2016

NX3343 : Port William Harbour

taken 7 years ago, near to Port William, Dumfries And Galloway, Scotland

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Port William Harbour
Port William Harbour
Port William Harbour.

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The harbour was extended in 1790 and again in 1848, and it continued to have commercial importance until the end of the First World War.Further work was done to protect the harbour in the 1980s by building a breakwater to the western side of the harbour.It then steadily became what you see today, a haven for small fishing and leisure craft.A recent reflection of Port William's seafaring heritage is found in the life-size fisherman's statue overlooking the harbour. This was once made of concrete, but following a public appeal it has been remade in bronze. The statue was part-funded by the millennium lottery fund. In front of the statue is a plaque with the first verse of the poem Leisure by W. H. Davies.

"What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare."

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Breakwater at Port William [13] · Small Fishing [7] · Life [6] · Fisherman's Statue [5] Title Clusters: · Port William Harbour [29] ·
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NX3343, 481 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
James Johnstone   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 9 October, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 23 January, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NX 3383 4365 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:45.6129N 4:35.0427W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NX 3386 4365
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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