A request for a 'Coves of Maidencombe' booklet was received from the Teignmouth station of
the National Coastwatch Institution a few days ago. Although the
booklet, first printed in 2014, has sold out, there are a limited number
of archive copies and I was pleased to be able to supply one in person
at the station last Tuesday.
The elevated Teignmouth NCI station in Eastcliff Walk |
I was welcomed by the Deputy Station Manager, Isobel, and shown around the tiny lookout station in Eastcliff Walk.
Watchkeepers at work inside the Teignmouth NCI station |
Isobel told me that the
watchkeepers realised that there were probably some 'nooks and
crannies' along the southern stretch of coastline from Shaldon which
they observed from their lookout but had no details of, so the Coves booklet
would fill that gap.
It was a fascinating insight into the vital work undertaken every day by the NCI and I thanked Isobel for the invitation to the station.
View from the station looking south to the Ness |
Cover of the Coves of Maidencombe |
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