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The five square miles of Plymouth Sound provide a fine safe anchorage.
The carefully-planned construction of this delightful harbour is revealed here.
The older anchorages of Sutton Harbour and Stonehouse, with the greater expanse of the Hamoaze and Plymouth Sound beyond, created a perfect naval base long before the new town of Devonport was founded.
In the distance is Martello Tower Q, built in 1808-10 as a defence against French invasion.
Rothesay is the chief town of the County of Bute, and is situated in a well-formed bay, which affords safe anchorage in high wind.
As long ago as the reign of Edward the Confessor, Bridport was a town of considerable importance, boasting over a hundred dwellings, a priory of monks and its own mint.As its name implies, it was
The headland at Porthdinllaen offered a natural anchorage, sheltered from the prevailing south-west winds.
This photograph was taken in the other direction to H277056 (page 35), looking east along Market Street.
Poole Harbour is one of the world's great natural anchorages. The
We can see the stone jetty in the distance: it was still the main anchorage for ships when our photograph was taken.
THE only safe anchorage on the inhospitable, craggy coastline between Appledore and Boscastle, Clovelly lived precariously for centuries from the herring fishery.
The WB&SSPCo paddler 'Victoria' disembarks trippers on to the steep-shelved beach in Lulworth Cove.
On 31 July 1833, the royal yacht 'Emerald' was towed into Lyme by the steam packet HMS 'Messenger' to meet the royal party.
