Mount Batten Breakwater [29 photos] in SX4853 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

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Mount Batten Breakwater

Work on the Mount Batten Breakwater. (also referred to as Mount Batten Pier and Cattewater Breakwater) started in 1878 and was completed in 1881 at a total cost of £20,000. It is 915 feet in length and the foundations are 20 feet below the low tide mark. The breakwater was promoted by the Cattewater Commissioners who were responsible for shipping in the area. During the air-station years the breakwater was closed to the public and used, for a period, to store flying boats. In 1995 the breakwater was refurbished and re-opened to the public.

by N Chadwick

Created: Mon, 14 Mar 2016, Updated: Mon, 14 Mar 2016

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SX4853 : Mount Batten Breakwater by N Chadwick

SX4853 : Breakwater, Mountbatten Point by N Chadwick

SX4853 : Plymouth Sound from Mount Batten by Alan Murray-Rust

SX4853 : Ship sailing into Plymouth by N Chadwick

SX4853 : End of Mount Batten Breakwater by N Chadwick

SX4853 : Mount Batten point Breakwater by N Chadwick

SX4752 : “Thun Liffey” approaching Cattewater by Alan Murray-Rust

SX4853 : Mount Batten breakwater by Alan Murray-Rust

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