02 Dec
Damp proofing
Totnes - TQ9
Enquiry from: Fanny H
Start Date: Immediate
Check damp in outbuiding and ascertain whether it is fit to be plasterd
Dartmouth
Dartmouth is a community as well as civil parish in the English region of Devon. It is a visitor destination set on the western bank of the tidewater of the River Dart, which is a lengthy slim tidal ria that runs inland as for Totnes. It lies within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and also South Hams area, as well as had a population of 5,512 in 2001, [1] lowering to 5,064 at the 2011 census There are two selecting wards in the Dartmouth area (Townstal & Kingswear). Their combined population at the above census was 6,822. In 1086, the Domesday Book lists Dunestal as the only negotiation in the location which currently makes up the church of Dartmouth. It was held by Walter of Douai. It paid tax obligation on half a hide, and also had two plough teams, 2 slaves, 5 citizens and four smallholders. There were 6 cattle, 40 sheep and 15 goats. At this time Townstal (as the name ended up being) was evidently a totally farming settlement, centred around the church. Walter of Douai rebelled versus William II, as well as his lands were seized and also added to the honour of Marshwood (Dorset), which sublet Townstal as well as Dartmouth to the FitzStephens. It was most likely throughout the very early part of their proprietorship that Dartmouth started to expand as a port, as it was of strategic importance as a deep-water port for sailing vessels. The port was used as the cruising point for the Crusades of 1147 and 1190, and Warfleet Creek, near to Dartmouth Castle is intended by some to be called for the huge fleets which constructed there. Dartmouth was a residence of the Royal Navy from the reign of Edward III and also was two times shocked as well as sacked during the Hundred Years War, after which the mouth of the estuary was shut every night with a great chain. The slim mouth of the Dart is secured by two fortified castles, Dartmouth Castle and Kingswear Castle. Originally Dartmouth's only jetty was Bayard's Cove, a relatively tiny location protected by a fort at the southerly end of the community.
