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Annales occidentales; or, Westcountry studies, a newsletter. 425, November/December 2007

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Annales occidentales
or, Westcountry Studies: a newsletter. Issue 425, November/December 2007

Published by Devon Library and Information Services, Devon County Council
Edited by the staff of the Westcountry Studies Library, Exeter Central Library, Castle Street, Exeter EX4 3PQ.
Tel: 01392-384216. Fax: 01392-384228. Email: westcountry.library@devon.gov.uk

Opinions expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of Devon County Council.

Happy Christmas

A Happy Christmas From All at the Westcountry Studies Library

Diary dates

We would welcome information on relevant events for inclusion. Notes of meetings can also be found at the Devon History Society's website at: http://www.devonhistorysociety.org.uk/events.htm, and the website of the Devon Family History Society at http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ .

Family History Fair
Future Inn, Plymouth
Saturday 29th March 2008, 10 am to 4 pm
The Devon and Cornwall family History Societies will be hosting the first Family History Fair to be held in Plymouth. The aim of the event is to attract those just beginning family history as well as the more experienced researchers. An advice desk, beginners' talks and other presentations are planed for the day.

List of recent and forthcoming publications

N.B. This newsletter is partly intended for circulation within Devon Library and Information Services for the purpose of stock selection and current awareness. Orders cannot be placed through the Library by external recipients of this list.

November 2007 Booklist

1. Ankins, John. Sidmouth, a history : Jacobs Ladder to the Alma Bridge / John Ankins. Sidmouth : John Ankins, 2007. 151p : ill ; 23cm. ISBN 0953802140 : £11.99. Booklist 2007-11.

2. Augustinian Recollects. Not the whole story : the Augustinian Recollects in England 1932- 2007. [s.l.] : Augustinian Recollects, 2007. 96p : ill(some col),ports ; 30cm : No price. Booklist 2007-11 Donation.

3. Benney, Clive. Our parish church : St.Agnes, Cornwall / Clive Benney & Tony Mansell. Wheal Hawke Publications, 2007. 80p : Ill ; 24cm. ISBN 0955051029 : £5.00. Booklist 2007-11 Bks 16.11.07.

4. Buckley, J.A. The story of mining in Cornwall / Allen Buckley. Fowey : Cornwall Editions, 2007. 208p : col ill,maps,ports ; 23cm. ISBN 1904880304 : £9.99. Booklist 2007-11.

5. Butler, A. Farming in Devon : changes since 2002 and developments in the near future / A.Butler & Matt Lobley. Exeter : University of Exeter Centre for Rural Research, 2007. ; 30cm. ISBN 1905892020 : £10.00. CRR research reports; no. 22. Booklist 2007-11.

6. Chidgey, Joyce. The book of Watchet and Williton revisited / Maurice & Joyce Chidgey. Tiverton : Halsgrove, 2007. 160p : ill.,maps,ports ; 31cm. ISBN 1841146285 : £19.99. Booklist 2007-11 Bks 16.11.07.

7. Chipchase, Nick. Taunton pat and present / [compiled by] Nick Chipchase. Thrupp : Sutton Publishing, 2007. 128p : chiefly ill ; 24cm. ISBN 0750949449 : £9.99. Booklist 2007-11 Bks 23.11.07.

8. Cluett, Denis. A village childhood : memories of living in rural Devon before the age of the motor car / by Denis Cluett. Sampford Peverell : Sampford Peverell Society, 2004. x,100p : ill,map,ports ; 21cm. ISBN 9780954701338 : £4.50. Booklist 2007-11 Donation.

9. Collier-Lovell, Frances. Bampton fair and a little bit more / Frances Collier-Lovell. [s.l.] : Trafford Publishing, 2007. 128p,plates : ill(some col) ; 26cm. ISBN 9781425133191 : No price. Booklist 2007-11.

10. Davis, Tim. The birds of Lundy / Tim Davis & Tim Jones; illustrated by Mike Langman. Berry Narbor : Harpers Mill Publishing for the Devon Birdwatching & Preservation Society and the Lundy Field Society, 2007. 319p : ilill(some col),maps ; 25cm. ISBN 9780954008888 : £35.00. Booklist 2007-11 Donation.

11. Dawson, Julia. The Bude survey : a baseline study of Bude and the surrounding rural area / Julia Dawson. Newton Abbot : Market Town Research Group, University of Plymouth, 1998. 17p : ill. map ; 30cm : No price. Booklist 2007-11 BNB 7/11/07.

