Seaton Sluice - Rocky Island

[TriciaK]

This was one of the playgrounds of my childhood.
My question is about the bridge crossing the bridge from the mainland to the island. There was, or is a sort of pipe below the bridge - does anyone know what its function was, and what it was/ is made of? Is it still there now?
I have a particular reason for asking this by the way.

[c-side]

I have no answer to your questions but I will be at Seaton Sluice Community Centre in the morning.  They are big on local history there so I'll try to remember to ask them.

Christine

[TriciaK]

Thanks Christine 

[pityackafromblyth]

The rocky island you refer to used to be called 'Charlie's Garden.'  Why, ? I do not know.

[dolly dimples]

 I too always knew it as Charlies Garden, as did my Mam before me.  I dont think the bridge is still there ,but not certain as its sometime since I was there. My son might remember as he was always along the coast fishing .    Be interesting to see what comes up on this posting Tricia  ........ 
                                          Dolly

[dolly dimples]

  Hi son just popped in , Rocky Island and Charlies Garden are different.. He says there is no bridge there now, but there is a small footpath running alongside the pub that gets one onto one of these two rocks as they are now...  No doubt our man P Hoddgets will pop by and give us more !!
                                            Dolly
                 

[TriciaK]

He's right, Dolly. Charlie's Garden is a huge piece of rock  off Collywell Bay, which has gradually become eroded . There was a smaller piece beside it which had probabably once been joined, and some daring people used to jump from one to the other.
http://images.google.fr/imgres?imgurl=http://m7.i.pbase.com/o6/42/777942/1/82522117.Pn23LgI6.CharliesGardenCollywellBay.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.pbase.com/pabimages/image/82522117&h=500&w=750&tbnid=-XJeB_dLlrnHhM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=135&docid=bsvEiKbhe_B2UM&usg=__-BU7T2s1y8fEUaQzy-0CpWL8Sv4=&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiS0-P6-bPKAhUKWRoKHfvYDTsQ9QEIJDAB
Rocky Island is a separate piece of land separated from the mainland, next to the pub, by the sluice at one side and a small river at the othern forget its name.
It's not so long since we went back to see it - 2011.

[hanes teulu]

http://www.seaton-sluice.btck.co.uk

Had you seen this site? Not sure it might answer your specific questions.

[hanes teulu]

http://www.ftpipelinesystems.co.uk/pipe-uses/pipe-bridges/

Not sure if this is the bridge in question?