Peter Caton’s latest book, My Father’s Dartmoor, a tribute to his father, has recently been published. It includes references to over 100 D365 items. 

The book is a celebration of Peter’s father’s sixty years of  Dartmoor walking and campaigning, adding to the historical record of the National Park and completing a book that his father was unable to finish. Produced in full colour and illustrated with over 200 Dartmoor photographs. 

Part One starts with five chapters written by Peter’s father describing walks in the 1950s & 60s. Further chapters describe some of his walks in all weathers, with members of the family, and with the Dartmoor Preservation Association. 

Part Two contains photographs going back to 1954, some of which are compared with recent pictures. One chapter shows photographs from Dartmoor railways taken in the 1950s, including the famous Princetown branch line. 

Part Three is based around Peter’s father’s Dartmoor documents, including letters from Hansford Worth and Hemery, and is supported by investigations into some of the buildings and artefacts mentioned. Based on his 1958 photograph, the history of a remote Dartmoor farmhouse is researched, questioning previously published information. 

The final chapter looks at changes observed on Dartmoor in the last sixty years. 

Available from independent bookshops around the moor, DNPA visitor centres at Postbridge & Haytor (from 7th March) and post free from https://www.swanbooks.co.uk/peter-caton