Lilliput Lane
'Out of the Storm'
Beautiful piece.
No: 1530 of a Limited Edition of 3000.
‘Out of the Storm’ is a multiple site model but in main is based
on Clovelly Harbour.
Clovelly is set
into a steep hillsideand is
one of the best known and most unusual villages in North Devon.
The cobbled high street winds its way down the hillside through
traditional 16th century whitewashed cottages decked with fuchsias
and geraniums. This street drops 400ft in the half mile down to the
small harbour.
All
deliveries for people living in Clovelly have to be taken down the
hill by sledge.These
sledges can be seen at the side of the cottages by anyone walking
down through the village towards the harbour. This ban on traffic has
preserved the atmosphere of the village. The lower part of the
village has been saved from development by the Hamlyn
family,
the local landowners. There are no holiday cottages allowed in the
main village and no concessions to the tourist industry.
Consequently, the picture postcard village is still a living village,
where fishermen still mend their nets on the quay.
Collection only from Barnstaple.