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Things New and Old Item 16: Review of Rowe’s Perambulation of Dartmoor
This is the sixteenth item from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876) REVIEW. A Perambulation of the Ancient and Royal Forest of Dartmoor, and the Venville Precincts. By SAMUEL ROWE, A.M., Vicar of Crediton. Plymouth: J. B. Rowe. London: Hamilton, Adams, & Co. Onevol. ,…
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Things New and Old Item 26: Snow on the Moor
This is the twenty-sixth item from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876) Back to Contents List Snow on the Moor THE winters of 1814 and 1820 were remarkable for severity and for the depth of snow which fell on Dartmoor. Amongst the fatal accidents was…
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Things New and Old Item 21: The Music of Moorland Waters
This is the twenty-first item from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876) THE MUSIC OF MOORLAND WATERS. YOUR true moor-man, from traditional habit, always personifies the river near his home, and this is especially the case with the Dart, displaying as it does so many…
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Things New and Old Item 13: Dartmoor and the Singers of Brent
This is the thirteenth item from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876). DARTMOOR, AND THE SINGERS OF BRENT. THERE is much to reward the tourist who makes his way into the wildest parts of South Devon. Some of the scenery is of great beauty, even…
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Things New and Old Item 22: Dartmoor Rainfall
This is the twenty-second item from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876) DARTMOOR RAINFALL. “The West wind always brings wet weather, The East wind wet and cold together, The South wind surely brings us rain, The North wind blows it back again.” THE subjoined table…