The Teign from Brecknock Hill ([1855?])

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Devon West Country Studies M SC1773
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SC1773
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CD 28 DVD 4
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Date
[1855?]
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Page, John Lloyd Warden. The rivers of Devon. London: Seeley and Co., Limited, 1893. pp. 84 - 86.Newton - under which name the two townships of Newton Abbot and Newton Bushel are now known - is an instance of what a railway can do, even in slow-moving England. The Great Western has made Newton, and the population has increased by leaps and bounds, till a once insignificant town has become an important centre. […]Newton, though not actually on the Teign, is very near it - is, in fact, but a few minutes' walk from its tidal waters, for we are now drawing near the end of our journey. The main line of the Great Western runs direct from it to Teignmouth, and he who is lazily disposed may easily reach the latter town, thereby skirting the very margin of the estuary, and getting delightful views of the green hills opposite. But no one who knows the country at all well will miss the road by Combe Teignhead and Shaldon.For a mile or two after leaving Newton we see nothing of the river, which is no loss, as it flows to the head of the estuary through low marshy fields. We are climbing the long, stony Milber Hill (the northern end of Milber Down), bordered by oaks which cast a grateful shade over the banks. Arrived at the summit, where heather and bracken struggle for the mastery, the eye roams over the lower part of the Teign Valley to the border tors of Dartmoor, looking grim enough when contrasted with the fertile country at their feet.[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
Format
Lithograph
Dimensions
144x236mm
Aspects
From Brecknock Hill
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Dates
1855