2015

SZ0378 : Slipway

taken 9 years ago, near to Swanage, Dorset, England

Slipway
Slipway
Swanage is a coastal town in the south east of Dorset. It is situated at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck, approximately 6 miles south of Poole and 25 miles east of Dorchester. Nearby are Ballard Down and Old Harry Rocks, with Studland Bay and Poole Harbour to the north.
The town, originally a small port and fishing village, flourished in the Victorian era, when it first became a significant quarrying port and later a seaside resort for the rich of the day. Today the town remains a popular tourist resort, this being the town's primary industry, with many thousands of visitors coming to the town during the peak summer season, drawn by the bay's sandy beaches and other attractions.
The town is located at the eastern end of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site.
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SZ0378, 822 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 2 January, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 28 August, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 0323 7873 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:36.4967N 1:57.3428W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 0326 7871
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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