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...to incorporating the subdivision, and they wanted to revoke the petition to Hawthorn Woods. The annexation agreement also gave Dartmoor the ability to commercialize about 16 acres of the land within 20 years if it presents a feasible plan. Residents are afraid...
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Daily Herald
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=394416
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... Dartmoor could be closed as part of modernisation plans says the leaked report A confidential government report suggests that the 200-year-old Dartmoor Prison could be closed. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) study also raises the possibility of Exeter prison,...
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BBC News
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66182 tnt 66002 on Exeter Marsh Barton freight only line
An evocative representation of a 1920s railway scene from Dartmoor. One of three superb models at the Museum, which seeks to be an inspiration to modellers and those interested in the social history, landscapes and architecture of England at that time.
Trip to dartmoor with a wild camp near the head of the Taw river
Burrator Reservoir, Dartmoor National Park - a well chilled place. Burrator Reservoir is a beautiful spot set in the midst of farmland and moorland close to the villages of Sheepstor and Meavy. Mr Edward Sandeman (1862-1959) was appointed Plymouth's Water Engineer in July 1891. He had previously been the Assistant Engineer at Blackburn in Lancashire, where he had carried out important works worth over £1 million. In December 1891 he prepared a report on the water supply of Plymouth in which he recommended the Burrator Gorge for a storage reservoir and the provision of a direct pipeline from there into the Town. The Corporation adopted his scheme on March 30th 1892. The Plymouth Corporation Act of June 9th 1893 authorised the construction of the reservoir, along with a pipe-line from there to the service reservoir at Roborough. Work started on the construction of the Burrator Dam on August 9th 1893, with Sheepstor Dam being started the following year, both under Mr Sandeman's supervision. The Burrator Dam is built across the river Meavy at the Burrator Gorge. It is constructed of concrete faced with dressed granite. The smaller one at Sheepstor is built on a dividing ridge between the Meavy and Sheepstor Brook and is formed by an earth embankment with a core wall of puddled clay above the original ground level and a concrete section below ground. Officially opened Wednesday September 21st 1898 by the Mayor, Councillor JT Bond. It cost £178000 of which the two Dams cost ...
QUALITY DARTMOOR, LR FIRST RIDDEN. SHARPHAM WIZARD Excellent bloodlines by Premier Stallion Wilbye Victory by Brandsby Tornado, and out of Thornbrook Wilby by Springwater Intermezzo. Heartbreaking sale of a substantial, quality registered Dartmoor Pon. Beautiful rich red bay gelding, full up 12hh, rising 8. A super character!! Same family home for the past 3½ years and only for sale as hopelessly outgrown. My daughter is now nearly 14. There is no doubt if this pony was 14.2 he would be staying with us forever! We wish we could. Proven to be a super safe pony for the smallest of children and is good on and off the lead rein, although, is equally suitable for an experienced child or small adult. Shown very successfully at county level inhand as a youngster, and won Northern Dartmoor Pony Society Championship Gelding class (inhand) in 2005. He has done lots of ridden showing locally inhand, LR, FR, junior and open classes and always comes home with red rosettes and trophies (many in 2009 season). He has the potential to go a lot further. He has 3 lovely paces, a good jump and has done cross country. Would easily hunt. As well as being a super, fun pony for my daughter, he has taught two little girls to ride and given them loads of confidence. Wiz is 100% in every way ridden, farrier, box, shows, traffic, hacking, dogs, large trains!!! etc, etc. He is fully up to date with injections, worming, farrier, teeth rasping and has been very well looked after and loved whilst with ...
video.news.sky.com Sky's Katie Stallard gets stuck on Dartmoor in snowy weather.
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...morale. If a public statement does not come I would consider raising the issue in Parliament." Earlier this month in a report Dartmoor Prison's Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) described how cells are "barely habitable" through dampness and buildings are...
