Our Dartmoor Directory

Harford Bridge (River Erme)

Grade II granite bridge of two arches over the Erme beside Harford church, on a 16th-century site and repaired in 1668-9.

Harford Bridge (River Tavy)

Grade II granite bridge of three arches over the Tavy at Peter Tavy, probably 16th century with 19th-century rebuilding, on the old road from Tavistock to Okehampton and Lydford.

Merrivale Bridge

The 18th-century turnpike bridge over the Walkham on the Tavistock to Princetown road, built beside an ancient ford, with a modern bridge of 1957-8 alongside.

Ward Bridge

Stone road bridge over the Walkham below Sampford Spiney, rebuilt after a flood in July 1890 swept away the bridge that had stood for 300 years.

Sourton Apple Crusher

Half of an abandoned granite pound-stone, 7 ft 6 in across, on the open moor east of the western rocks of Sourton Tors: an apple crusher given up after it was damaged in transport.

Belstone Common Apple Crusher (Quadrant)

A quarter-section of a granite pound-stone, an old apple crusher, on Belstone Common close to Tors End.

Eva C. Rogers

Yelverton

Dartmoor author (1872-1909) of The Magic Mist, and other Dartmoor Legends, published at Christmas 1900, who also wrote children's books, magazine stories and verse from Plymouth, Horrabridge and Yelverton.

Exeter Memories

Exeter

Photographs, stories and videos about Exeter: historic buildings and places, famous people, the decades of the twentieth century, genealogy, public art, pubs, streets, theatres and cinemas, a timeline and historic film.

South West Heritage Trust

Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton

Independent charity for Somerset, Devon and the South West, running the Devon Heritage Centre and the Devon archive catalogues, the Somerset Heritage Centre and the Museum of Somerset.