Dawlish
Devonshire
Dawlish, one of the stations of the South Devon Railway, is one of the prettiest places along the coast to pass a quiet summer month.
Brixham
From the Harbor, Brixham, England. Taken between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Original: Library of Congress
Close at hand, is chiefly noted for its extensive fisheries, employing more than two hundred vessels and fifteen hundred seamen. The weekly average amount received for fish is no less than £600. It was here that the Prince of Orange landed, and to commemorate the event a monument has been fixed in the centre of the fish-market, with a portion of the identical stone he first stepped upon inserted, and inscribed thus: – “On this stone, and near this spot, William Prince of Orange first set foot, on his landing in England, 4th of November, 1688.”
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Places nearby
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Devonport
Devonshire
Here is the royal Dockyard, on a space of 71 acres, inclusive of 5 more at the Gun Wharf.
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Exeter
Devonshire
Exeter is pleasantly situated on an eminence rising from the eastern bank of the river Exe, which encompasses its south-west side, and over which it has a handsome stone bridge.