Transactions of the Sabine Baring-Gould Appreciation Society
The SBGAS Transactions were produced annually between 2001 and 2019 as a record of talks given at the Society’s Annual Gathering and for other material of interest to SBGAS members. The publication was the brainchild of Philip Weller, who edited the Transactions through its first five volumes, before illness forced him to give the task up. From the 2007 issue (volume 7) the task was carried out by Martin Graebe.
Volume 6 (2006) was not published at the time, owing to Phil Weller’s illness. It was completed by Philip and Jane in 2020 and can now be read below. Two articles that had been held over from that issue were included in the final edition of the transactions and are, thus, duplicated.
This page now contains all 19 issues of the Transactions. To download and read a copy of an issue as a PDF file, click on its volume number.
Index to the SBGAS Transactions 2001 – 2016
Volume 1 (2001)
Preface
Papers from the Annual Meeting (Lewtrenchard)
Some background details on ‘Kitty Alone’ (Phillip Weller)
Sabine Baring-Gould as artist (Keith Lister)
Sabine Baring-Gould as Theologian (David Shacklock)
Supplement
Introduction (Philip Weller)
‘Sixpence Only’ (Sabine Baring-Gould)
Volume 2 (2002)
Preface
Papers from the Annual Meeting (Lewtrenchard)Prickwillow, Cambs)
View from the Fen (Ray Scott)
Supplement
The Sabine Baring-Gould – John Davies Enys Letters (David Shacklock)
Volume 3 (2003)
Preface
Papers from the Annual Meeting (Ashburton)
Guavas and the Moor (Philip Weller)
The Old Men of the Moor (Jane Marchand)
When we went A Gipsying (Martin Graebe)
Supplement
Introduction (Philip Weller)
Jack Hannaford (Sabine Baring-Gould)
Volume 4 (2004)
Preface
Papers from the Annual Meeting (Kinver)
Sabine in the Land of the Troglodytes (Roger Bristow)
Bladys – The Movie (Philip Weller)
Cliff Castles Archive (David Shacklock)
A Study in Colour (Philip Weller)
Supplement
SBG’s Contributions to Henderson’s Folk-Lore (1865)
Papers from the Annual Meeting (Cambridge)
Introduction (Philip Weller)
Sabine Baring-Gould at Clare, 1852 – 57 (Keith Lister)
The Churchmanship of Sabine Baring-Gould (Norman Wallwork)
A ‘Silly Production’? ‘The Chorister’ as a hoax (Philip Weller)
Supplement
The Story of ‘The Diary of Sabine Baring-Gould’ (Ron Wawman)
Scarlet Fever at Lew House (Sabine Baring-Gould, Ed. Ron Wawman)
Volume 6, 2006 (supplied 2020)
Papers from the Annual Meeting (Seaton)
An Introduction to Winefred Country (Philip Weller)
Winefred – An Overview (Roger Bristow)
The Undercliffs Nature Reserve (Donald Campbell)
Winefred and the City of Bath (Philip Weller)
Supplements
“A Landslip” by Sabine Baring-Gould (Transcribed by Philip Weller)
Sabine Baring-Gould Correspondence at the Devon Record Office (Ron Wawman)
Volume 7 (2007)
Introduction
Papers from the Annual Meeting (Lewtrenchard)
An Overview of Baring-Gould’s Achievements at Lew Trenchard (Keith Lister)
Dartmoor – this wild and wondrous region (Jane Marchand)
Working From Home: Collecting Folk Songs From Lewtrenchard (Martin Graebe)
Supplementary material
Three scenes from Devonshire rural life sketched by Sabine Baring-Gould
– Ploughing Oxen
– The Ploughman
– The Besom Maker
Volume 8 (2008)
Introduction
Papers from the Annual Meeting (Hurstpierpoint College)
Sabine Baring-Gould at St John’s College, Hurstpierpoint by Becky Smith
Farewell Heat and Welcome Frost – Sabine Baring-Gould in Iceland by Martin Graebe
Sabine and the Ministry of the Keys by Ron Wawman
Supplementary material:
Sabine Baring-Gould’s Mission Paper
‘The 9:30 Up-train’ – a ghost story by Sabine Baring-Gould
Volume 9 (2009)
Introduction
Papers from the Annual Meeting (South Zeal)
John Herring: The Novel (Becky Smith)
John Herring – a topographical guide (Roger Bristow)
The Nymet Savages (Noel Parry)
Supplement
The North Devon Savages (James Greenwood)
Some contemporary reviews of John Herring
Volume 10 (2010)
Introduction
Papers from the Annual Meeting (Brentor and Lew Trenchard)
