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| Dartmouth, Devon |
| Dartmouth is a town in Devon in south-west England. It is a popular tourist destination set on the banks of the estuary of the River Dart. It is dominated by the Britannia Royal Navy Officer Training College where all officers of the Royal Navy, as well as many foreign navies, are trained. The embankment, which today extends the whole length of the town's river front, is the result of nineteenth century land reclamation. Prior to this, what is now the town centre was almost entirely tidal mud flats. |
| Did You Know That...Thomas Newcomen, the inventor of the steam pumping engine was born in Dartmouth in 1663. The location of his house in Lower Street is marked with a plaque, although the building itself was demolished in the nineteenth century ? |
| An excellent old postcard showing Britannia Royal Naval College. |
| This view of the Mouth of the Dart was mailed in 1913. |
| The Butterwalk. |
| Dartmouth, the River Dart and Kingswear, which is on the other side of the river. |
| The river front and embankment. (Z) |
| Search the internet for more about Dartmouth and its history. |
| Dartmouth Harbour. |
| Please sign our Guest Book and tell us where you are from. We appreciate suggestions, corrections and constructive criticism - or just say "Hello !". |
| Did You Also Know That....Flora Thompson lived in Above Town between 1928 and 1940, writing "Lark Rise" and "Over to Candleford" during this time. The books were later combined into a single volume with the later novel "Candleford Green" to form the well known "Lark Rise to Candleford". |
| St Petrox Church. |
| A postcard mailed in 1931. |