Cottage at "Witch's Quay"
Introduction
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Cottage at "Witch's Quay"
Image: © Zorba the Geek Taken: 30 Jun 2008
In the Arthur Ransome book "Secret Water", this cottage is inhabited by an old woman, who helps the children, and the shed plays a role as a depot for goods bought in from the town. (See Chapter XIV, for example.) In the book, Kirby Quay is called "Witch's Quay". Compare: Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.855004
Longitude
1.232725