Fishermens' Capstan - Beer, Devon - Maritime Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

Washbourne Memorial, Fishermens' Capstan, near the beach at Beer.

"Beer grew up around a sheltered bay which made fishing easier than at other places along the Jurassic Coast. But fishermen were not the only ones to make use of Beer; smugglers also appreciated the relatively easy anchorage and used caves in the cliffs to store contraband goods. There is no natural harbour at Beer so boats had to be winched up onto the shingle. This used to be done manually with a capstan on the shore which required 20 men to operate. Now electrically driven winches make light work of the task!"

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Two plaques on the capstan read -
THE
WASHBOURNE
MEMORIAL
Fishermens' Capstan

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