Brixham: Chronicles Revealed

by R. W. Calloway

The story of Brixham, told chapter by chapter from its earliest days to the present, in this short, readable work of popular history from the Chronicles Revealed series. Legends are marked as legends, and places where historians disagree are flagged in the text.

12 chapters:

• Briseham: Two Towns on One Hill
• The Cave Under Windmill Hill
• A Prince on the Quay: 5 November 1688
• Forts on Berry Head
• A Message in a Bottle: Napoleon in Tor Bay
• Abide With Me
• Mother of the Deep-Sea Fisheries
• The Night of the Brixham Angels
• A Branch Line to Churston and a Rescue in the Storm
• Guns in the Gardens and Tanks on the Hard
• Shipwrights and the Mayflower II
• Golden Hind, Old Trawlers and a New Fish Market

Also includes a timeline, places to visit, and further reading and sources.

What you get: an instant digital download (PDF, 49 pages) to read on any computer, tablet or phone.