The Starcross History Trail

There are so many hidden gems of history around Starcross; enough for a walking tour or 3.

To organise The Starcross History Trail, we first of all need a list of the interesting places and buildings in and around Starcross. If the owners of the buildings consent to being part of our trail, then we can gather information, photographs and documents for each location, with permission for publication in a booklet titled The Starcross History Trail.  The amount of text&images for each entry could be limited to, say, a single sheet of A4. The booklets will go on sale, and there will be an online version here; for those of you who prefer using your mobile phone to find your way around.

• Researchers neeeded please

Guided walks could be arranged - Starcross History could host people from other local history groups.

• Volunteers wanted please

Another aspect of  The Starcross History Trail will be a Dartmoor letterbox-type container at some of the locations.  We will request property owners to provide a rubber stamp depicting their building. They could make it freely available by placing it somewhere easily accessible, or make it available at times convenient to themselves. Also, a logbook for enthusiasts to sign/ stamp with their personal stamp would be excellent.

• Here's a few ideas we could work on. Some of the buildings have been demolished. Please comment below to add more ideas.

Please send information with permission to publish to starcross.history@gmail.com
Cheers.

• Starcross Primary School
• St Paul's Church.
• Starcross Royal British Legion
• Staplake House 
• The Brunel Tower
• The old police house
• Regents House
• The Red House
• Fishermen's cottages in Staplake Lane
• Fishermen's cottages on The Strand
• Kenbrook
• The Assembly Rooms
• The Royal Western Counties Hospital
• Southbrook House
• Starcross Pier
• Starcross Railway Station
• The Alexandra Arms
• The Atmospheric Railway
• The Galleon
• The Ship
• The Anchor
• Grove Cottage
•   Harpridge
• Northbrook
• The Vicarage
• Langdale
• Ilex House
• Exeleigh
• The Bell House
• Cofford Farm
• Exe Nurseries
• Venn Bridge Farm
• Style Farm
• Tiverlands
• Rose Cottage
• Staplake Farm
• Well St - where were the wells?
• The Forge
• Northbrook
• The site of the market
• The slaughterhouse
• The WW11 Home Guard lookout post on Easter Hill
• Ashes Quay
• Woolcomb's Island
• Bronze Age ring ditches at Powderham
• Iron Age hut circles at Powderham
• Powderham Castle
• Mowlish Manor