Photos Of Bude For wild_photos 2010

For those not members of wild_photos , I thought i would re-post by pics that I took yesterday here.

Most of you will have seen some of the views, but there are a few new ones - beware, there are 19 photos!



Looking down on the centre of Bude, called The Triangle - next to the War Memorial -

 

Bude Castle, built by the Victorian inventor, Sir Goldsworthy Gurney -

 

Looking towards the Castle and Millenium Light -
 

Our Millenium Light - it is designed on the colours of Bude sand and sea, and on the type of light that the Cornish Tin Miners used, as designed by Goldsworthy Gurney -

 

One of the three main shopping streets in Bude - notice the River Neet at the bottom of the hill -

 

One of two Methodist chapels in the town - I shall be here most of the day, as the orchestra has a concert here this evening -

 

One of the new builds going up - they knocked down the public toilets to build this (the beach is about 100yds behind me, btw) -

 

Two of the many Surf Shops - Zuma Jays got it's name from a shop in Malibu.  Jolly Roger's is a newer shop, however -

 

The Peace Garden -

 

One of the oldest buildings in the town - dated in the 1450's -

 

On the edge of the canal, the Victorians built a coaching inn, which is now a posh hotel (they do nice food there, as well!) -



Looking toards the end of the breakwater, and showing some of the small vessels still in use - lobsters are still caught, as is a bit of fishing.

 


Showing how the Breakwater protects the river/canal outlet - giving a calf area from the waves.

 

Standing at "Compass Point" looking down on Summerlease Beach, The Breakwater (built by the Victorians to give a safe haven from The Atlantic.   On the horixon you may see some small white structures - no, they don't exist, ask either the UK or the USA governments !!!! -

 

A natural geological occurance on what used to be the ladies-ony beach ... please note the stones!  This is called the Whales Back ... and is a popular destination for geology students -

 

The Atlantic Ocean - I am at the end of The Breakwater -

 

Standing on the inner lock gates and looking through the outer to see The Breakwater, and the Atlantic -

 

One view so that you can see where both the canal (on the left) and the River Neet join and run into The Atlantic Ocean -

 

And, finally, the road I live in - and, yes, you are looking towards my house (somewhere in the middle of the row)





 
 
Unlike the rest of England, we haven't got the blue sky!