Fernworthy Reservoir, Dartmoor, Devonshire - November 01, 2003

Dartmoor: The old bridge Fernworthy Reservoir. The bridge is only revealed during periods of drought when the reservoir is drawn down revealing the old road which once ran across the valley. - November 01, 2003.

Fernworthy Reservoir, Dartmoor, Devonshire - November 01, 2003

Dartmoor: The old bridge Fernworthy Reservoir. The bridge is only revealed during periods of drought when the reservoir is drawn down revealing the old road which once ran across the valley. - November 01, 2003.

Fernworthy Reservoir, Dartmoor, Devonshire - November 01, 2003

Dartmoor: The old bridge Fernworthy Reservoir. The bridge is only revealed during periods of drought when the reservoir is drawn down revealing the old road which once ran across the valley. - November 01, 2003.

Fernworthy Reservoir, Dartmoor, Devonshire - November 01, 2003

I wasn't the only photographer recording the heavily drawn down Fernworthy Reservoir that day! The old road bridge can be glimpsed in the background and a smaller footpath bridge also uncovered by the unusually low water levels can also be seen.

Fernworthy Reservoir, Dartmoor, Devonshire - November 01, 2003

The heavily drawn down Fernworthy Reservoir after the particularly dry summer of 2003. Note the tree stump.

Fernworthy Reservoir, Dartmoor, Devonshire - November 01, 2003

The heavily drawn down Fernworthy Reservoir after the particularly dry summer of 2003.

Fernworthy Reservoir, Dartmoor, Devonshire - November 01, 2003

Dartmoor: The old bridge Fernworthy Reservoir. The bridge is only revealed during periods of drought when the reservoir is drawn down revealing the old road which once ran across the valley. - November 01, 2003.

Fernworthy Reservoir, Dartmoor, Devonshire - November 01, 2003

Dartmoor: The old bridge Fernworthy Reservoir. The bridge is only revealed during periods of drought when the reservoir is drawn down revealing the old road which once ran across the valley. - November 01, 2003.

Chagford - Dartmoor - Christmas Day 2007

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Chagford - Dartmoor - Christmas Day 2007

The Square Chagford usually bustling is quiet on Christmas morning 2007.

Castle Drogo, Drewsteignton, Devonshire - May 27, 2014

Architect Sir Edwin Lutyen's masterpiece Castle Drogo, built for retail entrepreneur Julius Drewe founder of the "Home and Colonial" stores between 1911 and 1930 seen wrapped in protective sheeting whilst extensive repair work to the roof and structure was being undertaken over a six year period.

Fingle Bridge, Teign Valley, Devonshire - October 25, 2014

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Fingle Bridge, Teign Valley, Devonshire - October 25, 2014

Fingle Bridge is a 17th-century stone arch bridge carrying an unclassified road over the River Teign near Drewsteignton, in the Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. The bridge is a Grade II* listed structure. In late Victorian times the area began to attract tourists and the Angler’s Rest Inn, now the Fingle Bridge Inn was developed to serve visitors. When I last visited this location in the early 1980s I had no problem driving what appeared to be quite a large car, a Hillman Super Minx, over the bridge. However, returning in a Ford Fiesta this year which one considers to be a small car it was disconcerting to note just how wide modern cars are as there was barely two inches clearance between the doors and the unyielding granite parapet! When I had made it across perhaps it wasn’t surprising to see that the car park on the other side was empty unlike the car park before the bridge! Once in the car park there is only one way out, back over the bridge!

