Newton Abbot: a town rich with industrial and farming history. So many generations have grown up here with happy memories. So many have bought their wares in the town, alongside cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry being sold in the markets, alongside skilled work taking place inside vast, historic buildings.

Yet Newton Abbot is suffering from rapid change, over development, and loss of tradition. For several years I have been photographing this wonderful town, and earlier this year decided I should really share the work with others. I am raising money to enable a beautiful photographic volume to be made, documenting key historic parts of the town, both heritage and tradition.

From this I realise how important memories are. As a link to the past and a hope for the future. In the last few months alone we have seen miles of green field covered with new houses, the closure of our famous, 118 year old Tuckers Maltings, and the loss of three huge victorian railway repair buildings to arson. Photography is a powerful tool that can enable these memories to survive. I hope that this book will serve as a a tool for us to maintain the threads of our past in order to invigorate the future. Whilst my town moves a little painfully towards its future, I hope this volume of photographs will remain to remind it of its heritage.

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