Sunday, 17 June 2012

Saltash, Plymouth and South Hams Area

These photos have been taken on my travels around the local area around Saltash, Plymouth and the South Hams area of Devon over the last few weeks.

 Saltash Guidhall
 St Nicholas and Saint Faith Church next door to the Guildhall
 The Royal Albert railway bridge at Saltash built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1859 as part of the Great Western Railway line from London to Penzance
 Nina's yacht Tiger moored off the Saltash Yacht Club on the River Tamar
 Mary Newman's Cottage in Saltash.  Mary Newman, who was the first wife of Sir Francis Drake is reputed to have lived in this cottage.
 Saltash Railway Station
 Two views of the Clapper Bridge near the village of Pillaton not far from Saltash.  It is mostly described as an ancient bridge and is probably called Clapper as originally a clapper bridge may have been used on this crossing of the River Lynher.
Some more information about this river can be found at:

 Wacker Quay near Antony where the Wacker Lake joins the River Lynher.  This quay was built to land supplies for the nearby fort Tregantle.
 Two views of the Lynher River looking from the Wacker Quay walking Track looking towards Anthony Passage and the point at which the River Lynher Joins the River Tamar just upstream of Torpoint

 Some views of the Royal William Yard in Stonehouse, Plymouth, which was the former victualling yard for the Royal Navy and is named for King William IV.  The yard has long since ceased being used for this purpose and is being converted into luxury apartments.


An early ship building slipway in the Royal Dockyard in Devonport reputedly from the time of King William III.
 Plymouth Sound looking towards Drake's Island and the mouth of the  River Tamar from Jennycliff
 Plymouth Hoe from Jennycliff
 A Submarine exercising off Plymouth Breakwater
Wembury Church and former watermill (now a cafe)
 Newton Ferrers looking from Noss Mayo across the Newton Creek
 Looking up Newton Creek towards the River Yealm
 The River Yealm near Noss Mayo
 The Coastguard Cottages near the mouth of the River Yealm
 The mouth of the River Yealm
Bluebells near the coastguard Cottages
 The village of Beesands between Salcombe and Dartmouth
 Start Point from Beesands
 Beesands Ley
 My lunch at the beachside Cafe at Beesands
 Eve and Al enjoying their lunch
 Mum tucking in to her lunch
 A two masted yacht sailing in from Beesands and at anchor off neighbouring Slapton Sands

 Drakeford Bridge between Lustleigh and Bovey Tracey on the edge of Dartmoor crossing the River Bovey

 The old road to Manaton between Drakeford Bridge and the Hisley Bridge
 The old Road to manaton crossing the Becka Brook
 Two views of Hisley Bridge an old packhorse bridge spanning th River Bovey

 Two views of the Becka Brook joining the River Bovey

 Foxgloves alongside the walking track
 An old railway bridge near Lusleigh.  The relway has long been closed.
Another bridge crossing a brook between the Railway Bridge and Drakeford Bridge

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