12. Dawson, Julia. The Holsworthy survey : a baseline study of Holsworthy and the surrounding rural area / Julia Dawson. Newton Abbot : Market Town Research Group, University of Plymouth, 1998. 17p : ill. map ; 30cm : £2.50. Booklist 2007-11 BNB 7/11/07.

13. Devon Community Housing Society Limited. Annual review 2006/07. Exeter : The Society, 2007. 20p : col ill,ports ; 30cm. Booklist 2007-11 Distr. Amalgamated with Guiness Care and Support and Hermitage Care on 1st October 2007.

14. Devon County Council. Environment Direct. Devon county minerals core stategy : issues and options : consultation strategy, November 2007. Exeter : The Directorate, 2007. 60p : col ill,maps ; 30cm. ISBN 1855229803. Booklist 2007-11.

15. Devon Partnership NHS Trust. Have your say : public consultation on how we plan to run as an NHS foundation trust, July 2007. Exeter : The Trust, 2007. 30p : col ill ; 30cm. Booklist 2007-11.

16. Devon and Cornwall Police Authority. Local summary 2006/2007 including Police Authority annual report 2005/2006. Exeter : The Authority, 2007. [8]p : col ill,ports ; 21cm. Booklist 2007-11 free distr.

17. Devon and Cornwall Police Authority. Local policing summary 2007-2008. Exeter : The Authority, 2007. [8]p : col ill,ports ; 21cm. Booklist 2007-11 free distr.

18. Dresser, Madge. Bristol : ethnic minorities and the city, 1000-2001 / Madge Dresser and Peter Fleming. Phillimore, 2007. 272p : ill. ISBN 1860774776 : £14.99. England's past for everyone. Booklist 2007-11 Bks 23.11.07.

19. Exeter City Council. Exeter Autumn Festival 2-19 November 2007 : programme. Exeter : The Council, 2007. 37p : col ill,map,ports ; 15x21cm. Booklist 2007-11 Free distr.

20. Fizzard, Allison, D. Plympton Priory : a house of Augustinian canons in South-Western England in the late middle ages / Allison D Fizzard. Brill, 2007. 320p. ISBN 9004163018 : No price. Brill's series in church history; no. 30. Booklist 2007-11 Bks 16.11.07.

21. Giles, Edward. Bristol Rovers : the Bert Tann era : a personal memoir / Edward, Giles. Desert Island Books, 2007. 192p : ill ; 23cm. ISBN 1905328370 : £14.99. Desert Island football histories. Booklist 2007-11 Bks 9.11.07.

22. Greening, John. Thomas Hardy - poems of 1912-13 : the Emma poems / John Greening. Greenwich Exchange, 2007. 54p ; 21cm. ISBN 1906075042 : £7.99. Booklist 2007-11 Bks 9.11.07.

23. Greening, John. The poetry of Ted Hughes / John Greening. Greenwich Exchange, 2007. 52p ; 21cm. ISBN 1906075050 : £7.99. Booklist 2007-11 Bks 9.11.07.

24. Greenwood, Paul. Once aboard a Cornish lugger / Paul Greenwood. Clifton-upon-Teme : Polperro Heritage, c2007. 140p,[16]plates : ill,ports ; 24cm. ISBN 9780955364815 : £6.95. Booklist 2007-11 BNB 7/11/07.

25. Harris, Duncan. The book of Beaminster / Duncan Harris. Tiverton : Halsgrove, 2007. : ill ; 31cm. ISBN 1841146277 : £19.99. Booklist 2007-11 Bks 16.11.07.

26. Hopkins, A. Food and farming strategy : updated regional indicator analysis / A.Hopkins & Matt Lobley. Exeter : University of Exeter Centre for Rural Research, 2007. ; 30cm. ISBN 1905892039 : £10.00. CRR research reports; no. 23. Booklist 2007-11 Bks 16.11.07.

27. Insoll, Chris. Portscatho : portrait of a Cornish art colony / Chris Insoll. Tiverton : Halsgrove, 2006. 144p : ill ; 268cm. ISBN 19781841145426 : £29.99. Booklist 2007-11 BNB.

28. Jones, Donald. Bristol past / Donald Jones. Phillmore, 2007. 136p : chiefly ill ; 25cm. ISBN 186077511x : £14.99. Booklist 2007-11 Bks 9.11.07.

29. Kelley, Ann. The bower bird / Ann Kelley. Edinburgh : Luath, 2007. 196p ; 21cm. ISBN 9781905222797 : £9.99. Booklist 2007-11 Bks 24.10.07.

