EAW050073 ENGLAND (1953). The town and coastline, Sidmouth, from the west, 1953

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Title [EAW050073] The town and coastline, Sidmouth, from the west, 1953
Reference EAW050073
Date 25-June-1953
Link
Place name SIDMOUTH
Parish SIDMOUTH
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 312293, 87294
Longitude / Latitude -3.2414973543549, 50.678111029764
National Grid Reference SY123873

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Possibly bricked in entrance to rail tunnel

Charles Dale
Tuesday 12th of January 2016 12:27:23 PM
I'm not aware of any railway in this part of Sidmouth, nor what purpose it could have served if it had been there. Is it more likely to be either a natural formation, or possibly a bricked up cave? There's no trace in recent photographs of Sidmouth that I've seen - the cliff has been eroded in that area by storms in 2012, I understand.

John W
Sunday 11th of September 2016 09:09:29 PM
The tunnel was built in about 1825 to transport rock from Hook Ebb to build the proposed harbour - which did not proceed (tunnel was too small for the steam engine that was delivered!)

Steve Cole
Friday 15th of May 2020 02:54:04 PM