Eype, Boat Rest c.1955
Photo ref: E54030
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This is the spot were the War Office meteorological balloon 'Saladdin', with Malmesbury MP Walter Powell in its gondola, disappeared from sight on the afternoon of 10 December 1881. He was never seen again, but the remains of the craft were found on a mountain in Spain. The boats operating from Eype Mouth in the mid 20th century belonged to Charles and William Warren.

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