William Crossing (1847 - 1928) was a writer and documenter of Dartmoor and Dartmoor life. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dartmoor is an area of Moorland in the centre of Devon, England. He lived at Brentor and at Mary Tavy. Brentor is a village in West Devon, England. Its population in 2001 was 423 Mary Tavy is a village with a population of around 600 located four miles north of Tavistock in Devon in south-west England.
He was born in Plymouth, November 14, 1847. Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common From his earliest youth he was fond of Dartmoor, his early associations centring around the neighbourhood of Sheepstor, Walkhampton, Meavy, and Yannadon.
He acquired a taste for antiquities from his mother. Later on, Crossing explored Tavistock, Coryton, Lydford, Okehampton, and the northern borders of the Moor, as well as South Brent, on its southern verge. Tavistock is a Market town within West Devon, England on the River Tavy, from which its name derives and has a Coryton is a district of the Capital city of Wales, Cardiff lying immediately to the north of Whitchurch next to junction 32 of the M4 Lydford, sometimes spelled Lidford, is a village once an important town in the western parliamentary division of Devonshire in Devon situated six miles (13 Okehampton is a Town and Civil parish in Devon, England, at the northern edge of Dartmoor, on the River Okement. South Brent is a large village on the southern edge of Dartmoor, in the valley of the River Avon, population 2998 (2000 five miles north-east of Ivybridge
After leaving school at Plymouth, he went to the Independent College at Taunton, and then returned to finish his education at the Mannamead School (Later called Plymouth College). Taunton is the County town of Somerset, England. The Unparished area (or former Municipal borough) of Taunton has a Population Mannamead is a suburb of Plymouth in the English county of Devon. Plymouth College ( PMC) is a Co-educational independent school in Plymouth, Devon, England for day and boarding pupils
His earliest literary efforts were in the direction of fiction - 'thrilling romances,' composed for the delectation of his school-fellows. His first essay in poetry was at the age of fourteen, when a poem written by him appeared in the pages of Young England, December, 1861. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
In 1863 he went for a short coastal voyage to Wales, and gained a liking for the sea; and in 1864 he joined a vessel bound for Canada, and had a narrow escape, nearly being crushed by an iceberg during the night. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page An iceberg is a large piece of freshwater Ice that has broken off from a snow-formed Glacier or Ice shelf and is floating in open water Returning from this voyage, he took to business pursuits in Plymouth, and then recommenced his Dartmoor explorations.
In 1872 he married and settled down at South Brent. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year In the previous year he began making notes about his rambles, without, however, any systematic arrangement; after his marriage he seems to have become more methodical, and to have decided to write a book descriptive of the moorland district.
He is now considered one of the best authorities on Dartmoor and its antiquities, having made it the subject of his life's work. He was one of the earliest members of the Dartmoor Preservation Association, joining it immediately on its formation. The Dartmoor Preservation Association or DPA was founded in 1883.
It is quite probable that he effectively started the popularity of the modern pursuit of letterboxing. Duck's Pool is a small depression set in a remote location in the southern half of Dartmoor, Devon at. Letterboxing is an outdoor hobby that combines elements of Orienteering, Art and Puzzle solving. In his book Guide to Dartmoor he refers to what is likely to have been the first letter box. It was placed at Cranmere Pool on northern Dartmoor by a local guide in 1854. Cranmere Pool is a small depression in the peat set in the northern half of Dartmoor at SX604858 Dartmoor is an area of Moorland in the centre of Devon, England. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year In Crossing's memory in 1938 a plaque and letterbox were placed at Duck's Pool on the southern moor by some individuals and members of a walking club known as Dobson's Moormen. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Duck's Pool is a small depression set in a remote location in the southern half of Dartmoor, Devon at.
The style of Crossing's work in Guide to Dartmoor has similarities to the much more recent work of Alfred Wainwright. Alfred ("A" Wainwright MBE (17 January 1907 &ndash 20 January 1991 was a British hillwalker, guidebook Author and Illustrator The hand drawn sketches of views and rough maps of walks together with the descriptive nature of the walks are like those of the Wainwright guides to the Lake District (see Lakeland Guides). The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a rural area in North West England. A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells
Books
- Leaves from Sherwood, etc. ; original poems; Plymouth, 1868
- The Ancient Crosses of Dartmoor; with a Description of their Surroundings; Exeter, 1884. Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Exeter ( (IPA ˈeksɪtər is a city, district and County town of Devon, England. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year (An expansion of a series of articles which originally appeared in the Western Antiquary. )
- Amid Devonia's Alps;or, Wanderings and Adventures on Dartmoor; Plymouth, 1888
- Tales of the Dartmoor Pixies : Glimpses of Elfin Haunts and Antics; 1890
- The Land of Stream and Tor; Plymouth, 1891. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common (for private circulation)
- Crockern Tor and the Ancient Stannary Parliament; Exeter, 1892
- The Chronicles of Crazy Well; Plymouth, 1893
- The Ocean Trail; Plymouth, 1894
- Widey Court; Plymouth, 1895
- A Hundred Years on Dartmoor; Plymouth 1901
- Old Stone Crosses of the Dartmoor Borders; Plymouth, 1902
- The Western Gate of Dartmoor: Tavistock and its Surroundings; London, 1903
- Gems in a Granite Setting; Plymouth, 1905
- From a Dartmoor Cot; London, 1906
- Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor; Plymouth, 1909. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Republished 1990, Peninsula Press, Newton Abbot, ISBN 1872640168
- Folk Rhymes of Devon; London & Exeter 1911
- Cranmere: The Legendary Story of Binjie Gear and other Poems; London & Plymouth 1926
- The Dartmoor Worker; Newton Abbot, 1966(from a series of articles written for the Western Morning News in 1903 but published in book form after his death)
- Dartmoor's Early Historic and Medieval Remains
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