The History of Kingsbridge and Salcombe
by Anne Born
A comprehensive account of the history of the Kingsbridge-Salcombe area from its geological past to the 20th century. This edition, revised and enlarged in 2002, makes a significant contribution to the published history of Devon and will be welcomed far beyond the South Hams. It will be essential reading for anyone in the area with an interest in the past.
Availability: £12.99 at all local bookshops. Contact the secretary for details here.
Published by Orchard Publications. 198 pages, 90 plates and 22 illustrations.
Other titles by Anne Born include:
South Devon - Combe, Tor and Seascape Published by Gollancz 1983
The Torbay Towns Published by Phillimore 1989
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Kingsbridge, An Historical Guide with K Tanner 1986 |
Anne has also written many volumes of poems including: Salcombe Shipyards, Airy Lines, Changing Views, Lighting Effects, Figures For Landscape, Poems of Landscape, Drake, Seeing Through, Slant As An Open Door, Histories, Planting Light, A Shadow of Paradise, The Other Side.
The Shambles, Kingsbridge Fore Street, early 1900s
Paddle steamer ’Salcombe Castle’ excursion to South Sands, c. 1900