2016

SW8232 : Eastern Breakwater, Falmouth Docks

taken 8 years ago, near to Flushing, Cornwall, England

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Eastern Breakwater, Falmouth Docks
Eastern Breakwater, Falmouth Docks
Falmouth Docks were developed in the 1860s; the Eastern Breakwater was built in 1863 and No 2 Dock opened in 1864. Its first cargo to be exported was china clay brought on trains along the new Cornish Railway which had reached Falmouth in August 1863 LinkExternal link .

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Geographical Context: Coastal Historic sites and artefacts Docks, Harbours Camera: Panasonic DMC-G7 other tags: Nineteenth Century 19th Century Victorian Dock Breakwater Pier Jetty Falmouth Harbour Port Pendennis Early Morning Headland Pendennis Head Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Eastern Breakwater [14] · Falmouth Docks were Developed in the 1860s [5] Title Clusters: · Eastern Breakwater, Falmouth Docks [2] ·
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SW8232, 71 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 15 July, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 29 July, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SW 822 328 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:9.3326N 5:2.9576W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SW 822 329
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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