Cornish Rambler - The Bridge - Boscastle, Cornwall
Posted by: SMacB
N 50° 41.394 W 004° 41.568
30U E 380429 N 5616707
Cornish Rambler, formerly Clovelly Clothing, which was destroyed in the Boscastle floods of 2004. Rebuilt in 2005.
Waymark Code: WMY6NK
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/01/2018
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Cornish Rambler, formerly Clovelly Clothing, which was destroyed in the Boscastle floods (
visit link) of 2004. Rebuilt in 2005.
Watch a video about the floods - (
visit link)
Once a cottage built around 1800, in 2004 it housed Clovelly Clothing shop. It was destroyed in the floods of August 16th 2004 - If I recall correctly it was clipped by a passing floating transit van, and it subsequently collapsed due to the force of the waters.
Rebuilt by August 2005, it now houses The Cornish Rambler, an 'outdoor' clothing shop. A slate plaque on the side of the building commemorates the rebuilding.
I was surprised that the current Google satellite image still shows an image from late 2004 and you can see the plot where the original building used to stand. I have included a screen cap for reference. This link (
visit link) will probably change when the map gets updated.
The plaque reads:
CLOVELLY CLOTHING
Cottage Built
Early 1800's
Destroyed by Flood
16th August 2004
Re-Built
16th August 2005