Yankee Jack's Cottage, West St
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Yankee Jack's Cottage, West St
Image: © N Chadwick Taken: 1 Jan 2010
Yankee Jack, whose proper name was John Short, was born in Watchet, Somerset, in 1839 and is one of Watchet's most famous sailors and shantymen. In 2008 a statue, commissioned by Watchet Market House Museum, was erected on The Esplanade in Watchet.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.182787
Longitude
-3.331247