T Freeman 

Memorials of Exmouth first appeared in 1872 by the Rev. William Webb, Curate of Littleham-cum-Exmouth (but with no map)[1]: a chronological listing of events in Exmouth´s history. In 1883 a Second Edition Part I was published by The Reverend William Everitt, formerly Curate of Littleham-cum-Exmouth. A note on the inside cover explains that the First Edition was sold out. It is quite obvious that Webb and Everitt were one and the same and the Second Edition was largely the same as the original with some amendments, e.g. the text on 1847 and the bread riots is considerably reduced, but brought up to date to 1882. Whereas the 1883 Part I only contained pages to 104 (with advert for Freeman and some press opinions on back cover), the Second Edition was reprinted in 1885 including chapters on Parish Registers, Exmouth As It Is, Walks and Excursions (163 pages and one page of Opinions of the Press).
Everitt, writing about his own work in his Preface: This scrap-book, such as it is, has been put together as a History for the Parishioner rather than a Guide to the Visitor. However, he graciously goes on to say: The latter, however, may get from it as much as he cares to know. An enthusiastic review of the First Edition (reproduced in the 1883 and 1885) wrote: It (Memorials) far surpasses the purposes of an ordinary guide book, but to be fair it is much more a history than a guide. 
Ray Girvan on his blog (JSBlog - Journal of a Southern Bookreader) explains that Webb changed the family´s name by deed poll in 1880 and this was subsequently announced in The Standard (London, England), on Friday, October 29, 1880. According to Everitt: I did ASSUME for myself and my wife, and the issue of our marriage, the SURNAME of EVERITT, instead of WEBB, in perpetuation of the family name of Sir John Everitt, late of Westoning, in the county of Bedford, and of Sloane-street, Chelsea.
Both works were published by T Freeman who included a specially produced map for the second edition. Indeed, the map included deserves insertion as a guide book map. The map itself is actually two plans: a plan of the town at a good scale of one inch to an eighth of a mile; and a map of the surrounding area as far up the river as Topsham. Not much is known about Freeman but an advert in the printing of 1883 lists his activities which include publishing the Exmouth Journal besides offering the usual services: Printer, Publisher, Boookseller, Stationer, Librarian (a circulating library in conjunction with Mudie´s), Photographic Views, and the British & Foreign Toy & Fancy Repository.

Size: 392 x 535 mm. Two scales. 

FREEMAN'S PLAN OF EXMOUTH AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD (Ca).  This is actually two plans on one sheet.

To the left is a plan of the town with scale bar (Ce): SCALE, ONE INCH TO 220 YARDS (6 = 152 mm) INCHES OR ¾ MILE Plan shows Withycombe Church to Miramar.

Above, and to the right is a map of the surrounding area with circles at each mile from Exmouth Quay and a separate scale (Ec): SCALE, ONE INCH TO 1 MILE. This plan extends as far as Newton Poppleford (7 miles). There is a north point (Ab). 

1. 1883   Memorials of Exmouth. Second Edition Part I. Compiled by Rev. William Everitt, M.A.

            Exmouth. T Freeman. 1883.     BL.[2]


                Memorials of Exmouth. Second edition. Compiled by Rev. William Everitt, M.A.

               Exmouth. T Freeman. 1885.     Bod, BL, KB.


[1] Universities of Exeter and Oxford (and others) have a copy of 1872. At least two copies are recorded on COPAC as dated 1883 but some of these are references to BL copy. Many libraries have the 1885 version.

[2] On offer by Roger Collicott in 2022 but lacking map. The BL copy (10352.bb.21.) is available on-line; the cover is illustrated at JSBlog.

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