Weir Head, on the Tamar ([1846])
Rock & Company
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | West Country Studies | sB/TAV/1846/EVA |
| Devon | TOR | I/S |
Illustration Reference
SC2801
Location
CD 43 DVD 7
Publication Details
Date
[1846]
Place
Scope and Content
Evans, Rachel. Home scenes: or, Tavistock and its vicinity. London: Simpkin and Marshall; Tavistock: J. L. Commins, 1846. p. 100.The ripplings of the flowery Tamar keep up a continued lullaby, - until the rush of falling water announces our approach to the far-famed Weir. Craggy rocks of the same character open upon us on one side of the picture; in the centre another wooded ridge forms a small island. The opposite bank presents a gentle ascent, in one part covered with orchards, and strawberry gardens, in the other wearing the bleak and desolate aspect, which always marks the working of a mine. [
] Crossing the locks of the canal, we gain the small island upon which are spread the fisherman's nets hung upon poles to dry, and then proceed to admire the picturesque beauties of the Weir:- one part is covered with boards, under which the water rushes through an iron grating, emerging at the opposite end.[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
Format
Steel l.engr vign
Dimensions
61x87mm
Note
Print incorrectly titled 'Morwell Rocks, on the Tamar'
Aspects
Weirs
Counties
Subjects
Dates
1846