Sidmouth - Salcombe Hill 1965 Post Office Tower stamp

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  The Beach & Salcombe Hill, Sidmouth
• Publisher:  Dennis
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  1965 3d. Post Office Tower commem. SG679
• Postmark(s):  Sidmouth 3 Oct 1965
• Sent to:  St. Andrews, Guernsey, Channel Isles
• Notes & Key words: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Sidmouth (pronounced /'s?dm??/) is a small town on the English Channel coast in Devon, South West England. The town lies at the mouth of the River Sid in the East Devon district, 15 miles (24 km) south east of Exeter. It has a population of about 15,000, of whom 40% are over 65.^[1]. The town is a tourist resort and a gateway town on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. A large part of the town has been designated as a Conservation area.

Sidmouth, as its name suggests, lies at the mouth of the River Sid in a valley between Peak Hill to the west and Salcombe Hill to the east. The town is surrounded by the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is on the Jurassic Coast world heritage site and the South West Coast Path.

Erosion remains a serious concern east of the mouth of the River Sid. The cliffs have been heavily eroded, threatening cliff top homes and the coastal footpath^[3][4]

A wide esplanade has been a seafront feature since Regency times. A series of southwesterly storms in the 1980s washed away much of the shingle beach protecting the masonry, and a series of artificial rock islands was constructed to protect the sea front and tons of pebbles were trucked in to replace the beach^[5]