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Cumberland Green, BRIXHAM, TQ5 8RL

The club dates back to 1913 when it managed to find a suitably flat part of Furzeham Green, endowing the club with a magnificent setting.

The play equipment of Nelson Road features many a nautical theme, including colour-coded soft flooring beneath the crow's nest and rigging.

Some smaller delights for the smaller visitor. The top of the plateau above Brixham has a large open park, plenty of recreation facilities and is right by Furzeham Primary School.

This is, as of last week, no longer the home of Brixham Cricket Club, which is moving to North Boundary Road after over 70 years here. "The field has been sold for housing development and part of the deal with the builders was to create a new ground." http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/Gatting-s-Brixham/article-768335-detail/article.html

See also: Image] The position of the church on the steep hill gives the impression of a vertiginous rise above the pedestrian. "All Saints Church is also known as the' Abide with me Church', where countless generations have sung, what is now a world wide anthem."

Most visitors to Brixham see this church standing above the harbour area. "All Saints Church is ... known as the 'Abide with me Church', where countless generations have sung, what is now a world wide anthem."

The flat land is an obvious place for some organised sports.

Henry Francis Lyte, the curate of All Saints church (left of the frame on the horizon) wrote "Abide with Me" a few months before his death in 1847. He was a popular man and went to sea with fishermen, preaching about the sea of Galilee. He was buried in Nice, where died on his travels. According to the "Brixham News" on the web Link http://www.brixhamnews.com/allsaints.shtml "The Revd Henry Francis Lyte: H.F.Lyte (1793 – 1847) is Brixham's most famous clergyman. As the first vicar of All Saints Church in the centre of ‘Fishtown' he was a pioneering pastor to the local fishermen and their families, and was much loved and respected. He was also a poet and hymn-writer, and is remembered world-wide for his hymns “Abide with me” and “Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven”. At All Saints Church, known as the Lyte Memorial Church, the church bells ring out three of his hymns daily, including “Abide with me” at 8pm. Although the church has changed since his time, Lyte's pulpit can still be seen, and various items associated with him, together with a permanent display telling his story. Also of interest is Lyte's home overlooking Torbay, now open to all as the Berry Head Hotel. " A further reference can be found at http://ocotilloroad.com/geneal/lyte1.html where his earlier association with Brixham's other main church, St Mary's can be found.

Also see Image] This view is taken from a point above the church which is reached by ascending some steps alongside the church enclosure which leads to private houses.

Also see; Image] The church tower is a dominant feature on the hill which rises above the inner harbour area. "All Saints Church is also known as the' Abide with me Church', where countless generations have sung, what is now a world wide anthem."