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The harbour was full of trawlers and sea gulls. It was fun to watch the fish being hauled ashore and hear the auctioneer's prattle. What a cultural crime.īrixham in those days was a working harbour with the daily fish market and the smell of fish a few yards away. It was the most expensive car park ever and took years to receive a no parking zone. It took a season and cost a fortune and on the first day of the road opening cars parked on it this narrowing the road again. This historic building was unceremoniously pulled down in favour of a road to ease the traffic flow. When it rained the water ran down the street. Middle Street had just enough room for one car and and one could almost touch the butcher's. A statue of the King, with the usual seagull on his head, graced the harbour. It was wild and romantic.Īcross the road was the William of Orange Pub which date back to the 17th Century and in which King William of Orange spent his first night on English shore in 1688. It was so different from the semi detached streets of Stanmore. It was the place itself that I fell in love with. Originally the shop had been a typical Fisherman's cottage hewn out of the rock with a brick frontage, which was actually falling down and inside was a rickety staircase which led to three floors. My two maiden aunts Flo and Jo Thorpe had bought a small gift shop which they named Variety Fayre in Middle Street, Brixham. The first time I saw Brixham was in at Easter in 1954. South Devon and 40 years ago was fairly unspoilt and the perfect place to spend one's schools holiday. Brixham is a traditional fishing village in Torbay.