Margery of Quether: Bibliographical information (Roger Bristow)
Margery of Quether:Localities (Roger Bristow)
Brentor and its archaeology (Jane Marchand)
Margery of Quether, Liminality, and the Gothic Tradition (Troy White)
Other topics:
Sabine’s last years (Ron Wawman)
Pixies, Padfoots and Popular Antiquities (Martin Graebe)
Sensation and Superstition in The Book of Werewolves (Joanne Parker)
Clare College Sermon (Norman Wallwork)
Notes on Contributors
Volume 11 (2011)
Introduction
Papers from the Annual Meeting (Northwich)
Catholicism and the Circus in The Queen of Love by Troy White
Sabine Baring-Gould as a geologist – Roger Bristow
The Geology of the Cheshire Basin – Roger Bristow
The Cheshire Salt Region by Sabine Baring-Gould
Other topics:
Sabine Baring-Gould Dwelt Here – David Shacklock
A Devonshire Man Goes North – Martin Graebe
Index to the First Series of the Transactions
Notes on Contributors
Volume 12 (2012)
Introduction
Papers from the Annual Meeting (Mersea Island)
Mehalah Country – Roger Bristow
Mehalah: A Gothic Novel by Troy White
Ray Island and the Legacy of Mehalah by David Nicholls
Sabine’s Mersea Wordtide by David Shacklock
Notes on Contributors
Volume 13 (2013)
Introduction
Papers from the Annual Meeting (Lewtrenchard)
The Growth of Religious Convictions – Ron Wawman
Some Baring-Gould Mysteries – Becky Smith
Baring-Gould and European Romanticism – Bob Mann
Lewtrenchard: A Faraway Place Close to Our Hearts – Merriol Almond
Sabine Baring-Gould’s Library: Past Present and Future – Martin Graebe
Notes on Contributors
Volume 14 (2014)
Introduction
Papers from the Annual Meeting (Exeter)
Farming in Sabine Baring-Gould’s Time – Anthony Gibson
Sabine Baring-Gould And The Devonshire Association – Robin Wootton
Most Highly Favoured Lady – Norman Wallwork
The Barings and the Baring-Goulds in Exeter – Roger Bristow
A brief history of the Sabine-Baring Gould Appreciation Society – Colin White
Index to SBGAS Newsletters – Colin White
Notes on Contributors
Volume 15 (2015)
Introduction
Papers from the Annual Meeting (Bromsgrove)
Nebo The Nailer; setting the scene – Roger Bristow
Nebo The Nailer; the the novel – Becky Smith
Grime, graft, humour and song: The Spirit of the Black Country – Roy Palmer
A letter to Sabine Baring-Gould – Becky Smith
Baring-Gould and me: a journey towards obsession – Martin Graebe
Additional Material
Book Review: S Baring-Gould, Ecclesiastica Celtica – Norman Wallwork
Volume 16 (2016)
Introduction
Papers from the Annual Meeting (Iceland)
Sabine Baring-Gould on the geology of Iceland – Roger Bristow
Iceland, It’s Scenes and Sagas – Becky Smith
Sabine Baring-Gould’s Iceland Letters – Martin Graebe
Notes on Contributors
Volume 17 (2017)
Introduction
Papers from the Annual Meeting (Bude)
The Vicar of Morwenstow, An Appreciation of his Biographers – Rev Nick Fridd
In the Roar of the Sea – Helen English
Brandy for the Parson – Martin and Shan Graebe
The Poetry of R. S. Hawker: An Appreciation – Rev Prebendary Norman Wallwork
Additional material:
The Correspondence of Sabine Baring-Gould and Mary Angell – Transcribed by Shan Graebe
Notes on Contributors
Volume 18 (2018)
Introduction
Papers from the Annual Meeting (Princetown)
The Setting of Sabine’s Novels on Dartmoor – Roger Bristow
Urith – A Tale of Dartmoor – Becky Smith
Dartmoor Idylls – Martin Graebe
100 Years of Archaeological Exploration on Dartmoor – Jane Marchand
Lepidopteral rambles with Sabine – Roger Bristow
Additional material:
Doyle’s Dartmoor – Barry Langston
Notes on Contributors
Volume 19 (2019)
Introduction
Papers from the Annual Meeting (Tavistock)
Locating Curgenven – Roger Bristow
The Folklore of Bodmin – Katherine Stansfield
Priest and Parsons in the Novels of Baring-Gould – Norman Wallwork
Additional material: Held over from 2006
Winefred – A Story of the Chalk Cliffs – Roger Bristow
The Undercliffs National Reserve – Donald Campbell
Notes on Contributors
[Checked and reformatted 26 Oct 2023]