The history of Devon’s involvement in African slavery can be contentious, mostly because of its legacy in race relations but also because we are still learning about it. New details are uncovered and ...

The thousand-year-old history of a Devon family has been brought to life in the new book Footprints in the Sand: The Story of the Carews of Devon 1086-1944. The author, Rivers Carew, is the 11 Baronet ...

You are in: Devon > History > Local history > Devon's historic railways gallery Peter Gray from Torquay has been taking photos of trains in Devon since the 1940s. Most of the railway lines in his ...

One of Devon’s last great untapped sources of history will reveal some of its best-kept secrets with the publication of a new book this week. Devon’s Home Front Diaries, 1937 to 1945, reveals for the ...

You are in: Devon > History > Local history > Brunel's bridge marks milestone May 2009 sees the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Royal Albert Bridge. This picture shows the Brunel Centenarian ...