Shaldon, Devon - from Haldon - postcard 1931

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Shaldon from Haldon, Devon - possibly a rel photo
• Publisher:  none given
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  George VI 1d red
• Postmark(s):  Teignmouth 18 Aug 1931 cds
• Sent to:  Mrs. Wilkinson, Shaldon, , 301 Osbourne Road, Hornchurch, Essex
• Notes / condition:  very slight wear due to normal postal use

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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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Shaldon is a village in South Devon, England. It is located on the south bank of the estuary of the River Teign, opposite the town of Teignmouth. It has been described as ""a quaint English drinking village, with a fishing problem"".^[1] The village is a popular bathing place and is characterised by Georgian architecture.

Shaldon was located in the hundred of Wonford. The original river settlement was upstream in Ringmore where the valley was farmed and the inhabitants were hidden from the sea. Up to the beginning of the 20th Century Ringmore had many working farms, extensive apple and other orchards, including cider apples, watercress beds, and withy beds used for making lobster pots. There were also shipbuilding and repair yards on the waterfront.

Shaldon itself is built on reclaimed land and there is a retaining wall, built around 1800, to prevent the river returning to its beaches.

Shaldon is part of Teignbridge local government district, which was created in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. The village had previously been in St Nicholas Parish. The parish contained Shaldon and part of the adjacent village of Ringmore, and became part of Teignmouth Urban District in 1881.^[2][3]

The Shaldon regatta is one of the oldest in England dating back to at least 1817, if not before. The modern regatta runs for 9 days each August.

On a hillside above the village are gardens created by Maria 'Laetitia' Kempe Homeyard in the late 1920s and early 1930s and built by Thomas Rider, consisting of an informal terraced arboretum with a level walk along the top providing views of the Teign estuary and the Jurassic Coast. A feature of the gardens is a folly known as Shaldon Castle. First opened to the public in 1955 and currently under the stewardship of Teignbridge District Council, the gardens are open all year round.

type=real photographic (rp)

theme=topographical: british

sub-theme=england

county/ country=devon

number of items=single

period=inter-war (1918 - 1939)

postage condition=posted