30. Kidd-Hewitt, David. Bristol and Bath - whodunnit? / David Kidd-Hewitt. Newbury : Countryside Books, 2007. 160p : ill ; 21cm. ISBN 1846740525 : £9.99. Mystery & murder. Booklist 2007-11 Bks 9.11.07.

31. Lachowycz, Kate. A heavy toll : road traffic collisions in the South West / Kate Lachowyzc. Bristol : South West Public Health Observatory, 2007. xii, 69p : col. ill, col. maps ; 30cm. ISBN 0954977920 : no price. Booklist 2007-11 BNB 7/11/07.

32. Lobley, Matt. Advice to farmers and land managers in the culm grassland / Matt Lobley & A.Butler. Exeter : University of Exeter Centre for Rural Research, 2007. ; 30cm. ISBN 1905892012 : £10.00. CRR research reports; no. 21. Booklist 2007-11 Bks 16.11.07.

33. McFadzean, Carol. Devon trolly lace : patterns and lace for Queen Victoria. Exeter : Carol McFadzean, 2007. vi,95p : ill(some col) ; 30cm. ISBN 0954768310 : No price. Booklist 2007- 11 Donation.

34. Messenger, Michael John. North Devon clay : the story of an industry and its railway. Truro : Twelveheads Press, 2007. 120p : ill,maps ; 28cm. ISBN 0906294657 : £21.00. Booklist 2007-11 Bks 9.11.07.

35. Morrison, James. The book of Willand / James Morrison. Tiverton : Halsgrove, 2007. : ill ; 30cm. ISBN 1841146226 : £19.99. Booklist 2007-11 Bks 16.11.07.

36. National Probation Service. Devon and Cornwall Area. Devon and Cornwall Area multi- agency public protection arrangements : annual report 2006-2007. Exeter : The Service, 2007. [20]p : col ill,ports ; 30cm. Booklist 2007-11 Distr.

37. North Devon District Council. 2007 annual statement of accounts : year ended 31st March 2007. Barnstaple : The Council, 2007. 57p : tables ; 30cm. Booklist 2007-11.

38. Perrin, Den. Heavitree parish boundary stones : a guided walk / text by Den Perrin. Exeter : Heavitree Local History Society, 2007. [8]p : col. ill. ; 21cm. ISBN 0954364910. Booklist 2007-11 Donation.

39. South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Summary annual report 2006/2007 : a firm foundation for better healthcare. Torquay : The Trust, 2007. 12p : col ill ; 15x21mm. Booklist 2007-11 Distr.

40. South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Annual report 2006/2007 : a firm foundation for better healthcare. Torquay : The Trust, 2007. 25p : col ill,map ; 21x30cm. Booklist 2007-11 Distr.

41. Stafford, Dun can. The book of St.Audries & West Quantoxhead : an amble through history / Duncan Stafford. Tiverton : Halsgrove, 2006. 192p : ill,maps,ports ; 31cm. ISBN 9781841145532 : £19.99. Booklist 2007-11 BNB 24.10.07.

42. Watkiss, Reg. Lost Cornwall / Reg Watkiss. Tiverton : Halsgrove, 2007. 160p : chfly ill ; 31cm. ISBN 1841143650 : £9.99. Booklist 2007-11 Bks 16.11.03.

43. Ways With Words Ltd. Ways with words festival of words and ideas, Dartington Hall, Devon, 6-16th July 2007. Dartington : Ways With Words Ltd, 2007. [44]p : ill,ports ; 21cm. Booklist 2007-11 Free distr.

44. Weeks, Alison. The book of Sennen / Alison Weeks. Tiverton : Halsgrove, 2007. : ill ; 31cm. ISBN 184114620x : £19.99. Booklist 2007-11 Bks 16.11.07.

45. Witheridge and District Ploughing Association. A long furrow : a history of the Witheridge and District Ploughing Association 1840-2007 / Witheridge and District Ploughing Association. Witheridge : Tha Association, 2007. 54p : col map, ill ; 21cm. Booklist 2007-11.

46. Yorke, Stan. Lost railways of Somerset / Stan Yorke. Newbury : Countryside Books, 2007. 160p : ill,map ; 22cm. ISBN 1846740576 : £10.99. Booklist 2007-11 Bks 9.11.07.

47. Yorke, Stan. Lost railways of Devon / Stan Yorke. Newbury : Countryside Books, 2007. 4160p : ill,map ; 22cm. ISBN 9781853069260 : £10.99. Booklist 2007-11 Publisher.

