Entrance to the harbour - Ilfracombe ([1859])

Frederick Thrupp
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Devon West Country Studies sxB/ILF/1859/THR
Illustration Reference
SC1242
Location
CD 20 DVD 3
Publication Details
Date
[1859]
Place
Scope and Content
Kendall, A. F. The picture of England and Wales. London: 1831. Devonshire. p. 552.ILFRACOMBE,Is a pleasant sea-port, situated in the northern part of the county, 202 miles from London. The Harbour is surrounded on three sides by rocky eminences, beautifully covered with foliage, forming a semicircular sweep, and on the fourth, the entrance is contracted by a vast mass of rock, rising nearly to a point, on which a Light-house is placed. A Pier has been erected, which by its construction prevents the accumulation of sand; and the harbour is thus rendered, by the joint efforts of nature and art, so secure, that ships of considerable burthen may ride there, during a storm, in perfect safety. In consequence of this advantage the port is much resorted to, and many merchants of Barnstaple have also establishments here; the herring fishery, in the Bristol channel, is likewise highly beneficial to the town; and when to these sources of prosperity we add that it has of late acquired considerable reputation as a bathing-place, it will be readily believed that, for its size, Ilfracombe is one of the most thriving places on this part of the coast. [Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
Format
Lithograph
Dimensions
82x128mm
Aspects
Entrance
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Dates
1859