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✨ Exeter in the 1920s Fayre and Show ✨
Exeter’s Lord Mayor, Councillor Anne Jobson, and her consort paid the event a wonderful compliment by arriving in full 1920s costume!
Don’t miss out on this fascinating local history event. Join the Dunchideock History Society on the 16th of November at The Lord Haldon Country Hotel, a building of historic significance that was once the stables and servants’ quarters for Haldon House 🏘🐎
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Congratulations to the winners of the Devon History Society Book of the Year Awards! 🏆
12.10.2025 14:18 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Step back in time with Exeter in the 1920s! 🕰️ Tours, walks, talks, and events run 9–18 October. Hurry, the 18th is sold out, but there are still spaces for other dates!
For more information, visit 👉https://devontwentiesfestival.co.uk/events/exeter-in-the-1920s/
🎬✨ Just a few tickets left for our End of Season event on 6 October! We’ll be showing Torquay in the Twenties, a series of short films created for the Festival by filmmaker John Tomkins 👉 www.emberlense.com
28.09.2025 09:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Festival of Devon in the 1920s is celebrating Heritage Open Days with a special event at Poltimore. Explore new dimensions of life in Devon 100 years ago 🏘
14.09.2025 19:23 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Festival of Devon in the 1920s is celebrating Heritage Open Days with a special event at Hemyock. Explore new dimensions of life in Devon 100 years ago🐄
13.09.2025 18:12 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Festival of Devon in the 1920s is celebrating Heritage Open Days with a special event at Killerton House, starting on the 12th of September. Explore new dimensions of life in Devon 100 years ago 🏘📜🍃
08.09.2025 18:59 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Join us at Barnstaple Library to discover how tourism in North Devon flourished after the First World War. With the railways at their busiest and road transport opening the area to new visitors, the region became a much-loved destination. Lynton was even celebrated as ‘Little Switzerland’! 🌲 🌊 🚂
03.09.2025 14:24 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
We’re excited to be collaborating with the Ivybridge Heritage and Archives Group on an exhibition showcasing life in and around Ivybridge 100 years ago. Many thanks to the Library at The Watermark for their warm hospitality!
27.08.2025 13:38 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This summer, the National Trust at Arlington Court is joining the Festival of Devon in the 1920s
Explore the house just as it would have been when Miss Rosalie Chichester, an early wildlife conservationist, called it home 🐦🌿
Summers not over!☀️ Devon in the 1920s festival continues with this brilliant exhibition on farming 🐑 see you there!
1st of August to the 15th of September 📆
The Festival of Devon in the 1920s continues! ✨
This time, we are heading to Bampton to explore the impact two women had on local life. Any Bampton locals here?😄 Go ahead and leave a comment.
See you there! July, 24th, 25th and 26th 📆
#devonhistory #devon
☀️ Looking for unique things to do in Devon this summer?
Explore the Devon Twenties Festival with events across the county celebrating 1920s life with talks, music, fashion, and more.
Find what’s on: devontwentiesfestival.co.uk/events/
#DevonTwenties #ThingsToDoInDevon #DevonDaysOut
The old rood screen
12.06.2025 06:30 — 👍 26 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
Last week we had the great pleasure of attending the opening of @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social's Marie Lebour Marine Biology Facility. Dr Lebour carried out pioneering plankton research at @thembauk.bsky.social and we were privileged to supply material from the archive for the space #ArchivesInAction
12.06.2025 09:14 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
As part of our Devon in the 1920s Festival, why not come along to the Dartmoor Visitor Centre at Princetown to see their exhibition about life on one of our remotest landscapes. The event runs from the 17th June until the 27th July.
12.06.2025 11:59 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We had to shout about this one. Dr Julia Neville, one of our own trustees, has received recognition from the British Association for Local History for her outstanding contribution. Please use the link to see details www.devonhistorysociety.org.uk/.../award-fo...
Congratulations Julia!
Another fascinating event for your diaries. On the 14th June we have 'A 1920s Dartmoor Day' to be held at Parke, Bovey Tracey. To buy your ticket and find out more details, please visit the page on our website www.devonhistorysociety.org.uk/event/a-1920....
05.05.2025 14:54 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0As such, we are looking for bold, creative and highly original interpretations of the Flow brief that explore the concepts of movement, change and time and how these have impacted on Dartmoor.
Be creative, don't be afraid to experiment and - most importantly - have fun!
Rock Idols: a guide to Dartmoor in 28 tors is out in April. It’s been a joy to research and put together with my husband Alex who has produced some extraordinary and beautiful drawings of the tors. @visitdartmoor.bsky.social @dartmoorac.bsky.social @dpadartmoor.bsky.social @dartmoorcollective.org
11.01.2025 10:21 — 👍 31 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 0
We have a real treat coming up for you on 31st May. This year our Society Showcase is hosted by the Chudleigh History Group. Look at our 'Events' page for details www.devonhistorysociety.org.uk/event/societ.... Please let Julia Neville, j.f.neville@btinternet.com know if you plan to attend.
19.04.2025 13:21 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
There are events coming up thick and fast across the County over the next few months. Take a look at our 'Events' page www.devonhistorysociety.org.uk/events/ to see if anything is happening in your area and don't forget our 'Devon in the 1920s Festival' too devontwentiesfestival.co.uk
15.04.2025 15:41 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Tea for Two anyone? Discover how the people of Exeter were taking tea in the 1920s on the 1st of May at RAMM (Royal Albert Memorial Museum) with a talk by Dr Paul Cleave. Please book using the link rammuseum.org.uk/.../tea-for-...
09.04.2025 16:28 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Dawlish and the Exe Estuary in the 1920s. The next event in the Festival of Devon in the 1920s programme is a day of talks and exhibitions about Dawlish, Starcross and the west side of the Exe Estuary. See the link below for details www.dawlishhistory.org.uk/programme.html
28.03.2025 15:13 — 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
If you are interested in Stokenham history, you may like to go along to their history fair tomorrow (29th March). See the poster below for details 🙂
28.03.2025 15:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I was alerted to this website this week by a member of staff at the Devon Heritage Centre www.oldlag.co.uk/.%F0%9F%A7%90 It is an incredible piece of work.
23.03.2025 11:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Following on from the article in this month's newsletter, Peter of the Devonport Naval Heritage Centre has shared this Instagram link with us where he is being interviewed about the museum and archive. If you have an Instagram account, do take a look www.instagram.com/themarkethal...
20.02.2025 11:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Come and join us for our next fascinating Zoom talk on the 12th February. Please book via Eventbrite at the bottom of the event page www.devonhistorysociety.org.uk/event/the-li...
04.02.2025 16:55 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Join me on 1 February in Exeter where I will be giving a talk about #exeter during #ww1 at the Exeter History Book Festival @devonhist.bsky.social @penandswordbooks.bsky.social
www.devonhistorysociety.org.uk/event/exeter...
