Views in and near Dawlish, Devon. (1) Sea view, Dawlish (1829)
George Rowe
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
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| Devon | West Country Studies | Portfolio 8 |
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SC0563
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CD 10 DVD 2
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Shapter, Thomas, M.D. The climate of the south of Devon. London: John Churchill, 1842. p. 150.The climate of Dawlish* is considerably warmer than that of Exeter, and I should even think than that of Torquay. During the autumn and winter months there can be no place upon this coast better adapted as a residence for those suffering under pulmonary disease, so entirely is it protected from the prevailing winds of these seasons: this is more particularly the case with the little hamlet of Dawlish Water, a spot which has struck me as singularly mild. During the spring months, however, I should be inclined to regard Dawlish as not a very favorable [sic] residence, for patients of the above description, chiefly on account of the east winds which then prevail, and to which, from its aspect, it is peculiarly exposed.* It is to towns of the size of Dawlish rather than to large cities, that persons of a consumptive tendency, or liable to febrile attacks should resort; for it has been shown most satisfactorily by Mr. Farr, in his Third Letter to the Registrar-general, that in these latter, liability to consumption is increased twenty-four per cent., and to typhus, fifty-five per cent. [Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
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Lithograph
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77x122mm
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On one sheet with SC0564, SC0565, SC0566
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1829