Salcombe, The Quayside 1896
Photo ref:
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Photo ref:
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A sailing ship is discharging its cargo alongside the quay with its cluster of warehouses. Until relatively recent times, the sea was a vital artery for supplying the town. In late summer the pilchard shoals would arrive and the town was a bustle of small boats. During other months the fishermen caught lobsters and crabs.
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Memories of Salcombe, the Quayside 1896
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Salcombe, The Quayside 1896
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Browsing through the Book "I Remember when..." published by The Francis Frith Collection, I was so delighted to see a picture of The Quayside in 1896 at Salcombe, Devon. There standing proud above the quay was 'Harbour Lights', the home and guest-house of my brother-in-law Syd Waldron and my sister Betty. What a feast of memories the picture evoked. Sadly Syd died in 2005 and my sister is now in a care home but ...see more
This view shows Customs Quay and out of sight on the right is the Customs House. Mrs Florrie Gasson and her husband lived in the building and she would make a great show to the visitors of feeding the swans. A flock of 20 or so would swim in the water looking for her and she called each one by a different name. I can remember sitting here with my friend Michael H when film-makers arrived to shoot a washing ...see more
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