Past Years

Past Years

Year – 1986

Conference Topic – Devon Decorative Plasterwork
Conference Venue – Newton Abbot
AGM – 1st
AGM Venue – West Ogwell

Year -1987

Conference Venue – Bideford
AGM – 2nd
AGM Venue – Tiverton

Year -1988

Conference Topic – The Future of Devon’s Farm Buildings
Conference Venue – Gidleigh
AGM – 3rd
AGM Venue – Tavistock – The Victorian Town

Year -1989

Conference Topic – Development and Conservation in Barnstaple
Conference Venue – Tawstock
AGM – 4th
AGM Venue – Broadhembury

Year -1990

Conference Topic -The Rural Parish Church in Devon
AGM – 5th
AGM Venue – Dartmouth

Year -1991

Conference Topic – Maritime Plymouth
AGM – 6th

Year -1992

Conference Topic – Cob Building in Devon
Conference Venue – Bowhill, Exeter and Down St Mary
AGM – 7th
AGM Venue – South Molton

Year -1993

Conference Topic – The Modern Movement in Devon
Conference Venue – Dartington
AGM – 8th
AGM Venue – Ashburton

Year -1994

Conference Topic – Non-Conformist Chapels in East Devon
Conference Venue – Sidmouth
AGM – 9th
AGM Venue – Crediton

Year -1995

Conference Topic – Medieval Stained Glass of the Teign Valley
Conference Venue – Bridford
AGM – 10th
AGM Venue – Bratton Clovelly

Year -1996

Conference Topic – Gentry Houses of the South Hams
Conference Venue – Kitley, Yealmpton
AGM – 11th
AGM Venue – Great Torrington

Year -1997

Conference Topic – Devon Church Woodwork
Conference Venue – Chulmleigh
AGM – 12th
AGM Venue – Moretonhampstead

Year -1998

Conference Topic – Conservation Problems in a Cathedral City
Conference Venue – Exeter
AGM – 13th
AGM Venue – Kingsbridge

Year -1999

Conference Topic – Tree-Ring Dating of Structural Timbers
Conference Venue – Zeal Monachorum
AGM – 14th
AGM Venue – Cullompton

Year -2000

Conference Topic – A Victorian Seaside Town
Conference Venue – Ilfracombe
AGM – 15th
AGM Venue – Colyton

Year -2001

Conference Topic – Historic Buildings of the Bere Peninsula
Conference Venue – Bere Alston
AGM – 16th
AGM Venue – Hatherleigh

Year -2002

Conference Topic – Churches and Manors
Conference Venue – Combe-in-Teignhead
AGM – 17th
AGM Venue – Modbury

Year -2003

Conference Topic – Church Houses
Conference Venue – Sampford Courtenay
AGM – 18th
AGM Venue – Winkleigh

Year -2004

Conference Topic – Buildings of the Tavistock Estate
Conference Venue – Lamerton
AGM – 19th
AGM Venue – Hartland

Year -2005

Conference Topic – Farmsteads of the Blackdowns
Conference Venue – Stocklan
AGM – 20th
AGM Venue – County Hall

Year -2006

Conference Topic – Dartmoor Longhouses
Conference Venue – Walkhampton
AGM – 21st
AGM Venue – Topsham

Year -2007

Conference Topic – Victorian Churches
Conference Venue – Torquay
AGM – 22nd
AGM Venue – Tiverton

Year -2008

Conference Topic – Bridges
Conference Venue – Exeter
AGM – 23rd
AGM Venue – Dartmouth

Year – 2009

Conference Topic – Building Stone in Devon
Conference Venue – Beer Quarry Caves and Colyton
AGM – 24th
AGM Venue – Torre Abbey, Torquay

Year – 2010

Conference Topic – Aspects of Plymouth’s Building History
Conference Venue – Plymouth
AGM – 25th
AGM Venue – Sandford

Year – 2011

Conference Topic – Poltimore: A Building At Risk
Conference Venue – Poltimore
AGM – 26th
AGM Venue – Pilton

Year – 2012

Conference Topic – Tavistock: Works by the 6th and 7th Dukes of Bedford
Conference Venue – Tavistock
AGM – 27th
AGM Venue – Sidmouth

Year – 2013

Conference Topic – Holcombe Rogus
Conference Venue – Holcombe Rogus
AGM – 28th
AGM Venue – Sharpham

Year – 2014

Conference Topic – Cob Building in Devon
Conference Venue – Ottery St Mary
AGM – 29th
AGM Venue – Bideford

Year – 2015

Conference Topic – Thatch
Conference Venue – Ashburton
AGM – 30th
AGM Venue – Cullompton

Year – 2016

Conference Topic – Cobbles
Conference Venue – Merton
AGM – 31st
AGM Venue – Bridgerule – Devon Mills

Year 2017

Conference Topic – The Romanesque in North Devon and North Cornwall
Conference Venue – Woolfardisworthy
AGM – 32nd
AGM Venue – Talaton

Year 2018

Conference Topic – Barnstaple: Public and Charitable Buildings
Conference Venue – Barnstaple
AGM – 33rd
AGM Venue – Okehampton

Year 2019

Conference Topic – Early Devon Plasterwork
Conference Venue – Exeter
AGM – 34th
AGM Venue – Talaton

Year 2020

No conference due to Covid
AGM – 35th
Online due to Covid

Year 2021

No conference due to Covid
AGM – 36th
Online due to Covid

Year 2022

Conference Topic – Dunster: Early Building Fabric
Conference Venue – Dunster
AGM – 37th
AGM Venue – Silverton