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River Exe near Turf Lock
The Turf Lock Hotel was built in 1827 at the mouth of the Exeter Ship Canal to provide accommodation for the lock keeper and the crews of vessels using the canal. Looking south towards the mouth of the river.
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Hazel
– The Hedges by this time are beginning to leaf – John Keats: Letter to B. R. Haydon – 8 April 1818
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Back Beach
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Back Beach
Teignmouth has a long tradition of shipbuilding, from at least the 17th century. By the turn of the 19th century there were three shipyards in Teignmouth itself, and three in Shaldon and Ringmore on the other side of the estuary. The industry declined in the early 20th century, but in 1921 Francis Charles Morgan-Giles bought…
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Rainy day river
A view of Shaldon from Back Beach (River Beach), Teignmouth. A ferry between Teignmouth and Shaldon was established nearly 1000 years ago – it probably crossed further upriver than it does today, close to where the road bridge now stands.
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Yarner Wood
Western oak woodland in Yarner Wood: part of the East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve which also includes Trendlebere Down and the Bovey Valley Woodlands. This type of woodland is rare in Europe and is primarily restricted to the western UK and Ireland. We were lucky with the weather for our visit – there was hardly…
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Dawlish Warren
We went over to the Warren for a little while this morning. The good weather didn’t last long but the sunshine was warm and it was wonderful to be out in the fresh air.
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Hazel catkins
Both of these photos were taken on 27th January 2010. The catkins shown above are growing in my garden – now that the very cold weather has eased they are developing fast and the bush has a lot of female flowers on it. The ones below were photographed about a quarter of a mile from…
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Church gate
St Gregory’s, from the Newhay.
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Snowy churchyard
St Gregory the Great, Dawlish, from the Newhay. I love the lichen on these gravestones, and the way they’re all leaning at different angles. The Victorian mausoleum, centre back, was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and belongs to the Hoare family of Luscombe Castle. There are some more pictures of it here and it’s…