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British Counties in Verse


The Music in the Roar: What Coastal Towns Remember That Cities Forgot
Words by Alden Carrow Stand on the front at Bude when the swell is up, and the wind decides which way you lean. The tide tells you the hour better than any clock. The salt finds your lips before you've spoken a word. A picturesque inviting illustration of a historic Cornish Seaside Town. This could be a quaint cobbled street lined with charming independent shops or a view of a bustling sea front. What is it that small coastal towns actually do that our great cities have forgo

Alden Carrow
Jun 163 min read
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