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brought on to the foreshore. After considerable public pressure, the Watchet Harbour Act was passed in 1857, placing it under the control of Commissioners; they built a new east pier and rebuilt the west pier; the work was finished in 1862, and 500 ton vessels could enter the harbour. Passenger services were also provided from Watchet, however these were not financially successful and with the declining output from the Iron ore mines the line closed in 1898. It briefly reopened in the early 20th century.
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had been equipped with a motor lifeboat that could cover the area around Watchet. The boat was launched from the slipway at the western corner of the harbour, but the boat house was at the southern corner near the railway station and the boat was taken along the quay on a carriage. Since closure the
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for smelting to extract the iron. The line was ready for traffic from Watchet to Roadwater by April 1857, Although the outward terminal of the line was to be the quay at Watchet, the pier had been practically unusable for some considerable time, and boats were beached and loaded direct from carts
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In the 1860s, the factory was converted to steam power and the local harbour was used to import raw materials and export finished goods. Most of the mill was destroyed by fire in 1889, but it was rebuilt, and less than ten years later five paper-making machines were operating. The mill became the
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for pleasure boats. It is surrounded by renovated quaysides and narrow streets. The commercial esplanade has been refurbished with new shelters, information points, and the provision of new paving in some areas, as well as railings, lamps, curved benches, planters and new tree plantings.
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to the south. Its ramparts would have formed a semicircle backing on to the sheer cliffs, but only about 300 metres (980 ft) are visible today. A Saxon mint was established here in 1035, probably within the fort. It is a
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until 1971. Reopened as a heritage railway, it still operates today. In 1900 and 1903 a series of gales breached the breakwater and East Pier with the loss of several vessels each time and subsequent repairs.
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to the south west. By 1652, the mill had started to produce paper. In 1846 business partners James Date, William Peach and John Wansbrough bought the business and introduced mechanised-production using a
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It is claimed that the sight of harbour, from St. Decuman's Church, was the primary inspiration for Coleridge to start the poem. In September 2003, a commemorative statue, by Alan B Herriot of
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unveiled a plaque to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the lighthouse. The mines and West Somerset Mineral Railway closed in 1898. The West Somerset Railway, extended from Watchet to
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The Knights Templar Church of England/Methodist Community School in Liddymore Road was built in 1990. It takes its name from the land on which it was built which was owned by the
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who is thought to have died here around 706. An early church was built near Daw's Castle and a new church was erected in the 15th century. It has several tombs and monuments to
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Local traditions include Lantern Night, which is held on 16 September and involves children in the town with candle lanterns made from hollowed out root vegetables such as
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in the 10th century. Trade using the harbour gradually grew, despite damage during several severe storms, with import and exports of goods including those from
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for the temporary detention of people, often drunks who were usually released the next day or to hold people being brought before the local magistrate. The
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Captain Popham ordered his troops into the sea with the tide on the ebb, and with the ship unable to move, attacked the ship with fire from their
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for onward shipping. Aside from local ships plying trade across the river, from 1564 onwards the port was used for import of salt and wine from
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church was rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries when the central tower was demolished and the present one built at the west end. It was
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meaning "under the wood". After the Saxon conquest of the area the town developed, becoming known as Weced or Waeced, and was attacked by
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is probably on an ancient pre-Christian site, on a hill top between Watchet and Williton. An earlier church was situated by the sea at
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found there. The name "Watchet" or "Watchet Blue" was used in the 16th century to denote this colour. A fragment of a lower jaw from a
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St Decuman's well is below the church. It is a 19th-century reconstruction of the earlier well on the site which dates from the
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about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the west of the town. It was built and fortified, on the site of an earlier settlement, as a
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The trackbed of the old West Somerset Mineral Railway now forms a path, which can be followed from the harbour at Watchet to
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and was repaired in 1613. The bridge is 54 inches (1,400 mm) wide and has a total span of 16 feet (4.9 m).
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There is no sign of Roman occupation, but the Anglo-Saxons took Watchet from the native Britons around AD 680. Under
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on 102.4 FM, and West Somerset Radio, community based radio station that broadcast from the town on 104.4 FM.
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largest manufacturer of paper bags in the UK. In 1896, the business became the Wansbrough Paper Company, a
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The primitive jetty was damaged in a storm of 1659, so that in 1708 leading local wool merchant Sir
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south west of the town. From Watchet the ore was carried across the Bristol Channel by ship to
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A statue of the Ancient Mariner at Watchet Harbour, unveiled in September 2003 as a tribute to
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window tracery in the south isle. The series of wagon roofs with rich carving are above the
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was written in 1797 whilst travelling through Watchet and the surrounding area. He lived at
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built a new harbour costing £1,000, with a stronger pier. The main export at this time was
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at Watchet in 1875. The station was closed in 1944 by which time the nearby station at
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East Quay Watchet is a purpose-built art gallery and arts centre that opened in 2021.
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between 1886 and 1891, with further internal alterations being made in 1896 when the
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was killed around 706 and its parish church is dedicated to him. At the time of the
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in England, lies about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Watchet, in the village of
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and kraft papers. In December 2015 the paper mill ceased production and closed.
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Watchet developed as a town thanks to its closeness to the minerals within the
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The port remained open to service the papermills, importing wood pulp and
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on 26 October 1859. A new east pier and wharf was completed in 1861−62 by
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show a distinct pale, greenish blue colour, resulting from the coloured
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The town is served by local newspapers, West Somerset Free Press and
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The foreshore at Watchet is rocky, with a high 6 metres (20 ft)
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also served the town and port bringing goods and people from the
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The medieval parish church of Watchet is dedicated to St Decuman
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records the early port being plundered by Danes led by Earl
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until the 19th century when it increased with the export of
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ran down from the iron mines on the Brendon Hills, and the
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Any Muddy Bottom: A History of Somerset's Waterborne Trade
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from Minehead, heading a passenger train on the heritage
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ship was sent to Watchet to reinforce for the siege of
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former railway goods shed, displays the unusual local
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The former lifeboat station which is now the library.
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There are several museums in the town, including the
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Watchet is located in Somerset
Somerset
OS grid reference
ST074431
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Somerset Council
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Somerset
Region
South West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
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TA23
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Police
Avon and Somerset
Fire
Devon and Somerset
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South Western
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Tiverton and Minehead
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