From June to November 2022 a series of walks from St Petroc’s Church, Harford, took place on the fourth Sunday of each month. The aim of the Harford Special Spaces series was to: Explore this beautiful Dartmoor parish, reflecting on its history and environment, guided by local people who know it well. Link in with…More
Category Archives: Spirit of the Moor
How to Bury the Giant In Harford Moor
21 Oct Written By Naomi Wright Our first event for How to Bury the Giant has been in Harford Moor. We hoped for new dialogue and creative investment. We wanted the energy in the moor to speak to everybody present and we thought that we might deliver some tangible restoration and celebrate. In this first event…More
Stunning linocuts of local scenes by Harford artist Joanna Haigh on display in Lukesland Gardens tearoom
I am a mainly self-taught Lino artist. I previously studied Art and Art History at Oxford Polytechnic and taught Creative Textiles in Secondary schools. I do Reduction Lino prints which means the whole print comes from one block, therefore limiting the number of prints that can be produced. I find it a very stimulating and…More
Piles Copse, by David Bagott
Remanent of ancient splendour Noble in isolation. Family heirloom, More valued than gold. Roots beyond the present When humankind Was but a speck on the landscape. Before the land was, Sheep shattered; slag scattered, Stone slogged and groaning. In the shadows, cloud and leaf speckled, Moss clad stone, web strung, Where silence is never total.…More
A wild, wet place – by Clive Venables
Contributed by Clive Venables (resident, writer, artist, farmer) Dartmoor. A wild wet place abundant with hints of history as evidence of huge but transient efforts to tame it. Seen as a refuge from marauding gangs, a source of fuel and mineral goodies, a detention centre for P.O.Ws. and society’s delinquent hopeless. Today the reluctant recipient of the…More
Harford Moor – by James Martin, artist
In the first of our ‘Spirit of the Moor’ series – reflections on what it means to live near, work on and be inspired by Dartmoor – local artist James Martin describes how the landscape of Harford Moor inspires his art. For as long as I can remember I have had the inclination and urge…More
Welcome to Spirit of the Moor
Welcome to Spirit of the Moor! Our idea is that this page should be a place to share thoughts, interviews and art about what Harford Moor means to local people. It may have significance of a specifically religious or spiritual kind – I know for me that being in a big, beautiful landscape reminds me that the…More
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