This wooden fender was around 130 years old when we found it still secured to the tunnel wall in 1965. I'm pretty sure we found cable grooves in the tunnel walls as well, which confirmed a local belief that barges were pulled 'upstream' towards Tavistock through the tunnel by ropes.
This photograph is by Alec and was uploaded December 14th 2009. © Alec please do not copy or distribute without prior express permission.
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