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This Is Plymouth
http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/news/staff-Dartmoor-Prison-resign/article-1542608-detail/article.html
An amazing place, well worth a visit - From the website; Becky Falls first opened to the public in 1903 and has been attracting and inspiring poets, writers, painters and visitors ever since, including Rupert Brooke and Virginia Woolf, both of whom stayed here. But its history goes much further than that. Although a very popular destination for Victorian visitors, the Falls have been sought out for centuries. Firstly, by the inhabitants of the local Bronze and Iron Age settlements and medieval villages (the remains of which can still be visited today) who came in search of water, wood and shelter. The arrival of the railways in the mid 1800's heralded the advent of day visitors to Dartmoor and horse-drawn buses from Bovey Tracey brought tourists via the newly constructed road across the moor, a trip which must have been a source of intense pleasure and wonder as Dartmoor was, until the late 19th century, a wilderness, remote and unknown. Today's visitors tend to arrive by car or foot (although we're sure many would welcome the return of horse-drawn buses!) but they still come in search of the same woodland valley. The Becky Falls Woodland Park you see today, aside from the cafeteria/gift shop area, has remained relatively unchanged throughout that time. Some visitors come to see what is often described as one of the most scenic and untouched areas of Dartmoor, a hidden, tranquil valley in which wildlife and woodland thrive. Others bring children to enjoy the exhilarating ...
A short horror film, watch the outtakes at the end :)
The video camera didn't survive for the whole month and 1500+ miles... but it was working the day I went over Dartmoor. The music is by Emma Dean. She's ace.
Dartmoor Summer Trip mostly with Szaman and Tomas Zejda. Session at KozzyStyle, Munich Skatepark and Jelenia Góra Dirt Town Contest
An event organised through NaturalBushcraft, four of us hooked up for a camp on Dartmoor, with a 10 miles route planned out to hike. The weather was beautiful, as was the forest and the rest of Dartmoor. If you would be interested in meeting up like this, visit www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk as there are numerous gatherings organised by NaturalBushcraft which are free and a superb way to meet likeminded bushcraft people, share skills and knowledge, learning a thing or two along the way. Music by Spiro - www.spiromusic.com Video by NaturalBushcraft - www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk
Dartmoor Team at Szklarska Poręba Bike Festival 2009
Staff at South Dartmoor Community College believe that parents are the key to the child's success and that there is a limit to what any school can do without parental partnership. Find out more about the importance of engaging parents on the Becta website: www.becta.org.uk
Opening section of Dartmoor Symphony by Nigel Shaw. Recorded with Ten Tors Orchestra. Dartmoor Symphony film by Nigel Shaw and Chris Chapman. Distributed by Seventh Wave Music www.seventhwavemusic.co.uk
Second Movement of Dartmoor Symphony by Nigel Shaw. Recorded with Ten Tors Orchestra. Dartmoor Symphony film by Nigel Shaw and Chris Chapman. Distributed by Seventh Wave Music www.seventhwavemusic.co.uk
First Movement of Dartmoor Symphony by Nigel Shaw. Recorded with Ten Tors Orchestra. Dartmoor Symphony film created by Nigel Shaw and Chris Chapman. Distributed by Seventh Wave Music www.seventhwavemusic.co.uk
Coverage of 1132 (nee 205032) at Meldon and Okehampton on this excellent railway line.
This film takes us to the Dartmoor Railway located on the northern edge of Dartmoor in Devon. Once part of Southern Railway network, the 'Withered Arm' was the former Exeter-Okehampton-Tavistock-Plymouth route along with minor branchlines. The line beyond Meldon Quarry closed in 1968 as part of the Beeching Axe. The Dartmoor Railway now runs between Sampford Courtenay and Meldon Quarry, push-pull trains—usually top and tailed operates the line. In this film focuses on Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit Class 205 (known as the "Thumper") operate a regular Dartmoor Railway service. These multiple units introduced from 1957-1962 operated on the suburbs of South East London, and on the line from Hastings to Ashford. Along with the South West routes to Southamton and Portsmouth. But were never seen anywere in Devon, so its unique to see a DEMU operate out of its former third-rail territory. The impressive Meldon Viaduct can be seen in this film along with a dynamic view of Dartmoor. Ballast trains usually operate between Coleford Junction and Meldon, on weekdays "as required" basis. The route itself is owned by Aggregate Industries who maintain a quarry supplying railway ballast at Meldon.
