On Saturday, a sunny October afternoon,
Mr S and I took a wander around Brixham.
In fact, it was our wedding anniversary! ;-)
I suppose I owe a lot to Brixham.
Mr S was born there.
As we walked , he gave me a potted history of the town.
Brixham has changed a lot in recent times and the harbour area
is very attractive and full of reminders that we are in a fishing town.
Mind you, I say fishing town but Brixham was once divided into two parts...
Fishtown (the harbour area) and Cowtown ( on top of the hill, where the farmers lived)
At the harbour, you can go on board this replica of The Golden Hind,
Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
On 5th November 1688, William Prince of Orange landed in Brixham, with his army.
It was here that he made his famous declaration:
'The Liberties of England and the Protestant Religion, I will maintain.'
And finally, this lovely turquoise painted house is known locally as
'The Coffin House' because of its shape.
You can read a lot more about this and many more interesting facts, here:
http://www.brixham.uk.com/Pages/Resort.htm
