
LIST-L366 Masonic miscellanies 1820-1838 : list of contents of volume
LIST-L380 Directories in local studies collections
LIST-L792 Handlist of playbills in the Westcountry Studies Library
LIST-L820 Literary manuscripts in Westcountry Studies Library
LIST-L929C Devon census returns : Devon locations 1841-1901
LIST-L929D Devon census returns : PRO references 1841-1901
LIST-L929M Monumental inscriptions
LIST-L929R Devon and Cornwall Record Society : shelflist of collections
LIST-L929W Family history on the web
LIST-L942 Devon millennium histories : a selective listing
COMMUNITIES Home page
Books and pamphlets, listing by community
Abbots Bickington- Aylesbeare, Babbacombe-Barnstaple, Beaford-Blackborough, Bondleigh-Brushford, Buckerell-Butterleigh, Cadbury-Churston Ferrers, Clannaborough-Cullompton, Dalwood-Dartmoor (Ghosts) , Dartmoor (Granite-Writers) , Dartmouth-Dunterton, East Allington-Exe, Exeter (A-Chapels), Exeter (Charities-Fairs), Exeter (Families-Hymns), Exeter (Illustrations- Migration), Exeter (Military hospitals- Priories), Exeter (Prisons-Synagogues) , Exeter (Table tennis-Urban communities, Exeter (Vandalism-Exeter Diocese), Exminster-Great Torrington, Haccombe-Huxham, Iddesleigh-Jacobstowe, Kelly-Knowstone, Lamerton-Loxhore, Luffincott-Lynton, Malborough-Musbury, Netherton-North Bovey, North Devon (A-M), North Devon (N-Z), North Huish-Ottery St. Mary, Paignton-Plym Valley, Plymouth (A-D), Plymouth (E-K), Plymouth (L-Q), Plymouth (R-Z)/a>, Plympton-Rousdon, Saint Budeaux-Slapton, Sourton-Sydenham Damerel, Talaton-Thurlestone, Tipton St. John-Topsham, Torbay, Torbryan-Torquay, Torridge-Virginstow, Walkham Valley-Zeal Monachorum
Cornwall places:
Advent-Fowey, Germoe-Lynher, Mabe-Otterham, Padstow-Ruan Minor, Saint Agnes-Sancreed, Scilly Isles-Zennor
Dorset places:
Abbotsbury-Lytchett Minster, Mapperton-Yetminster
Somerset places:
Aisholt-Exford, Exmoor, Farleigh Hungerford-Sutton Mallet, Taunton-Yeovilton
Periodical articles
Westcountry in general, Devon in general, Devon places A-C, Devon places D (including Dartmoor), Devon places E (including Exeter), Devon places F-K, Devon places L-R, Devon places S-Z, Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset, non-regional
The titles represented by 2005 were:
Dartmoor magazine Nos 1-39 1985-1995
Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries 1:1-8:8 1900-1915, 33:1-37:8 1974-1995
Devon Archaeological Society Transactions Vol. 37-51 1979-1993
Devon documents / ed. Todd Gray 1 vol. 1996
Devon historian Nos 1-50 1970-1995
Devon life Vol 1-10 1965-1973
Devonshire Association Transactions Vol 34-126 1902-1994
Exeter Diocesan Architectural Society Transactions 1:1-3:5 1843-1933
Exeter papers in economic history 1-17 1968-1987
Tudor and Stuart Devon / ed. Todd Gray 1 vol. 1992
Other pages arranged by community
Historical Devon gazetteer. Links to about 500 community pages,
L012: Parish packs of historical information in branch libraries
L070: Newspapers: listed by place with notes on library holdings and microfilms.
L380: Directories: listed by county, town and date with library holdings.
L769: Etched on Devon's memory: topographical prints of Devon 1660-1870, with place indexes
L792: Playbills: a handlist of those held in the Westcountry Studies Library, arranged by place
L912: Single sheet maps: a list of Westcountry Studies holdings, arranged by place and date
L912(S): Maps in series: a list of Westcountry Studies holdings
L929: Devon and Cornwall Record Society, a handlist of the collections in the Westcountry Studies Library
L929.5: Monumental inscriptions: a listing of transcriptions and other works in topographical order
L942: Millennium community histories a selective handlist.
SUBJECTS home page
Thesaurus of local studies terms.
Other themes from Devon's heritage. (Page series D)
D020: Exeter Free Library: public meeting, 1869 D060: local studies organisations. D061: The Kent Kingdon Trust: a charity for Exeter's heritage D297: Islam: produced in association with the BBC Islam season, August 2001 D365: Dartmoor Prison: some early photographs. D551: Dawlish Warren: some early maps D663: Cider and eighteenth- century evidence-based healthcare D726: Exeter Cathedral through the engraver's eye D731: Stothard's Monumental effigies details of his beautiful etchings of early monuments D737: Kent Kingdon Trust. Exeter silver pennies purchased for the Royal Albert Memorial Museum D900: From script to print to hypertext: a Devon timeline of documents and texts on a variety of themes developed from the major exhibition held in Exeter Museum from 18 September to 27 November 1999. D940: War-time photographs of Exeter from the Express and echo D941: The Nazis: a warning from history. World War 2: German military documents about the south west D944: Boney: Napoleon through English eyes
Themes generated through the draft local studies thesaurus
Geological features (theme 26)
Wildlife (plants, animals) (theme 28)
Agriculture, (theme 77)
Fisheries, (theme 7738)
Mining (theme 776)
Food (theme 324)
clothing (theme 324)
Housing (theme 2328)
Leisure (theme 368)
Sport (theme 3686)
Arts (theme 38)
Health services (theme 56)
Language, symbols(theme 4)
Information, media(theme 44)
PEOPLE home page
Biographies and personal reminiscences: Names starting with A-D, E-K, L-R, S-Z,
Family histories A-Z
Lists and indexes, normally arranged by family name(Page series L)
L097: Brooking Rowe Collection: 4,000 bookplates listed by name
L380: Directories: listed by county, town and date with library holdings.
