Summary
REF the recent appeal for information about the Barbican from D Penberthy of the Isle of Wight, the building referred to, opposite the Three Crowns in Exchange Street, was used by E & B R Noyce for scrap metal, old newspapers, rags etcetera. In the same block was living accommodation where the Easton family resided. Next again was rear accommodation for Watson's the tobacconist, whose shop fronted on to Vauxhall Street.
The sea mine that dropped on Secombe's the fruit and vegetable merchants' stable not only demolished it but blew the Shire horses on top of a 30ft high wall. This mine also demolished the sea wall which made a slipway, then used by fishermen to paint their boats and do minor repairs. The young people used it at high water for swimming.See the full content of this document
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