This is the story of Dartmouth and Kingswear over the most eventful hundred-year period of their existence based on the eyewitness accounts of people there at the time, with detailed facts for reference and nostalgic photos to enjoy.



The College Afloat - This placid painting shows H.M.S. Britannia and H.M.S. Hindustan floating serenely on the waters of the Dart in 1890. Painted by C W Fothergill - Chief Instructor of Drawing and Surveying, Sandhurst. These former warships were converted into training ships for naval cadets in use until BRNC was established in 1905.
Dartmouth Museum

The CHRONICLES of DARTMOUTH

is an absorbing account of a unique place loved by many for its history, beauty and charm. This lavishly illustrated new book features the personalities, politics and achievements behind the development of • yachting • regattas • railway • shipping • coaling • ferries • river boats • mansions • Naval College • war years • pubs and much, much more....

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The Rock Inn This unique photo of the Rock Inn, Noss Point, shows Mrs Palk the landlady, and customers from all walks of life shortly before final closure in 1916. (Note - The caged bell rope, used to summon the Floating Bridge Ferry).
Anon

The book features both the personalities and stories behind the development of the shipping and coaling trades, the mail and river steamers, the ferries, the railway, local mansions, regattas, yacht clubs and the Britannia Royal Naval College.

The railway ferry Dolphin (built in 1869 at Harveys, Hayle) with Captain Thorne at the wheel arriving at Kingswear pontoon.
G Thomas

This is the story of Dartmouth and Kingswear over the most eventful hundred-year period of their existence based on eyewitness accounts of people there at the time, with detailed facts for reference and nostalgic photos to enjoy.

Within a decade or so the motor industry was established, resulting in a proliferation of makes of vehicles as shown in this rare photograph of a Dartmouth workshop in 1899.
Roy Lovett/Tom Casey

The Chronicles of Dartmouth is an absorbing account of a unique place loved by many for its history, beauty and charm.

Master and crew aboard the Berry Castle on the Dart.
Tom Williams/Dave Griffiths

Are you fascinated by Dartmouth's rich history? Did your family leave Dartmouth many years ago? This book is a window to the past and is sure to rekindle many vivid memories. Your ancestors may well appear in it!

SS Morocco in harbour 8 April 1905, being coaled from barges shute-loaded at the depot at Hoodown Point, Kingswear, prior to her departure for North African ports.
W Martin/R Hawke

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Edward, Prince of Wales with Mr Jasper Bartlett, Chairman of the Dartmouth Harbour Commission aboard the pinnace landing at Dartmouth for the official ceremonial opening of the town's War Memorial in 1921.
Reproduced by kind permission of Mrs Sally Pidsley

300 pages including 16 pages in colour and sepia endpapers • 467 illustrations including 45 in colour • 125,000 words plus comprehensive index • 10 chapters plus 6 appendices • hardback A4 format 297 x 210mm (11¾ x 8¼ins) £25

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