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Breakwater Head & Landing Pier looking N.W. March 1884, 1884-03

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303C/9

Scope and Contents

258 x 209 mm. View from the landing pier looking back towards the head of the breakwater, with open sea beyond. Men and machinery are gathered around the pierhead. A large block-and-tackle crane stands in the circular recess beneath which the caisson rests and on top of which the lighthouse will be erected.

Dates

  • 1884-03

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair condition, some fading.

Finding aid date

2015-09-07 11:51:01+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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