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 The Devonshire Association, now a registered charity, was founded in 1862.
Its full title, The Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science,
Literature and the Arts,
reflects the wide range of interests not only of its founders, but also
of the present membership. The Association has been described as bridging
the gap between the arts and the sciences, and between the professional
and the amateur. As such, its aim is to present a view of all that
relates to Devonshire.
Members with particular interests are catered for by various specialist
sections: Botany; Buildings; Entomology; Geology; History; and
Literature.
The Association is also divided into local Branches, Exeter being one of these. The others are Axe Valley, Bideford, East Devon, Newton Abbot and District, Okehampton and
District, Plymouth and District, Tavistock and District, Tiverton,
and Torbay. Usually, members join the most convenient
Branch but, as with the Sections, may join any or none.
Click here to visit the
Devonshire Association's main website
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Exeter, 1829, drawn by JMW Turner,
RA, etched by T Jeavons.
The Exeter Branch of the Devonshire Association was founded in 1952,
and now has some 340 members. Although its events are primarily
educational, a social aspect is by no means neglected. Research is
encouraged, and the Association offers grants to those in need of financial
support when undertaking original research relevant to Devonshire.
Much of the research carried out by members is published annually in the
Association's Transactions. Its contents reflect the eclectic
nature of the members' interests and their varied backgrounds. The Transactions
has an international reputation as a repository of information on all
aspects of Devonshire. Full members receive a free copy.
Click here for
more information and a searchable index at the Assocation's main website
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NEWS
14th February 2005:
New
chapter in county's rich local history: Western Morning News
feature on the contents of the latest Transactions. "For well
over a century, historians with a passion for Devon's past have been unearthing new facts about their beloved county.
Colin Bradley looks at their findings Devon's oldest county organisation had just added another chapter to its
massive archive".
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CONTACTS
If you wish to join the Association, please contact:
The Registrar, The Devonshire Association, The West Wing, The Bishop's Palace,
Palace Gate, Exeter EX1 1HX. Telephone 01392 221737 (e-mail: devonshireassoc@ukf.net)
Those who first require particular information on the Exeter Branch should
contact:
Mrs V. J. Bridges, 51 Laburnum Road,
Exeter, EX2 6EF.
Full members pay an annual subscription (due on 1st January) of
£20.00. Second members living at the same address pay £10.00
but do not receive their own copy of the Transactions. There is
also provision for Associate, Student and Institutional Members. Life
membership is available at a cost of £400.00.
Contact webmaster@exeter-da.org.uk
in case of site problems or link requests.
Site updated 17 July 2010
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