December 2007 Booklist

1. Arnold, Alison. Tuckers' Hall , 140 Fore Street, Exeter, Devon : tree-ring analysis of timbers / Alison Arnold et al. English Heritage, c2007. 8p ; 19cm : no price. Research Department report 76/2007. Booklist 2007-12 BNB 21/11/07.

2. Arnold, Alison. Restormel Manor, Lostwithiel, Cornwall : tree-ring analysis of timbers / Alison Arnold. [Portsmouth] : English Heritage, c2007. 24, 12p : ill, maps ; 30cm : no price. Research Department Report 65/2007. Booklist 2007-12 BNB 21/11/07.

3. Barbeau, A. Life and letters at Bath in the xviiith century / by A.Barbeau. Nonsuch, 2007. 320p ; 24cm. ISBN 184588602x : £15.99. Booklist 2007-12 Bks 30.11.07. Originally published: 1904.

4. Cade's West Country caravan and camping site guide 2008. Milton Keynes : Manwain Publishing Ltd., [2007]. : col ill,maps. ISBN 0905963025 : £5.99. Booklist 2007-12 Bks 30.11.07.

5. Clifford, David. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Great Western Railway : the construction of the Great Western Railway / David Clifford. Reading : Finial, 2006. xv, 280p : ill, ports ; 25cm. ISBN 1900467283 : £20.00. Booklist 2007-12 BNB 21/11/07.

6. Cooper, Louise. The silver dolphin / Louise Cooper. London : Puffin, 2008. ; 21cm. ISBN 9780141322254 : £4.99. Mermaid curse. Booklist 2007-12 BNB 7/11/07 CIP Feb. Author lives in Cornwall, story set in Cornwall.

7. Cooper, Louise. The black pearl / Louise Cooper. London : Puffin, 2008. ; 21cm. ISBN 9780141322261 : £4.99. Mermaid curse. Booklist 2007-12 BNB 7/11/07 CIP Feb. Author lives in Cornwall, story set in Cornwall.

8. Crowden, James. Dorset coast : from Lyme to Mudeford / James Crowden. Flagon Press, 2007. 273p : ill ; 21x22cm. ISBN 0955707323 : £18.95. Booklist 2007-12 Bks 30.11.07.

9. Devon, Cornwall and Southwest Emgland / Oliver Berry et al. London : Lonely Planet, 2008. : maps ; 20cm. ISBN 9781741048737 : £10.99. Booklist 2007-12 BNB 21/11/07 CIP Feb.

10. Dorset [electronic resource] : a photographic atlas. Tiverton : Dorset Books, c2000. CD-ROM. ISBN 1871164753 : no price. Booklist 2007-12 BNB 21/11/07.

11. Farrell, Nigel. Island parish : a summer in Scilly / Nigel Farrell. London : Headline, 2008. 180p. ISBN 9780952206446 : £7.99. Booklist 2007-12 BNB 7/11/07 CIP Feb.

12. Fitzhugh, Rod. Bridgwater and the River Parrett / compiled by Rod Fitzhugh. Nonsuch, 2007. : chiefly ill,map ; 17cm. ISBN 1845884736 : £5.99. Pocket images. Booklist 2007-12 Bks 30.11.07.

13. Folkes, John. Taunton / [compiled by] John Folkes and Clare Bishop. Tempus Publishing, 2007. 128p : chiefly ill ; 24cm. ISBN 0752445065 : £12.99. Booklist 2007-12 Bks 30.11.07.

14. Gosling, Gerald. Chard and Ilminster. Nonsuch Publishing, 2007. : chiefly ill ; 17cm. ISBN 1845884787 : £5.99. Pocket images. Booklist 2007-12 Bks 30.11.07.

15. Gossip, James. Archaeological investigations of a later prehistoric and Romano-British landscape at Tremough, Penryn, Cornwall : mesolithic and later flints from Butterstor and elsewhere on Bodmin Moor / James Gossip. Oxford : Archaeopress, 2007. vii, 143p : ill, maps ; 30cm. ISBN 9781407301242 : no price. BAR British series : 443. Booklist 2007-12 BNB 7/11/07.

16. Greenwood, David. Guernsey, Alderney, Sark & Herm / David Greenwood.. 4th edition. Ashbourne : Landmark, 2008. : col.ill,maps ; 22cm. ISBN 9781843063766 : £9.99. Landmark Visitors Guide. Booklist 2007-12 BNB 31.10.07 CIP Jan.

