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	IALA buoyage, A Really Handy Book to learn the system 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rule 19 and a bit more-A Really Handy Book to revise the collision regulations (Really handy books to revise the collison regulations 3) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bristol 403 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Really Handy Guide to Ship Certification-Part 1: Identifying and defining 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shapes and a bit more-A really handy book to revise the collision regulations it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The last great cornish engineer, William West of Tredenham it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Liskeard Mining District in 1863: An exploration of Brenton Symons's Geological Map by John Manley (Goodreads Author), Brenton Symons (Illustrator) did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Maker Heights Fortifications- The Redoubts

The five Redoubts on Maker Heights will form the key elements of my Heritage Open Day walks. This post lists some of the key facts about those fortifications.

Redoubts numbers 1 to 4 are positioned in a line on the western edge of Maker Heights, and Redoubt 5 is on the northern slope of the heights, overlooking Millbrook Lake.

Number 1 Redoubt – The Cornwall Redoubt

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The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way

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