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Paignton Harbour has a long history - it is tidal with shallow draft vessels being able
to gain entrance during neap tides but at spring tides the harbour completely dries. It is
set in a sandstone area of Torbay being on the north side of Roundham headland
where my Grandfather lived from 1943 to 1963.. |
Paignton Harbour looking towards the East Quay
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All the traditional activities associated with a busy harbour have been carried out -
it has changed much but remains an interesting centre. Shell fish were a large part of the
trade and still remain to this day. Boat building - particularly wooden craft
(John Gale, John Cornwall and Ralph Browse) has
finished
and given way to sales of modern dinghies, power craft and
personal water craft. Sailing, Gig rowing and underwater activities feature
strongly. The passenger carrying boats have declined very significantly since the
post war period and by the late 1970s
just a hand-full remained.
The holiday trade has changed from the annual weekly breaks to short stopovers,
A small solid core of vessels now operate across the three Tor Bay
Harbours providing both ferry and trip services. |
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Just some of the pleasure boats in my time (the list is not
exhaustive!) operating out of Paignton were: |
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Coral
Star, Minerva, Shalimar, Boy David, Boy Richard, Look Ahead, Sparkle, Tuonella,
Rosina, Colina, The Blue Boats, Queen Anne, Anne and 'Brads' dinghies and motor
boats |
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The following page contains a number of 'one
liners' that will trigger memories for any one who visited Paignton
Harbour over the years. The list is 'dynamic' so do return now and again
to see if anything else has come to light. |
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Post Card from John C Jones,
Sudbury, Ontario - circa 1970 |
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