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beneath the cliff was much interfered with by the lodgment 

 of timber, the Harbour Commissioners requested the owner 

 to remove the obstruction, which was effected; but only 

 for a time. He was therefore requested to make a new 

 and good road, as an approach to the steamer landing- 

 place at High-house Point. This has been done, and it is 

 much used, instead of the steep and narrow path some 

 time since cut in the cliff. 



A field at High-house Point has recently been purchased 

 from the Rev. P. A. Ilbert, for the purpose of forming a 

 new cemetery for Kingsbridge. This being considered a 

 larger piece of ground than would be required, a portion 

 of it was again sold, and the remainder retained for the 

 cemetery. It was expected that the ground would be ready 

 for use about the end of last year (1873) ; but it is not 

 yet available. 



Nearly opposite the shipwright's yard, on the other side 

 of the estuary, is Tacket (or Ticket) Wood, where there 

 are a few houses and a slate, quarry. There is a bridge 

 near by, bearing the same name, crossed by the old road 

 to Salcombe. It was erected by the county in 1768. 



Ticket Wood is supposed to have derived its name from 

 the circumstance that, in the days of Nonconformist perse- 

 cution, tickets were here given to all who were in the 

 habit of attending the meetings, probably as a precaution 

 against the admission of spies amongst them. 



On a hill, between Ticket Wood and Kingsbridge, there 

 is a large rope-walk, which was established by Mr. Thomas 

 about fifty years ago. This rope-walk Avas burnt down 

 on the 14th of August, 18G8, and re-built early in 1869. 

 Since that time, it has been lengthened very considerably, 

 necessitated from the increased demand for the cordage made 



