SS4526 : ML1301 passing under Bideford Bridge, January 1943
taken 81 years ago, near to Bideford, Devon, England
ML1301 passing under Bideford Bridge, January 1943
The boat and its two sisters were built at Blackmore's Yard, which used to be just above the Bridge. They were the largest craft to squeeze through. Timing was important, to get adequate headroom and depth under the keel.
SS4526 : Bideford and the Longbridge Is the white building with the turret at the end of the bridge the Royal Hotel? - the one where Charles Kingsley is believed to have penned his 'Westward Ho!'.