The Branscombe Project
Articles on Local History
An occasional series of articles on local history. Click the links to read the papers (where available).
Unpublished papers by John Torrance
Published papers by John Torrance
‘The Landscape of Branscombe in the Early Fourteenth Century’ in J. Bliss, C. Jago & E. Maycock (eds) Aspects of Devon History (Devon History Society, 2012), pp. 37-
‘A Lost Chapel in Colyton’ Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries, vol. XL, pt. IV, 2008, pp. 95-
Raddis Lane: what’s in a name?’ The Devon Historian, vol. 77, 2008, pp. 51-
‘Raddis Lane: Politics and Landscape’, Rep. Trans. Dev. Ass. Advmt Sci., vol. 141, 2009, pp 237-
Branscombe 1280-
Waterwheel (Oversteps Books, 2013, poetry)
‘The Ousting of Tomkins: a Struggle for Power in a Victorian Village’, Rep. Trans. Dev. Assoc. Advmt Schi., vol. 148, 2016, pp. 207-
‘Medieval place-
‘A Hydraulic Landscape in Branscombe’, The Devon Historian, vol. 89, 2019, pp. 35-
Under the Wave (Fore Street Press, 2021, poetry)
Winter Talks |
Local History Articles |
Barbara Bender |
Geoff Squire |
John Torrance |
Unpublished Papers |
William Dean Dowell |
William Ford's Diary |
Old Branscombe Families |
Diaspora |
Newspaper Family Announcements 1939-1945 |
Postcard Archive |
Photographic Archive |
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