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Watchet Harbour - remains of the West Somerset Mineral Railway
by Chris Allen
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The long defunct mineral railway brought ore to ships at Watchet. Although... (more)
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Remains of a mineral railway, Watchet Harbour
by Robin Drayton
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West Somerset Mineral Railway trains carried iron ore mined in the Brendon Hills... (more)
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Watchet Harbour breakwaters
by Oliver Mills
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Showing Watchet Lighthouse. In 2012, Princess Anne visited the town to... (more)
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Coast at Watchet
by Helen
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The coast at Watchet where the result of wave action and erosion against the... (more)
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Statue of the Ancient Mariner, Watchet Marina
by Robin Drayton
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Watchet harbour was the inspiration for Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem The... (more)
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The Bell Inn, Watchet
by M J Richardson
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Good for a pub lunch. Looking west towards West Street.
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Watchet Market House Museum
by M J Richardson
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A nice little museum at the entrance to the harbour.
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Watchet harbour front
by M J Richardson
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With Tourist Information Office, Community Bookshop and Police Station.
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Watchet Marina
by M J Richardson
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The tide is coming in. Some of these boats are lived in permanently.
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Boats in Watchet Marina
by M J Richardson
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Looking towards the exit in the harbour wall.
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Watchet Marina, with the Gay Archer
by M J Richardson
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With what I assume to be a harbour dredger on the slipway. Behind is the... (more)
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Slipway at Watchet Marina
by M J Richardson
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With what I assume to be a harbour dredger on the slipway. Behind is the... (more)
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Watchet Marina
by M J Richardson
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A harbour with a very large tidal range.
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The Ancient Mariner
by M J Richardson
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A statue by the Scottish sculptor Alan B. Herriot, commissioned by the Watchet... (more)
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H M Coastguard, Watchet
by M J Richardson
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To the left is the Esplanade Club, both on the side of the Marina.
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Old Quay Cottage
by M J Richardson
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On West Street in Watchet.
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Tidal pond, West Street Beach, Watchet
by Christine Johnstone
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With a wave-cut platform beyond.
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Houses on Whitehall, Watchet
by Christine Johnstone
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Seen from a Minehead - Bishops Lydeard train, on the West Somerset Railway.
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The slipway at Watchet Harbour
by Robin Drayton
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The view looking inland from the end of the Western Pier.
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The coastline to the west of Watchet
by Robin Drayton
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Viewed from the West Pier.
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The esplanade beside Watchet Marina
by Robin Drayton
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Just right of centre is the statue of the Ancient Mariner... (more)
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Low tide at Watchet Marina
by Robin Drayton
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The Star Inn, Watchet
by Robin Drayton
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Dating from the late 18th century, it was originally known as the Royal Oak.
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Statue of the Ancient Mariner, Watchet
by Chris Allen
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A sea of shiny mud - Watchet Harbour
by Chris Allen
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Although not to everybody's taste, I like these against the light shots.
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Watchet Station
by Chris Allen
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On the preserved West Somerset Railway.
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Washford River, Watchet
by Christine Johnstone
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Just a few metres from the beach.
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Watchet Harbour on a falling tide
by Christine Johnstone
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The outer [western] harbour dries out at low tide. The inner [eastern] marina does not.
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Flats and houses in Werren Close, Watchet
by Christine Johnstone
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Seen from a Minehead - Bishops Lydeard train, on the West Somerset Railway.
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Steam hauled train arriving at Watchet
by Robin Drayton
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Large Prairie 2-6-2T No 4160 hauling the Dunster Castle Express on its return... (more)
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Entrance to Watchet Harbour at low tide
by Robin Drayton
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Looking out into Bridgwater Bay.
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Motor Torpedo Boat, Watchet Harbour
by Robin Drayton
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HMS Gay Archer (P1041) is a restored Fast Patrol Boat (FPB) built in 1952.
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Watchet Marina (2)
by nick macneill
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Watchet Marina
by nick macneill
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