Knowledge of the
swift tides and
currents in this area
is vital, and that is
why there are more
fishermen using this
beach than tourists,
who have heeded
the warning.
Just beyond the west tip of Nag's Head
Island is the Malthouse (creeper-clad) and
Fairlawn Wharf to the right, now housing
and formerly warehouses and barns.
Moving south-east and still within Wonersh parish, we reach Shamley Green, in
1965 still a remote Surrey hamlet loosely built around its triangular green.
Lakeside is the settlement furthest away from the Lakeland mountains, but it is historically important as the entry point for large numbers of Victorian day visitors who came up from Lancashire by way
Not a hatless head to be seen as the open-top tram, en
route to Frindsbury across the river, passes the lantern
and railings of Eastgate House, threatening conflict with
horse-drawn traffic.
The river has long been used for boats trading upstream and, more importantly,
downstream, where the Stour links up with the River Severn and thus with the ports of Gloucester and Bristol.
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