Totnes, Devon - Butterwalk - early undivided back postcard 1903

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Totnes, Devon - Butterwalk - busy scene - [early undivided back postcard - these were the norm before the rules changed on writing the message on the address side in 1902 - this is a slightly later usage]
• Publisher:  Friths series
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  Edward VII half d. dark green [the earlier shade]
• Postmark(s):  Bude Sep 15 1903 squared circle
• Sent to:  Miss Halse, Glen villa, Forde Park, Newton Abbott
• Notes / condition: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Totnes (/'t?tn?s/ or /t?t'n?s/) is a market town and civil parish at the head of the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, England within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is about 22 miles (35 km) south of the city of Exeter and is the administrative centre of the South Hams District Council.

Totnes has a long recorded history, dating back to AD 907 when its first castle was built; it was already an important market town by the 12th century. Indications of its former wealth and importance are given by the number of merchants' houses built in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Today, the town, with its population of 7,444,^[1] is a thriving centre for music, art, theatre and natural health. It has a sizeable alternative and ""New Age"" community, and is known as a place where one can live a bohemian lifestyle.^[2]

The town is built on a hill rising from the west bank of the River Dart, which separates Totnes from the suburb of Bridgetown. It is at the lowest bridging point of the river which here is tidal and forms a winding estuary down to the sea at Dartmouth. The river continues to be tidal for about 1 mile (1.6 km) above the town, until it meets Totnes Weir, built in the 17th century.

Today there are two road bridges, a railway bridge and a footbridge over the river in the town. Totnes Bridge is the nearest bridge to the sea and is a road bridge built in 1826–28 by Charles Fowler.^[16] At low tide the foundations of the previous stone bridge are visible just upstream—it was probably built in the early 13th century and widened in 1692. Before the first stone bridge was built there was almost certainly a wooden bridge here, and a tidal ford for heavy vehicles was just downstream.^[17] In 1982 a new concrete bridge was built about 1,000 feet (300 m) upstream as part of the Totnes inner relief road. Its name, Brutus Bridge, was chosen by the local residents.^[18] A further 0.5 miles (0.80 km) upstream, the railway bridge carries the National Rail Exeter to Plymouth line over the river. Immediately upstream of the railway bridge is a footbridge, built in 1993 to provide access to the Totnes (Littlehempston) terminus of the South Devon Railway.^[19]

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