The Harbour.

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A Busy time circa 1890, quite a crush in the middle, they would have taken some holding on a spring tide.

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Zooming in from the above photo, you can start to visualize what the quays were like.

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Look how far back the harbour wall was then.

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The man sitting on the sinker was one of the coastguards (apparently). The sinker he's on can still be found when the sand is low.

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A busy time in port.

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Pre 1914 (the Shaldon Conservative club not yet built), a coal boat unloading at "the jetty" --now Brigantine Quay.

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Gone are the days of trading Schooners, this is June 1945.

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The German Cruiser "Stuttgart" entering Harbour for breaking in 1921.