Captions

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Caption For Lydstep, Caldey Island 1890

From Tenby, Lundy is obscured by Caldey Island (which we see here off shore), but beyond lies Lundy, some 25 miles off and clearly visible on a clear day, rising 400 feet up out of the Bristol Channel

Caption For Ilfracombe, From The Torrs C1870

Although often referred to as a storm, one school of thought maintains that this was in fact a tsunami caused by an earthquake in the Bristol Channel.

Caption For Weston Super Mare, The Sands 1887

Weston-super-Mare sits at the edge of the Bristol Channel, opposite the nature reserve island of Steepholm.

Caption For Weston Super Mare, The Sands 1887

Weston-super-Mare sits at the edge of the Bristol Channel, opposite the nature reserve island of Steepholm.

Caption For Clovelly, Harbour 1890

These carvel-built, decked smacks could be seen fishing the upper reaches of the Bristol Channel.

Caption For St Nicholas, The Village C1965

Some believe that it is derived from the phosphorescent light effect seen around vessels in the nearby Bristol Channel, sometimes referred to by its Russian name 'St Nicholas's Lights'.

Caption For Frimley Green, The Canal 1906

The Basingstoke Canal, constructed between 1788 and 1794, was supposed to be part of a waterway linking the Thames with both the English and Bristol Channels.

Caption For Bideford, The Quay 1890

Bideford was a busy little quay both for traffic up and down the Taw and Tamar rivers, and for general coasting trade between the north Devon and north Cornwall ports, the Bristol Channel and South

Caption For Minehead, Church Town 1929

The architectural style is actually one which is common to areas around the Bristol Channel.

Caption For Llandudno, S.S. Alexandra 1891

By 1848 the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway were keen to promote Brighton as a cross-channel port; they funded the Brighton & Continental Steam Packet Co, though it was soon found that Newhaven

Caption For Great Somerford, The Church Of St Peter And St Paul C1955

This village's name means 'a ford only available in summer'; the church stands above the Bristol Avon.