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The last stretch of Drew Street. The telephone box is on the corner of Horsepool Street and is in Image Milton Street continues ahead, slightly to the left. The banner advertises "Brixham Hapinin: a big party".

The corner of the pub appears in Image The building dates from the C17 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-383606-watermans-arms-public-house-105-brixham .

An interesting entrance to the grounds of St Mary the Virgin, Higher Brixham

The junction visible in Image and also shown in Image and the very similar Image; Horsepool Street runs down to the right (see Image). The pub on the right is the Waterman's Arms. The telephone kiosk is listed http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-383722-k6-telephone-kiosk-in-centre-of-square-b , as is the central terrace running away along the side of the square http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-383721-1-5-brixham . This is at the heart of "Cowtown".

From the junction shown in Image; this is the road to the left, leading towards Kingswear. Several houses here are listed; the lower-roofed houses in the centre, for instance, are "early C19, probably a remodelling of a C17 or C18 structure" http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-383662-1-and-3-brixham .

The lych gate at St Mary's Church is a substantial stone structure. The main entrance gate has an archway, through which this view is taken. The gravestones can be seen inside on either side of the main pathway to the church. The word lychgate comes from the Old English "lic" meaning a corpse, hence a gate to a graveyard. In the Middle Ages the dead were taken to the lych gate and the priest began the funeral service underneath. Lych gates always have a roof. This one is an elaborate version. I think it is an interesting example. Also see Image] and Image]

Taken a few yards left of Image, and looking down the street to the right. On the left is the end terrace of http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-383721-1-5-brixham .

This elaborate lych gate is a substantial construction. It is a mixture of styles. It appears, from the evidence of an ancient photograph, to be a remodelled remnant of a row of buildings or houses which used to be in the current position. This would account for its odd mixture of styles and openings.

Looking across to St Mary the Virgin.

A popular pub in the heart of Higher Brixham, near to St Mary's Church.