2014

SY6768 : Bill of Portland: an old crane

taken 11 years ago, near to Southwell, Dorset, England

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Bill of Portland: an old crane
Bill of Portland: an old crane
The crane was once used to load Portland stone onto boats, when quarrying was carried out on this part of the island.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Quarrying, Mining Derelict, Disused Primary Subject: Crane other tags: Crane Quarry Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Portland Stone [59] · Bill Quarry [44] · Bill Crane [24] Other Photos: · Bill of Portland: the lighthouse and a hook · Bill of Portland: detail of an old crane’s hook · Bill of Portland: the lighthouse through a chain link ·
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SY6768, 554 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 23 August, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 2 September, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 6796 6848 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:30.9135N 2:27.1956W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 6796 6850
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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