Seaton Sluice Harbour
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Description
"From a natural rill at the beginning of the 17th century, the harbour of Seaton Sluice was transformed by Sir Ralph Delaval between 1660 and l690 to satisfy an increasing demand for Hartley coal. Stone walls were raised, piers were built at the north entrance to the harbour and an ingenious system of sluice gates installed, which enabled the tidal waves to scour the bottom of the channel to remove sand and silt which continually built up in the harbour entrance." Photo by Ken Brown, 2005. -
Owner
Ken Brown -
Source
Geograph (Geograph) -
License
What does this mean? Creative Commons License -
Further information
Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/11901
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
Last modified: 6 years, 7 months ago
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Picture Taken: 2005-05-17 -
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