Berry Head & Brixham (1846)
J. Harwood
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| Devon | West Country Studies | S SC0250 |
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Cooke, G. A. Topographical and statistical description of the county of Devon. London: Sherwood & Co., c.1830. p. 296.Brixham, anciently called Brixholme, is four miles from Dartmouth. Torbay, for which this place is the port, is decidedly the most beautiful and magnificent bay in the kingdom. During the war, it was the general rendezvous of the Channel fleet, and affords a safe roadstead for all sorts of vessels. Here is a complete watering-wharf, supplied from a reservoir of considerable extent, for watering vessels. [
].The largest fishery in the kingdom is carried on here; and it is considered one of the finest nurseries for seamen in the kingdom. On "Berry-head," which is the south point of the Bay, is a fortification of some extent, near which is a spacious and noble building, used as a Military Hospital. From hence the scenery is celebrated for its extent and beauty.[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
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Steel l.engr vign
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83x170mm
Note
No. 695. June 1 1846
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1846