L739: Monumental brasses: a listing by name of 1,400 brasses in various collections
L757: Portraits: a selection from this important collection, with images
L820: Literary manuscripts: an author listing of those in Westcountry Studies Library
L920: Local heroes, a selection of Devon's innovators
L929: Devon and Cornwall Record Society, a handlist of the collections in the Westcountry Studies Library
L929.5: Monumental inscriptions: a listing of transcriptions and other works in topographical order
ILLUSTRATIONS home page
Etched on Devon's Memory project: listings link to 3,500 web pages for individual images (not all of them successfully archived). Work is in progress to update this database.
Engravings. Examples of the 3,500 engravings listed by J.V.Somers Cocks in his Devon topographical prints 1660-1870: a catalogue and guide.
ETCHED-B01 Etched on Devon's memory : biographical dictionary A-D
ETCHED-B02 Etched on Devon's memory : biographical dictionary E-K
ETCHED-B03 Etched on Devon's memory : biographical dictionary L-R
ETCHED-B04 Etched on Devon's memory : biographical dictionary S-Z
ETCHED-B05 Etched on Devon's memory : biographical dictionary sources
ETCHED-E01 Etched on Devon's memory : topographical prints artist list A-D
ETCHED-E02 Etched on Devon's memory : topographical prints artist list E-K
ETCHED-E03 Etched on Devon's memory : topographical prints artist list L-R
ETCHED-E04 Etched on Devon's memory : topographical prints artist list S-Z
ETCHED-H01 Etched on Devon's memory : homepage
ETCHED-H02 Etched on Devon's memory : introducing the project
ETCHED-P01 Etched on Devon's memory : key map of Devon
ETCHED-P02 Etched on Devon's memory : topographical prints place list A-D
ETCHED-P03 Etched on Devon's memory : topographical prints place list E-K
ETCHED-P04 Etched on Devon's memory : topographical prints place list L-R
ETCHED-P05 Etched on Devon's memory : topographical prints place list S-Z
ETCHED-SO1 Etched on Devon's memory : source listing, 1710-1819
ETCHED-SO2 Etched on Devon's memory : source listing, 1820-29
ETCHED-SO3 Etched on Devon's memory : source listing, 1830-1839
ETCHED-SO4 Etched on Devon's memory : source listing, 1840-1849
ETCHED-SO5 Etched on Devon's memory : source listing, 1850-1879
ETCHED-SO6 Etched on Devon's memory : source listing, prints in series
ETCHED-SO7 Etched on Devon's memory : source listing, Rock vignettes
ETCHED-T01 Publishers and engravers : the production of Devon prints
ETCHED-T02 Devon topographical prints : the techniques of printmaking
ETCHED-T03 Exeter Cathedral through the engraver's eye
ETCHED-T05 Agriculture
ETCHED-T06 Fishing industry
ETCHED-T07 Quarries and lime kilns
ETCHED-T08 Libraries
Other illustrations web pages
Portraits. A gallery of Devonians.
Photographs. A series of photographs of bomb damage in Devon during World War 2.
Use of illustrations as an historical source
ILL-P365 Dartmoor Prison : early photographs
ILL-P381 North Devon's trade links with Ireland
ILL-P737 Kent Kingdon Trust : Exeter silver pennies purchased for Exeter
ILL-P941 World War 2 : air raid photographs
ILL-PB/EXM Exmouth illustrations : draft list of sample of Ian Wright scans
MAPS home page
Historic maps covering the whole of Devon for 1827 (Greenwood's one inch to the mile survey, 1765 (Donn's one inch to the mile survey) and 1575 (Saxton's survey) Maps as an historical resource.
Exeter town maps from 1587 to the 20th century
Single sheet maps: a list of Westcountry Studies holdings, arranged by place and date
Maps in series: a list of Westcountry Studies holdings
TIMELINE home page
A Devon timeline. A chronological listing of key dates in Devon's history.
First person Devon. First person accounts covering more than a thousand years
First person testimony. An opportunity for you to add to our community history of Devon.
Devon and the history of Britain: a booklist of works relating to specific periods of Devon's history
From script to print to hypertext. A page based on an exhibition held in 1999 with a timeline of documents and an alphabet of thematic pages reflecting two millennia of the written word in Devon.
Devon book of days : events for each day of the year
World War 2. The witnesses in 2003:
Allen, John. Berlin, 1945.
Bird, Major G.W. The sinking of the Umvoti
Buchan, Rosemary. Life in the Wrens
Forte, Edmund. The Forte family of Exeter.
Little, Reg. Growing up in wartime Kingswear.
Little, Reg. The Free French Forces in Kingswear.
Mitchelmore, Peter. Train guard's log book, Kingsbridge line 1944.
Reid, Mrs. J.L. Memories of the Plymouth control centre in WW2.
Thyer, Dennis. Air raid on Dartmouth 18 Sept 1942.
White, Margaret. Life in the Land Army
This page last updated 28 November 2019
