Image Ref : DRA 1544.tif

Stone barges at Bigbury, c.1900

Stone barges on Sedgewell beach at Bigbury. The barges brought stone for road mending and for 'burning' in lime kilns. Stones were collected by horse and cart. The price of coal then was 6d cwt. *** Now BIG 3 - . DRA 2252 BG 003