Fingle Bridge, Teign Valley, Devonshire - October 25, 2014

Fingle Bridge is a 17th-century stone arch bridge carrying an unclassified road over the River Teign near Drewsteignton, in the Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. The bridge is a Grade II* listed structure. In late Victorian times the area began to attract tourists and the Angler’s Rest Inn, now the Fingle Bridge Inn was developed to serve visitors. When I last visited this location in the early 1980s I had no problem driving what appeared to be quite a large car, a Hillman Super Minx, over the bridge. However, returning in a Ford Fiesta this year which one considers to be a small car it was disconcerting to note just how wide modern cars are as there was barely two inches clearance between the doors and the unyielding granite parapet! When I had made it across perhaps it wasn’t surprising to see that the car park on the other side was empty unlike the car park before the bridge! Once in the car park there is only one way out, back over the bridge!

Fingle Bridge, Teign Valley, Devonshire - October 25, 2014

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Fingle Bridge, Teign Valley, Devonshire - October 25, 2014

Fingle Bridge is a 17th-century stone arch bridge carrying an unclassified road over the River Teign near Drewsteignton, in the Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. The bridge is a Grade II* listed structure. In late Victorian times the area began to attract tourists and the Angler’s Rest Inn, now the Fingle Bridge Inn was developed to serve visitors. When I last visited this location in the early 1980s I had no problem driving what appeared to be quite a large car, a Hillman Super Minx, over the bridge. However, returning in a Ford Fiesta this year which one considers to be a small car it was disconcerting to note just how wide modern cars are as there was barely two inches clearance between the doors and the unyielding granite parapet! When I had made it across perhaps it wasn’t surprising to see that the car park on the other side was empty unlike the car park before the bridge! Once in the car park there is only one way out, back over the bridge!

Fingle Bridge, Teign Valley, Devonshire - October 25, 2014

The Fingle Bridge Inn Fingle Bridge is a 17th-century stone arch bridge carrying an unclassified road over the River Teign near Drewsteignton, in the Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. The bridge is a Grade II* listed structure. In late Victorian times the area began to attract tourists and the Angler’s Rest Inn, now the Fingle Bridge Inn was developed to serve visitors. When I last visited this location in the early 1980s I had no problem driving what appeared to be quite a large car, a Hillman Super Minx, over the bridge. However, returning in a Ford Fiesta this year which one considers to be a small car it was disconcerting to note just how wide modern cars are as there was barely two inches clearance between the doors and the unyielding granite parapet! When I had made it across perhaps it wasn’t surprising to see that the car park on the other side was empty unlike the car park before the bridge! Once in the car park there is only one way out, back over the bridge!

Fingle Bridge, Teign Valley, Devonshire - October 25, 2014

Fingle Bridge is a 17th-century stone arch bridge carrying an unclassified road over the River Teign near Drewsteignton, in the Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. The bridge is a Grade II* listed structure. In late Victorian times the area began to attract tourists and the Angler’s Rest Inn, now the Fingle Bridge Inn was developed to serve visitors. When I last visited this location in the early 1980s I had no problem driving what appeared to be quite a large car, a Hillman Super Minx, over the bridge. However, returning in a Ford Fiesta this year which one considers to be a small car it was disconcerting to note just how wide modern cars are as there was barely two inches clearance between the doors and the unyielding granite parapet! When I had made it across perhaps it wasn’t surprising to see that the car park on the other side was empty unlike the car park before the bridge! Once in the car park there is only one way out, back over the bridge!

Fingle Bridge, Teign Valley, Devonshire - October 25, 2014

Fingle Bridge is a 17th-century stone arch bridge carrying an unclassified road over the River Teign near Drewsteignton, in the Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. The bridge is a Grade II* listed structure. In late Victorian times the area began to attract tourists and the Angler’s Rest Inn, now the Fingle Bridge Inn was developed to serve visitors. When I last visited this location in the early 1980s I had no problem driving what appeared to be quite a large car, a Hillman Super Minx, over the bridge. However, returning in a Ford Fiesta this year which one considers to be a small car it was disconcerting to note just how wide modern cars are as there was barely two inches clearance between the doors and the unyielding granite parapet! When I had made it across perhaps it wasn’t surprising to see that the car park on the other side was empty unlike the car park before the bridge! Once in the car park there is only one way out, back over the bridge!