The seafront beacon to celebrated the Queen's 90th birthday viewed from Connaught Gardens and matched in height by waves hitting the eastern cliffs. Ref shs 16-16SH 1773. Picture: Simon Horn (Image: Archant)
People gather on Sidmouth seafront to see the beacon lit
A firey beacon to mark the 90th birthday of Her Majesty The Queen was lit on Sidmouth beach this evening (Thursday) joining around a thousand other beacons being lit across the country to mark the special occasion.
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