Tavistock Subscription Library
Tucked away in the corner of Guildhall Square, next to the entrance to the Tavistock Museum, is one of the hidden treasures of Tavistock...
A History of the Christmas Tree
One of the delights of December in Tavistock is the Christmas Tree Festival held in the parish Church of St Eustachius. The lights on the...
A brief history of Twelfth Night
Most of us are aware of the superstition that the Christmas decorations must be taken down on or before Twelfth Night, the final day of...
The Propylaeum: Tavistock’s Classical Library Building
Tavistock Subscription Library is now housed in Court Gate, adjacent to the museum, but between 1821 and 1831 it had its own splendid...
Tavistock’s Nineteenth Century Weather Records
Visitors to Tavistock Museum enter through the ground floor of Court Gate cottage, which used to be the librarian’s accommodation for the...
Brunel's Great Railway Adventures in Devon
Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s best known memorial to his pioneering railway work in Devon is the magnificent Royal Albert Bridge, which...
