Sidmouth

21 December 2024 Off By Vince

A seaside town in Devon, east of the river exe.


View of the hotels along Sidmouth sea front

December 2007; a cold morning by the sea front


Steam tractor in the streets of Sidmouth

Through the shopping streets of Sidmouth, a Stream traction engine was going through its paces.


View along the red cliffs of the Jurassic coast

Distinctive red cliffs, slowly crumbling into the sea. This was in December 2007, see below, there was a massive rock fall in February the following year.


swimmers on the beach

Boxing day swim


lifeboat being loaded into trailer pulled by sea going tractor

Lifeboat returning back to base using seagoing tractor and trailer


Tracker towing lifeboat out of the sea on a trailer

lifeboat now out of the water


Rock fall at bottom of cliff

Fallen rocks at the base of the cliff in February 2008