Axe Vale & District Conservation Society

 

CONFERENCE:


Reading between the Lines: Mapping Landscape Change in East Devon.
 26th April 2008 at the Norman Lockyer Observatory, Sidmouth


Programme:

0930-1000    Registration

1000-1015    Barbara Farquharson (Branscombe Project) Keynote Introduction

1015-1100    Martin Watts (Mill historian)  Water Power in East Devon: the map and field evidence.

1100-1115    Coffee

1115-1200    John Torrance (Branscombe Project) Map readings

1200-1300     Bill Horner (Devon Historic Environment Record)
    Using maps and aerial photographs to understand landscape character

1300-1400    Lunch

1400-1500    John Draisey (Devon Record Office)   Sources for Landscape History at the Devon Record Office

1500-1545    Phil Planel (Parishscapes Officer).  Tithe Map Digitisation in East Devon – progress report

1545-1600    Discussion and concluding remarks

Anyone interested in attending should contact Phil Planel at the address on the previous page or at: Parishscapes Project, East Devon AONB Partnership, East Devon Business Centre, Heathpark, Honiton EX14 1SF.

There is a non-refundable registration fee of £5.00

Parishscapes is a joint initiative funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, East Devon District Council and Natural England, helping to improve access to the heritage assets of the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.


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