West Bay

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The crumbling promenade in West Bay.   The south easterly gales were blamed for the damage

ALIOTH – a German boat shipwrecked at West Bay 13^th May, 1923.   It was loaded with gravel for Scotland, but the captain refused to pay for a pilot to save money and found it wasn’t so easy to get out of harbour!   The ship was a total loss!

Low tide before the church was built

The goods yard and railway station

The harbour C1900