The Tamar Valley AONB has a range of publications for sale. All books and guides can be purchased from the Tamar Valley Centre by cash or cheque.
These books are also available for sale by post. Call 01822 835030 for more information.
Silver River: An area of outstanding natural beauty
BY VIRGINIA SPIERS
With paintings by MARY MARTIN
£14.99
This 198-page book is based on Virginia Spiers’ Tamar Valley Diaries from the Guardian. It charts life in the Tamar Valley throughout the seasons and is complemented by illustrations by the renowed local artist Mary Martin. The book is published in association with the Tamar Valley AONB and celebrates 15 years of the region being designated an area of outstanding natural beauty.
Sovereigns, Madams & Double Whites - Fruit & Flower Pioneers of the Tamar Valley
BY JO LEWIS
PHOTOGRAPHS BY TED GIFFORD
Now just £9.99! (usually £18.99)
This 214-page book records memories of the market gardening industry of the Tamar Valley region. The book results from an extensive research project to record the industry before its traces were lost, and an accompanying photographic survey by acclaimed photographer Ted Giffords (BBC’s Planet Earth). An audio CD accopmanies the book with recordings of interviews with the pioneers featured in the publication.
Turner in the Tamar Valley
BY DOROTHY KIRK & DIANA COOK
£9.95
Lavishly illustrated, Turner in the Tamar Valley stresses the uniqueness of the Valley and its industrial past and celebrates the fact that Turner selected it to prove for all time his mastery of landscape painting.
Dorothy Kirk, one of the authors, says; “The book enables modern day readers to see today what the artist saw and recorded almost 200 years ago. Along the way we uncover and explain the Valley’s industrial past, hidden away in the landscape that so impressed Turner with its beauty. Other photographs and paintings enable the reader to assess how accurately the sketches are identified.”
Tamar Journal
- Back Issues
Published annually the Tamar contains articles and features for those living both locally and nationally who have an interest in the industrial past of the Tamar valley.
Back issues are available from the Tamar valley Centre, please contact rlumbis@tamarvalley.org.uk for more information.
You can also download the contents to all past issues to determine which will be most useful to you!
East Cornwall Trails Pack
PRODUCED BY TAMAR VALLEY AONB
£5.95
Explore a landscape steeped in history with the latest walks pack from the AONB. The ‘East Cornwall Tamar Trails’ pack features nine walks lying within the Cornish side of the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The walks are printed on weatherproof paper held in a handy folder, so all you have to do is select the walk you’d like to do and take that with you, leaving the bulk at home for next time! There are also additional pages featuring wonderful descriptions to the industrial and natural history of the Tamar Valley secured within the folder.