Dawlish Warren beach huts
Cockwood Harbour a mile from the caravan site. The main line to the south west is just behind me - so not the quietest of places.
The Tour of Britain came close to the caravan site at Starcross. I had heard nothing about my entry this year so I went down to watch. This must have been a good day for the criminal fraternity in the area and for errant motorists because all the local police seemed to be involved in this event.
| Police motor cyclists clearing the route | The leader followed, very closely, by a motorcycle cameraman |
That’s ‘Wiggo’ in the Sky shirt – he didn’t wave to me!
Part of the caravan site – this is just one half
I rang Sue up so she could come out of the caravan and give me a wave.
It’s that time of year again – Heritage Open Days
We visited four properties in Exeter
The first was the Mint which is a restored former refectory building in which the monks of St. Nicholas Priory once dined. Unfortunately, we could see only a small part of it because half of it is rented out and the deal is that they must make their part available to view on certain days. They had gone out (on purpose, who knows?).
We then crossed the road to see St. Nicholas Priory – an Elizabethan town house.
| Lunch is ready. Look at the decoration – very impressive | Lion’s head decoration |
Sue in the bedroom
We then moved on to Tuckers Hall – this is a 15th chapel converted in to a meeting hall in the 16th century. It is the only surviving trades guild in Exeter of ‘Weavers, Fullers and Shearmen’
The panelling and wagon roof is well worth seeing
Carving detail
Our last visit was to Exeter Guildhall. This has been the centre of Exeter’s civic life for more than 800 years. We were given a comprehensive tour including the cells where they now keep the booze for the civic functions.
Sue having a breather in the reception room
Congratulations should go to the organisers of the Heritage Open Days in Exeter for the informative pamphlet and the fact that they had 48 properties involved
| Exeter Civic regalia | On the prom at Teignmouth |
Teignmouth Harbour – very picturesque
| Washing on the beach – comment from a passer by’ I wouldn’t hang my smalls out for everyone to see!’ | Just hanging around |
Teignmouth promenade from the pier – which is still being repaired after the storms
Dawlish in the winter – remember the railway was washed away amongst other things (photo of a photo)
This rig is part of the £8 million project to increase the resilience of the sea wall in Dawlish following the 2014 winter storms – the photo was taken from the top deck of a moving bus, hence the poor quality.
Below – photo taken off the ‘Dredging Today’ website
There is still more to come of our visit to Devon.
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