Photochroms | Disembarking of a paddle steamer at Brixham

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	Marcel Gommers
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Disembarking of a paddle steamer at Brixham

Brixham's breakwater with the many fishing vessels behind it. In front of it is a paddle steamer with passengers (dis)embarking via a simple plank / gangway.
This photochrom number 11312 is of the fishing port Brixham, Devon, England. Nowadays it is still used by fishing trawlers and it is a popular place for tourists, as you could have guessed from this picture.

Brixham has a remarkable note in its history, for me that is anyway. In 1688 William, Prince of Orange (later to be King William III) landed in Brixham with a mainly Dutch army. Many of the local people still have Dutch surnames, being descendants of the soldiers in this army.

See also picture #47 for another view on Brixham itself.
Picture Added on 05 February 2009.