A walk around the Cavendish Dock area of Barrow
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| Cavendish Dock |
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| The remains of Barrow Papermills |
The remains of Barrow's industrial history can be seen all around the dock area
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| Roosecote Power Station |
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| Walney Channel, with South Walney Nature Reserve in the distance. |
Demolition in progress, clearing the former industrial area. Plans were in place to build a new waterfront business park and marina development. Work has currently ceased due to financial problems brought about by government cutbacks.
Nature vs. Man
Politically opinionated vandals
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| Disused railway line near the former Rope Works |
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| The remains of the former Rope Works, with the DDH behind |
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| Amidst the chaos there is beauty. Piel Island meets the south end of Walney. |
You can read something of the history of the mills here:
and of the power station here:
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Hi, gorgeous photos, I just returned from my first sail out to Piel Island, but was so busy avoiding windfarms and sandbanks that I didnt get any shots :) - hope you dont mind if I use your 'channel' image in a recent post on my blog? http://sailaquila.wordpress.com/2013/06/13/the-piel-triangle/
ReplyDeleteDon't mind at all, glad you like my photos :)
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