Ilkeston Cam on Holiday
w/e 25 August 2024
All of this week's pictures were taken with a Nikon D3300 or a
Galaxy S20 Mobile Phone.
Part 03 - Brixham
It was still only early afternoon after our walk through Paignton,
along the pier and the seafront so we decided to travel just
a little further around the coast and go to Brixham.
Parking in the centre of town, we walked through a short alley
to reach the traffic free Fore Street. This is the main shopping
street in the town but it also has a number of restaurants, cafes,
takeaways and coffee shops catering for residents and visitors
alike.
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At the end of Fore Street is a three way junction, The Strand
to the left and King Street to the right. with more shops in
both directions. What struck us though, was the artwork on the
buildings opposite.
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We turned into The Strand and in only a few steps reached the
harbour.
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King Street rises up on the eastern side of the harbour. At a
lower level is the long distance SW Coastal Path, a National
Trail that runs 630 miles between Poole Harbour in Dorset around
the Devon and Cornwall coastline to Minehead on the north coast
of Devon.
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The Strand continues around the end of the harbour where there
is an imposing statue of William, Prince of Orange who later
became King William III.
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Also overlooking the harbour is the Old Market House, a pub and
restaurant on two floors. Previously the listed building hosted
various trades such as ship builders and it also served as an
indoor fish market. More recently it housed the tourist information
centre.
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The Old Market House has excellent views of the harbour especially
from the upper floor and is in a prime position overlooking the
replica of the Golden Hind which is moored in the harbour alongside
more modern vessels.
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We turned after passing the Old Market Hall to walk down the
western side of the harbour where the road is now called The
Quay. The Obelisk (visible here just right of centre)
is another monument which recalls the time in 1688 when William,
Prince of Orange landed in Brixham.
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We would later return along the other side of the road but for
now we continued along The Quay enjoying the views across the
harbour to the multi-coloured properties on the hillside opposite.
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A backward glance also gave us another angle on the Golden Hind.
The ship is a full-size replica of the Tudor galleon captained
by Sir Francis Drake in which he circumnavigated the globe. The
original Golden Hind no longer exists but the replica is a museum
about Drake's life, his adventures and his role in the war against
Spain and the Spanish Armada. The covered shelter on the right
os this picture houses the Brixham Art and Craft Market.
Back to Part 02 - Paignton Seafront
- Part 04 to follow
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