Talland Bay
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Looe
Looe is a small coastal town, fishing port and civil parish in the former Caradon district of south-east Cornwall, England, with a population of 5,280 . Looe is divided in two by the River Looe, East Looe and West Looe being connected by a bridge...
in Cornwall. On Talland Bay are two sheltered shingle beaches, Talland Sand and Rotterdam Beach, and the bay was well known in previous centuries as a landing spot for smugglers. It has also been the scene of many shipwrecks including that of a French trawler, the Marguerite
Marguerite (ship)
The Marguerite was a 1544 ton French ship that was torpedoed by Oberleutnant Howaldt and UB-40 on 28 June 1917. The wreck lies at ....
, in 1922. Two private boats performed a dramatic rescue and all 21 people were saved. The remains of the ship's boiler can still be clearly seen on the beach at low tide. The hamlet of Talland
Talland
Talland is a hamlet and ecclesiastical parish situated between Looe and Polperro on the south coast of Cornwall...
with Talland Parish Church is nearby. Celebrity couple Richard Madeley
Richard Madeley
Richard Madeley is a British television presenter and columnist. With his wife Judy Finnigan, Madeley has presented This Morning and later the weekday chat show Richard & Judy...
and Judy Finnigan
Judy Finnigan
Judith "Judy" Finnigan is a British television presenter and columnist. She has usually co-presented with her husband, Richard Madeley, and the two are collectively known, informally, as Richard and Judy...
have a home in Talland Bay,