My Father’s Dartmoor

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A celebration of my father’s sixty years of Dartmoor walking and campaigning, adding a little to the historical record of the National Park and completing the book he was unable to finish. Produced in full colour and illustrated with over 200 Dartmoor photographs.

Part One starts with four chapters written by my father describing walks in the 1950s & 60s. Further chapters describe some of his walks with family and with the Dartmoor Preservation Association.

Part Two contains photographs going back to 1954, some of which are compared with recent pictures. One chapter shows photographs from Dartmoor railways taken in the 1950s, including the famous Princetown branch line.

Part Three is based around my father’s Dartmoor documents, including letters from Hansford Worth and Hemery, with investigation undertaken regarding some of the buildings and artefacts mentioned. Based on his 1958 photograph the history of a remote Dartmoor farmhouse is researched, questioning previously published information.

The final chapter looks at changes observed on Dartmoor in the last sixty years.