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...Richard, bought The Great Hall, part of a Grade I listed manor house in Lustleigh, near Bovey Tracey, on the eastern side of Dartmoor, they were prepared for an extensive restoration project. The property, part-medieval and part-Victorian, was in a bad way...
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Times Online
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article5896024.ece
www.standingwithstones.comStanding with Stones is a remarkable and unprecedented documentary film that takes the viewer beyond Stonehenge on an incredible journey of discovery that reveals the true wealth and extent of Neolithic and Bronze Age Britain & Ireland. If you ever wondered what it would be like to travel the length and breadth of the British Isles, visiting the most intriguing and enigmatic monuments that our ancestors left us, from Cornwall through England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland to the outer reaches of the Hebrides and Orkney, then you will love this film. Described by one magazine reviewer as "A stunning study of standing stones. A work of art." (Forten Times), this is no amateur travelogue. Written and presented by writer and explorer Rupert Soskin and shot and edited by broadcast producer Michael Bott, this film is a stunningly beautiful and absorbing two and a quarter hour tour of our ancient heritage in the company of an engaging and knowledgable host - the journey of a lifetime.
www.standingwithstones.comStanding with Stones is a remarkable and unprecedented documentary film that takes the viewer beyond Stonehenge on an incredible journey of discovery that reveals the true wealth and extent of Neolithic and Bronze Age Britain & Ireland. If you ever wondered what it would be like to travel the length and breadth of the British Isles, visiting the most intriguing and enigmatic monuments that our ancestors left us, from Cornwall through England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland to the outer reaches of the Hebrides and Orkney, then you will love this film. Described by one magazine reviewer as "A stunning study of standing stones. A work of art." (Forten Times), this is no amateur travelogue. Written and presented by writer and explorer Rupert Soskin and shot and edited by broadcast producer Michael Bott, this film is a stunningly beautiful and absorbing two and a quarter hour tour of our ancient heritage in the company of an engaging and knowledgable host - the journey of a lifetime.
This is a combined series of 26 images. See the latest fully working HD version here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlvNnXLSa94
Dartmoor Two6Player montaż: Sebastian Weszler, kamera: Michał Perchaluk (majkvideo) specjalne podziękowania dla NSP Organizacja za muzykę
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...last updated at 21:58 GMT, Wednesday, 28 January 2009 A total of 10,000 hectares of Dartmoor is used for military training Permission has been granted for the military to seek a licence to train on Dartmoor for another two decades. The current licence for...
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BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/devon/7856504.stm
This was the best thing I did when at Bryanston School (Blandford, Dorset). It was a few days in Dartmoor, and we got to go rock-climbing. This was my first ever go at it, and I remember that it tested me to the limit. I had totally unsuitable trainers on (they had soles that flared out at the bottom, which meant that I needed a huge foothold to get any decent grip). I had my Super-8 camera in a sort of improvised holster. This climb completely changed the way I looked at the world. I became aware of how convenient all the surfaces I walked on were (stairs etc.) and I looked at buildings in a new way - seeing them not as a succession of flat floors, but as far more 3D, intricate, and climbable. Clearly visible in this film are James A'Court and Cara Frost, class-mates of mine, a mystery lad from the year below ours, and our teacher Mr Bourne who is seen abseiling in a spectacularly tweedy outfit, including deer-stalker and plus-fours. www.LloydianAspects.co.uk
Includes the brand new song, "Dream Within a Dream" from the to-be-entitled album. Filmed and edited in my mother and father-in-law's home in Otisville, MI, 13 of January 2009 on an 8.1 MB Kodak Easy Share digital camera. Much thanks to Patti and Ted July for allowing me the privilege to film this in their home and for my wife Sarah for putting up with me during the editing process!
