Ron Bates worked on several of the radar installations in this area including Prawle, and we are grateful for his accura...

    During the english civil war, Salcombe was held by the loyalists and Portlemouth by the parlementarians. This lead to th...

    The Marie Theresa of Genoa, Nicola Bozza master, left Newcastle for her home port with 850 tons of coal in late November...

    Old Gara Rock Lookout At Gara Rock there is an old thatched coastguard lookou...

    The Demetrious the day after she came ashore Wrecks have a facination for most people and...

    Lannacombe coastguard cottages A series of coastguard cottages were built alo...

    The villagers of East Prawle played a part in the drama of yet another wreck off the infamous Point. The Dutch East In...

    The watchkeeper on duty at the lookout alerted the Coastguard one dark night in December 1979 as soon as he realized the...

    East Prawle unwittingly became a temporary home for drunken sailors back in 1784 when HMS Crocodile crashed into the roc...