Tregothnan’s twin, Darjeeling, in 1947

23rd November 2011

William Bell from Brixham, Devon, was recently inspired to send us these wonderful nostalgic photographs after reading about our proposed twinning with Darjeeling published in The Times. He writes: “I hope these two images will be of interest: one of Darjeeling’s tea pickers, the other of the railway which comes from its highest mountain point to Darjeeling station. As a soldier in 1947 I was stationed at ‘Lebong’ about two miles further on from the town. We could step out of our barrack room right onto the tea shrubs. The first picture was taken by one of my mates and shows the third highest mountain and clouds below - it was a marvellous sight. I heard that the rail line no longer exists due to a landslide. My best wishes in your venture with Darjeeling.”