Devon Heritage Services

Welcome to the Devon Heritage Services website
The first phase of the development of Devon Heritage Services is now complete, and the Devon Heritage Centre was officially launched on 22 October, 2012. The archive collections of the Devon Record Office, the local studies materials and the Devon and Cornwall Record Society collection from the Westcountry Studies Library reading room, are now housed together at the Devon Heritage Centre, in the former Devon Record Office premises at Great Moor House, Sowton, Exeter. We look forward to welcoming you to our newly integrated service.
Further developments will take place in 2013, including the transfer of the remainder of the local studies collections from the former Westcountry Studies Library store in Castle Street. Find out more >>
See our Business Plan 2012-2015
(110KB - pdf help) for planned developments to modernise our service and to create a flagship Devon Heritage Centre at Great Moor House, Exeter.
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- Access to British Newspaper Archive free of charge at Devon Heritage Services
- Introducing the Devon History Forum
- Learn to read old handwriting - palaeography courses for 2013
- Changes to opening on Saturday 19th October
Unfortunately, the Devon Heritage Centre will not now be open to the public on the morning of Saturday 19 October. This is because the searchroom is being used for the Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Friends of Devon’s Archives. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. - Tithe apportionment images and transcriptions available online
- Digitised tithe maps for sale on CD-Rom
Find out more
- Information about Devon Heritage Services
- A New Future for Devon's Heritage
- Enquiry and Copy Services
- Publications and Shop
- Our Collections
- On-line Catalogues
- Projects
- Family History
- House History
- Events and Activities
- Service Points
- Newsletters
- Our Aims and Policies
- Volunteering at Devon Heritage Centre
Also on devon.gov.uk
Contact Us
+44 (0)1392 384253
+44 (0)1392 384256


