Old Bude |
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| Author:
| Rendell, Joan |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84033-173-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2001 |
| Publisher: | Stenlake Publishing
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| Imprint: | Virago Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Photographs of the old and new outdoor pools, stalls on Crooklets beach, and the Grenville Hotel under construction reveal that Bude has been a popular tourist destination for over a century. Many pictures show the historic Bude canal, with vessels such as the sailing ketch Ceres plying her trade to and from the town. Elsewhere there's the now-demolished art deco Picture House, with photographs from the 1940s showing wartime evacuees arriving in the town - and a street party...
More DescriptionPhotographs of the old and new outdoor pools, stalls on Crooklets beach, and the Grenville Hotel under construction reveal that Bude has been a popular tourist destination for over a century. Many pictures show the historic Bude canal, with vessels such as the sailing ketch Ceres plying her trade to and from the town. Elsewhere there's the now-demolished art deco Picture House, with photographs from the 1940s showing wartime evacuees arriving in the town - and a street party celebrating the end of the war in 1945. The horse-drawn Bude-Holsworthy coach and Bude railway station are included, along with local businesses such as Cann Medland's garage. The last few pages of the book feature pictures of Stratton.