Estuary Near Kingsbridge Devon Vintage Colour Print Picture 1957 DACIC#55

Description: Estuary Near Kingsbridge Devon 1957 Vintage Colour Print A colour print from a disbound book about Devon and Cornwall from 1957, with unrelated text on the reverse. Suitable for framing, the average page size is approx 8.75" x 9" or 17cm x 23cm, printed edge to edge with no border. This is a vintage print not a modern copy and can show signs of age or previous use commensurate with the age of the print. Please view the scans as they form part of the description. The date given of 1957 is the printing date, the actual date of creation can be earlier. All pictures will be sent bagged and in a board backed envelope for protection in transit. Please note: That while every care is taken to ensure my scans or photos accurately represent the item offered for sale, due to differences in monitors and internet pages my pictures may not be an exact match in brightness or contrast to the actual item. The text below is for information only and is from the opposite separate page it cannot be supplied with the print - All spelling subject to the OCR program used Estuary near KingsbridgeThe Kingsbridge Estuary is a land-locked lagoon, fed by many small streams, each with its own wandering creek. At the head of the Estuary is the old town of Kingsbridge, which, at high tide, looks down from its hill on a happy picture of wide, glittering water all afrisk with little boats and trailing reflections. At low tide, the Estuary here is now largely mud-bound; but there was a time when Kingsbridge could boast a prosperous Mediterranean trade, employing a fleet of. a hundred and fifty vessels. In the town there is an interesting little market house, called the Shambles, with an arcade of granite pillars.At the mouth of the lagoon stands Salcombe, a small "resort" much favoured by yachtsmen. The Regatta, held in late summer, attracts a multitude of craft to this beautifully situated little town, which welcomes its visitors with a sub-tropical climate, pleasant green hills, blue waters, golden sands, and a luxuriance of wild flowers.In truly astonishing contrast to the gay and friendly scene at Salcombe are the huge dark cliffs that tower above the entrance to the harbour. These are some of the oldest rocks in the world, and they sweep in savage impressiveness from Bolt Head for five miles westward to terminate at Bolt Tail. Under Bolt Head, on a rock half circled by the sea, are the ruins of a little castle built by Henry VIII, as. a protection against the pirates who lurked within the shelter of the Estuary and dashed out to plunder passing ships. During the Civil War, Edmund Fortescue, having refortified the castle, and rechristened it Fort Charles, held it through a long and honourable siege against Fairfax: and surrendered at last only when assured of honourable terms. He and his men marched out of Fort Charles to the accompaniment of drums and flying colours, and every man was given three months in which either to make his peace with Parliament or, if he preferred, to leave the country.

Price: 3.49 GBP

Location: Dereham

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