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Buckfastleigh, Devon: A Town With Industrial History.

  • May 9
  • 1 min read

Updated: Jul 11

A Diesel Train Parked.
A Diesel Train Parked.

On the 29th of April: Jon and I went to Buckfastleigh, which is a village with a history of steam railways.

First we went to look at the steam train station at Buckfastleigh, which has a dirty industrial revolution vibe, and a tiny bit of a coldwar vibe to it as well.

The River Dart.
The River Dart.

throughout the day: we went to explore Holy Trinity church, which is a very creepy ruins of a church that was damaged by an arson attack in the 90s.

A Creepy Industrial Bridge.
A Creepy Industrial Bridge.
The Ruins Of Holy Trinity Church.
The Ruins Of Holy Trinity Church.
Inside View Of The Ruins.
Inside View Of The Ruins.
Red Hot Coal In A Train's Boiler.
Red Hot Coal In A Train's Boiler.
People Getting Off The Train.
People Getting Off The Train.

On the 6th of May: Jon and I, went to the Buckfastleigh steam railway station yet again.


I was filming some footage of the steam trains in operation at Buckfastleigh train station, and the approx nine minute film is available to download.


I attached eight stills from the film above on this post.

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