This is a reminder of upcoming meetings and a small progress report Firstly and most importantly we have our next meeting in Kingswear Hall at 7:30 pm on Monday 13th November which will talk about the Fownes-Luttrell influence on Kingswear and the development (or lack of) in the village. Click here for the Flyer. Secondly, …
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Recent and Future Events – Newsletter Oct 23
Our 9th October presentation by the County Archaeologist, Bill Horner was well attended and well received. Bill spoke about the archaeology of the Lower Dart, from the end of the Ice Age to the start of the Cold War. I have added notes, taken from his talk, in the pre-historic section of this website. Our next meeting …
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Newsletter and Next Meeting
A Newsletter has been produced to introduce our 9 Oct Meeting (See Here) and also to give you information concerning new articles added to our website and our progress on attracting viewers to our website - together with questions and comments made by certain visitors.
The Frieze at Greenway.
Details of the 11 Sep Meeting are now online here.
The Carey Archive – A Guide to Using an Estate Collection – South West Heritage Presentation
Local History Workshop - Paignton Library, 29th September
The Frieze at Greenway
Poster Coming Soon
Meetings and Events
Forthcoming Meetings 2024 At the beginning of last summer, we agreed to change our meeting day to the second Monday of the month to avoid clashes with other events in the village. To wet your appetite for the forth-coming term, here is the The programme for the rest of 2024 will be released later on. …
The Kennels at Lupton House
Our first question of the new era comes from Ian who asks "Hello, can you help with information about the building shown here? It is opposite the gatehouse of Lupton House near Hillhead but is now largely overgrown. I can't find anything about this online?" Mr Peter Pudduck of Kingswear Historians says these are the …
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We welcome members, guests and visitors to our monthly meetings and we periodically make excursions to places of historical interest. If you have any questions about the history of Kingswear, or the immediate area, please ask through this blog and one of our members will contact you. We also welcome suggestions to improve this site …
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