Tavistock Heritage TrustJan 4, 20201 minThe history of the wool trade in TavistockThe industrial history of Tavistock is often said to have been dominated by mining. In the Middle Ages, Tavistock's status as a Stannary...
Tavistock Heritage TrustOct 10, 201810 min"This annual debauchery": the history of Goose FairThis piece was written by the late Gerry Woodcock and published in volume 8 of Tavistock's Yesterdays. It is reproduced here with the...
Tavistock Heritage TrustOct 5, 20182 minWe will remember themBy Alex Mettler On the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, an Armistice was signed at Compiegne, France, dictating cessation of...
Tavistock Heritage TrustSep 6, 20183 minTavistock Guildhall - “The least possible delay”This piece was written by the late Gerry Woodcock and first published in Tavistock History Society Newsletter of Spring 2014. It is...
Tavistock Heritage TrustAug 10, 20183 minRemembering Theophilus JonesBy Alex Mettler On Friday 26th July, following a suggestion by Jane Miller of Westbridge Cottages, a group comprising seven residents of...
Tavistock Heritage TrustMay 7, 20184 minMad, Bad & Fascinating to Know - the Colourful Ancestors of the Dukes of BedfordBy Dr Geri Parlby The Early Years – From John to Edward Russell (c.1485 – 1627) It is amazing to think that a shipwreck could bring such...
Tavistock Heritage TrustApr 29, 20182 minA Shopping Bag of MemoriesBy Alex Mettler In the Tavistock Times Gazette of 30 November 2017, an article appeared requesting information regarding names and...
Tavistock Heritage TrustApr 23, 20184 minFrom Devon to Australia: A 19th Century NarrativeThis is a guest post from Virginia Noonan, author of From Devon to Australia: A 19th Century Narrative. This new book on the history of...
Tavistock Heritage TrustSep 10, 20172 minA Titanic DeathBy Alex Mettler The Rogers family were monumental masons and granite merchants in Tavistock for almost a century, but they also lost a...