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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: mgeneas on Sunday 05 February 23 22:38 GMT (UK)
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Probably somewhere in Devon or Somerset
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Interesting how the name of the company is spelled two different ways on the same machine.
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Not sure what you're after but the company seems to have existed from 11th Jan 2002 - 7th Nov 2018.
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04233033
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Could this be relevant at Watchet :-\ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/archive/how-dean-dyball-ruled-watchets-waves-14-06-2001/
Kay
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Maybe https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Watchet_Harbour_-_remains_of_the_West_Somerset_Mineral_Railway_%28geograph_3381257%29.jpg
OH noticed on the original photo hills on the horizon that might be South Wales in distant views :-\
Kay
Some stock photos of the harbour https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/watchet-somerset-uk-harbour-wall.html?sortBy=relevant
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After looking at a variety of photos, I think Watchet Harbour is probably correct. Here are a few of them:
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/red-lighthouse-end-wharf-watchet-somerset-1269027
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3888272
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2433614
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5377545
OH noticed on the original photo hills on the horizon that might be South Wales in distant views :-\
Good spot! I think, though, that it might be Steep Holm to the left and Brean Down to the right. I was a bit doubtful about exactly which direction you'd be looking out from the harbour, but Steep Holm is very distinctive, and very similar to this.
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Great idea re the island and Brean Down. I agree that Steep Holm is very distinctive
Kay