Paignton, North Sands From The Pier 1896
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Until the 1840s Paignton was a farming village half a mile inland, producing cider and the then famous Paignton cabbage, but it became popular with convalescents and its beach - longer and better than Torquay's - started to attract family holidaymakers. Soon it had expanded east to meet the sea: marshy land behind the beach had been reclaimed, and the wealthy barrister Hyde Dendy had opened this pier in 1879.
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