Approaching an Exchange: Dartmoor is 4:30 minute excerpt of the 12:00 minute film by Claire Long and Anna Keleher. The piece documents a series of group visits to an archaeological site on Dartmoor. This participatory project approaches an intercultural, intertemporal "exchange" with the original inhabitants of a Bronze Age settlement in Dartmoor National Park. The work addresses and presses against boundaries of time and preconceptions of past peoples through the metaphor of exchange. The ...
I LOVE DARTMOOR PONIES 4 EVA yeah i lurv them so made a video ^^ **i do not own music or video clips **
Shows the Widecombe-in-the-Moor Dartmoor Pony Drift including the round-up, sorting, separating, off to market and the sale.
The bronze age prehistoric stone rows of Merrivale, in Dartmoor, Devon. The main area of archaeological interest is to the south-east of the hamlet at grid reference SX556746. Although it has been diminished over time, the site includes a 3.8m standing stone, a stone circle and a stone row. Also visible are two stone avenues running parallel to each other on either side of a stream. The southern avenue is 263.5 metres long and has the remains of a barrow in the middle. The northern avenue is slightly shorter. Both avenues are only about 1 metre wide down the centre. To the south of the avenues is a large cist which contained a flint scraper, a number of flint flakes and a whetstone for polishing metal items. The 'lid' of the cist was broken in two by a farmer sometime in the past who made a gatepost out of it. Numerous tors are visible from the site, including King's Tor and Staple Tor. The stone row was formerly known in the area as the Potato Market or Plague Market, supposedly since provisions for Tavistock were left here during an outbreak of plague. Crossing remarked on how insignificant the stones appear, given the size of some of the raw materials available.
Second part of the documentary on The Hound of the Baskervilles. Final part follows. ;)
Documentary about Dartmoor and the evolution of Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles, made in 2001 (the centenary of the publication). Honestly, I have no idea if this was ever screened. However, here's the fist part of it. (And hey, I even have one line in it! *g*)
the novelty/sporting events from the dartmoor breed show 28/09/08 jenni falls off in apple bobbing lol funny i got 1st overall
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The Scotsman
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/latest-south-west-news/Rare-bat-found-on-Dartmoor.4407773.jp
2 more dances from the Hampshire based Border Morris side, Hook Eagle at the Dartmoor Folk Festival, South Zeal, West Devon, England. August 2008
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The green and gold slopes of Cosdon Hill appear and then disappear, hidden by drizzling cloud as more drenching rain sweeps across the little field, site of the Dartmoor festival at South Zeal. In the shelter of the craft tent, beside a man making skeps
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Guardian Unlimited
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/aug/13/ruralaffairs?gusrc=rss&feed=fromtheguardian
3 dances from the Dartmoor Festival (South Zeal, West Devon, England)(10 August 2008) Featuring the Exeter Morris Men and Hook Eagle Morris from Hampshire. Can't recall the name of the last group of dancers . Please let me know and I'll credit. Lovely event!!
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Video promo of Elvis. Teamrider of Dartmoor
Promo video of Kraja. Teamrider of Dartmoor
1969's ultra-rare psychedelic german hip hop beats (?) with pop sensibility (?). 1969! 1969! Probably Polanski-inspired. B-Music. Fan video.
This animal was spotted by a filmmaker who was shooting in Dartmoor for a video competition. The filmmaker has no idea what kind of animal it was! Video supplied by BattleOfZonchio@hotmail.co.uk
Tors Of Dartmoor - Gypsy Album: Essence Of a Decade (1991-2001)
The Dartmoor Radio Club's field day took place on 10 May 2008 on Cox Tor on the western edge of Dartmoor National Park, to coincide with the annual Ten Tors walk across the moor. Includes audio from a contact with Dennis VE3QT in Ontario, Canada.
The 2008 Dartmoor Radio Rally was held at Tavistock College, Devon, on 5th May 2008. It was organised by the Dartmoor Radio Club.
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