17. Hardy, Thomas. Tess of the D'Urbervilles / Thomas Hardy. London : Vintage Classics, 2008. ; 20cm. ISBN 9780099511625 : £5.99. Booklist 2007-12 BNB 7/11/07 CIP Feb.

18. Jay, Rowena. Alphington miscellany & memories / by Rowena Jay. [Alphington] : Rowna Jay, [2007]. 64p : ill(some col) ; 21x30mm. Booklist 2007-12 Donation.

19. Leitch, Yuri. Gwyn : ancient god of Glastonbury and key to the Glastonbury zodiac / Yuri Leitch. The Temple Publications, 2007. 106p : ill ; 23cm. ISBN 0955597013 : £11.99. Booklist 2007-12 Bks 30.11.07.

20. MacLean, Alistair. Lawrence of Arabia / Alistair MacLean. New York : Sterling Juvenile, 2006. 163p : col. ikk ; 21m. ISBN 9781402736131 : £4.99. Pocket biographies. Booklist 2007-12 BNB 21/11/07.

21. Morpurgo, Michael. The voice of children / Michael Morpurgo. London : Collins Educational, 2007. ; 21cm. ISBN 9780007263462 : £7.99. Booklist 2007-12 BNB 31.10.07 IPI Jan.

22. Parker, Louisa Adjoa. Dorset's hidden histories : beginning to explore four hundred years of the presence of black people in Dorset / Louisa Adjoa Parker. ;[London] : Deed;Archives and Museum of Black History, 2007;. 96p : ill ; 21cm. ISBN 0955758904 : £8.95. Booklist 2007-12 Bks 30.11.07.

23. Picture perfect : Bristol City's 2006/2007 promotion story. Bristol City Media, 2007. 132p : ill. ISBN 0953458636 : £14.99. Booklist 2007-12 Bks 30.11.07.

24. Pope, Rita Tregellas. Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly / Rita Tregellas Pope. 10th edition. Ashbourne : Landmark, 2008. : col ill,maps ; 22cm. ISBN 9781843063711 : £9.99. Landmark visitors' guide. Booklist 2007-12 BNB31.10.07 CIP Jan.

25. Rendell, Paul. Exploring around Burrator : a Dartmoor reservoir / Paul Rendell. Okehampton : Dartmoor Company, 2007. 64p : ill,maps ; 22cm. ISBN 9780955515002 : £5.00. Booklist 2007-12 BNB 31.10.07.

26. Robinson, Chris. Plymouth's historic Barbican / Chris Robinson. Plymouth : Pen & Ink, 2007. 176p : ill ; 21x25cm. ISBN 0954348052 : £14.95. Booklist 2007-12 Bks 30.11.07.

27. South West Water Limited. The new South West - clean sweep and beyond : we need your views on future priorities. Exeter : South West Water Ltd, [2007]. 24p : col ill ; 21x30cm. Booklist 2007-12 Distr.

28. South West Water Limited. Delivering pure water, pure service and a pure environment : we need your views on future priorities. Exeter : South West Water Ltd, [2007]. 12p : col ill ; 21x30cm. Booklist 2007-12 Distr.

29. Tait, Derek. Saltash passage / Derek Tait. Plymouth : Driftwood Coast, 2007. 104p : ill,map ; 24cm. ISBN 9780955427732. Booklist 2007-12 BNB 31.10.07.

30. Telling tales : From South West England / edited by Linsey Hawkins. Peterborough : Young Writers, 2006. ; 21cm. ISBN 1846026687 : £14.99. Booklist 2007-12 BNB 21/11/07. -2006 creative writing competition for 11-18 year-olds.

31. Telling tales : From Somerset / edited by Dowse. Allison. Peterborough : Young Writers, 2006. 134p ; 21cm. ISBN 1845025915 : £14.99. Booklist 2007-12 BNB 21/11/07. - 2006 creative writing competition for 11-18 year-olds.

32. Thomas, Peter. Sixty years of Princesshay : construction to demolition / Peter Thomas. Exeter : Thomas Castle, 2007. 123p : of ill ; 22x28cm. ISBN 9780951682036 : £14.95. Booklist 2007-12 Donation.

Creator: Devon Library and Information Services
Title: Annales occidentales; or, Westcountry studies, a newsletter. 425, November/December 2007
Imprint: : Devon Library Services
Date: 2007
Format: Web page : HTML
Series: Local studies newsletter; 425
Ref. no.: WEB LIST425
Coverage: Devon . . Local studies . Periodicals . 2007
Last Updated: 21/12/2007


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