Porthleven Inner Harbour
by Terri Waters
Title
Porthleven Inner Harbour
Artist
Terri Waters
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Photograph
Description
Porthleven harbour in Cornwall is the most southerly port in England. It is also unusual the mouth of Porthleven harbour faces directly to the south west and some of the strongest gales. This is because Porthleven harbour was developed in the early 19th century as a safe harbour for ships caught in stormy seas. Soon after the initial construction the inner harbour was created to give further protection for boats from the fiercest storms. Today the importance of the Port has diminished but local fishing boats, leisure boats, angling and coastal trips operate from Porthleven harbour.
The original historic harbour took 14 years to build, being completed in 1825. This was after and act of parliament to construct the most southerly port in Britain in Mounts Bay, Cornwall and lead to the birth of Porthleven as we see it today. The inner harbour walls were built in 1858 to protect the fishing boats during storms. For more information go to history of Porthleven which covers the construction of Porthleven harbour in greater detail.
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February 11th, 2014
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