Sue and I are back home from a week's R&R in Stoke Gabriel, Devon, where we shared a cottage with old and dear friends Phil & Di. Our home for the week was Crab Cottage ~
As you'd expect from a British summer the weather was mixed but we managed to fit in lots of interesting visits along with generally chilaxing a fair bit! As you'd expect though, a good deal of history figured in our week ~
Brass memorial in St Saviour's church, Dartmouth.
Interesting facade to shop front, Dartmouth.
American WWII Memorial in Dartmouth.
Always amazes me the unlikely places our Industrial Revolution and subsequent rise to Empire got underway.
Heroes come from such ordinary backgrounds don't they? Makes me wonder what any of us might be capable of in the right circumstances. On the ferry entrance wall in Kingswear by the by.
Free French Naval Monument to their WWII forces in Dartmouth.
The Mill Pool dam at Stoke Gabriel, replenished by each high tide when the dam is submerged.
'William the Orange' without obligatory seagull headwear! The Glorious Revolution began at Brixham!
Replica of the Golden Hind, at Brixham, forever associated with Sir Francis Drake, well known Devon pirate, explorer and all round English hero!
A reminder of past activity in our fishing ports, found in all places on the wall of a loo cubicle!
Brixham monument to those brave souls lost at sea while out fishing. Puts your seaside F&C into perspective...
Speaking of F&C...
We didn't eat here by the way, but the facade of this shop did capture something of the eccentric nature of the English seaside town...
Hearts of Oak? Tree ring guide to history in Stoke Gabriel churchyard, in shadow of the biggest Yew I've ever seen.
The height of C18th town travel captured in miniature.
Insignia of Agatha Christie's DBE tossed casually, as you do, into a China cabinet in the kitchen!
Greenway, Devon home of said Agatha.
Sue taking in the sun and sights at the Battery down by the Dart in the grounds of Greenway.
Two books purchased at the Second Hand bookshop in the house for £4.
Just to finish, a reflection of a grand week's R&R...
A splendid capture of our week down where the hamsters go.
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil! Was a really grand break, bar the last few hours of course...🤒
Delete‘Yew Tree Events’ is a very clever idea, though comes a poor second to fish ‘n chips!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your ‘Tales from Pendawar’ article and photos in July Wargames Illustrated.
Thanks Norm, glad to hear someone has read the piece on Pendawar.
DeleteLovely images - love the brass tomb plate and the plate of fish and chips too!
ReplyDeleteF&C seems popular!
DeleteLooks nice and plenty of sun, looks normal really.
ReplyDeleteWeather was mixed, pretty much expected really. Masks still a plenty but not much social distancing in evidence. Folk seem to have decided we have to live with this...
DeleteThank you David. Enjoyed your photos of your trip away. Cheers, Helen
ReplyDeletePleased you enjoyed the pictures!
DeleteGood to see you got in some fish and chips 👍
ReplyDeleteI was inspired to this post by your own holiday blog post Matt. As to F&C at the seaside, well, it's the law!
DeleteA splendid looking break to the distant South…
ReplyDeleteThose fish and chips look damn fine…
It’s nice to see a return to getting food on a plate… the last time I had fish and chips in a restaurant it was served in a wooden box 😳
All the best. Aly
Strange isn't it how F&C seems to taste better at the seaside? Time to plan another break I think...
DeleteFreshly caught fish Mr.B. Plus I was glad you weren't chuffed to bits in Kingswear ;-)
ReplyDeleteFresh? Days in a trawler hold you mean surely?
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