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only until its final closure in 1962. The station however was restored in the 1980s, and two old railway coaches have been installed on a short length of relaid track. In the second half of the 20th century further residential and tourism-related development occurred around the harbour and old shipbuilding area: new houses were built, old buildings were converted into cafés and shops, and several car parks were created.
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harbour as seen today. Two piers, extending as far as the low tide mark, were constructed to house the harbour. The river was also diverted to run between the piers. The work cost ÂŁ3,500 and was undertaken by John
Reynolds of Cheshire. It was supposed to have taken only two years, but the new harbour didn't open officially until 1744. It could hold forty sailing ships.
751:. The 18th-century construction of the harbour piers interrupted the natural transport of protective sediment along the shore, reducing the size of the West Beach and enabling the sea to more easily cause damage. The West Cliff is subject to the non-marine processes of slipping and mass slumping, caused by the clay sliding over lower layers and possibly exacerbated by
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The previous main commercial trade of the harbour—exporting
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scheme, the harbour's west pier was replaced and the east pier rebuilt; the work was completed in March 2005. The new west pier is named the
Jurassic Pier. The scheme extended the facilities of the harbour, with a new slipway and outer harbour. This has enabled the harbour to be used on the 50% of
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Between 1919 and 1930, coinciding with increased car ownership and personal mobility, new housing was built on the hillslope to the west of the harbour, on the landward side of West Cliff. The railway line between West Bay and
Bridport closed to passengers in 1930, and operated for goods services
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in 1853. At one point the yards employed 300 men. In 1823, to accommodate further increases in trade, the basin of the harbour was enlarged eastwards and the old harbour gates were replaced by a sluice. As well as exporting
Bridport's ropes, the harbour also imported raw materials such as gravel,
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Fishing trips are available in the summer, including deep sea fishing. Boats can also be hired to row up the River Brit towards
Bridport. The harbour has a secure boat park, holding up to seventy boats and entered via an electronic fob system; it is located behind the George Hotel and operates a
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By the 18th century the small harbour was ill-equipped to deal with the increasing size of ships, plus the problems of silting and storm damage had never been fully resolved, so in 1740 work commenced on building another new harbour 270 metres (300 yd) to the west. This is the site of the
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The harbour at West Bay is not a natural landscape feature and it has a long history of having been silted up, blocked by shingle and damaged by storms, and each time repairs, improvements and enlargements have subsequently been made. The harbour has been moved twice: it was originally 1 mile
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Around 1865 the wooden piers were rebuilt in stone and the sluices were rebuilt. Despite these improvements however, trade at the harbour had begun to decline. Bridport's rope and nets were in less demand, and sailing ships were being supplanted by steam-powered vessels. In addition, the
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granted to him for three years as a result of his petition that finishing the construction would not be possible without aid. After completion in 1395 a customs officer was employed full-time as trade grew. The new harbour prospered for fifty years until winter storms and an outbreak of
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is responsible for services such as highways, public transport, strategic planning, environmental services and environmental health, tourism and leisure, economic development, local planning and development control, and social services. For elections to the council, West Bay is in the
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Bridport historically needed a harbour to export its principal products, rope and nets. Originally the harbour was about 1 mile (1.6 km) inland, close to the town, and its exit to the sea—the river mouth—was 270 metres (300 yd) east of its current position. The
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conditions occur, which previously was not possible. After the construction work a small regeneration scheme was implemented, with new housing—called Quay West—built on the west side of the harbour, on part of the old shipyard area.
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of 200 metres (660 ft) and is aligned east-west, emerging on the coast obliquely in West Cliff. It is intersected in the Brit Valley by the
Mangerton Strike-Slip Fault, a later movement—probably
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piles, a further sea wall, and artificial sloping of the cliff face. In 1986 the East Beach was artificially raised with extra shingle to a height of 7.5 metres (25 ft) above
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English Channel coast. It is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Bridport and 15 miles (24 km) west-northwest of
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within it. The East Cliff is protected to a degree by the East Beach, though it is still eroded by wave attrition and pounding at its base, resulting in rock falls.
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in 1885. In 1942, because the terrace had an appearance reminiscent of some northern French ports, West Bay was used as a training ground for the
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2386:Egmont Bight
2339:Hobarrow Bay
2201:Chaldon Hill
2109:Weymouth Bay
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1861:The Spittles
1781:Weston Mouth
1756:Danger Point
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40:Pier Terrace
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2431:Anvil Point
2266:Bindon Hill
2236:Pinion Rock
2221:Durdle Door
2196:White Nothe
2167:Perry Ledge
2132:Jordan Hill
2127:Furzy Cliff
2034:King's Pier
2029:Durdle Pier
1994:Pulpit Rock
1984:Mutton Cove
1959:Chesil Cove
1821:Ware Cliffs
1658:‹ The
896:Broadchurch
892:Broadchurch
887:Broadchurch
786:Broadchurch
781:Broadchurch
775:Cliff falls
749:swell waves
604:Symondsbury
544:Dieppe Raid
468:brigantines
437:Black Death
341: /
287:West Dorset
121:Symondsbury
42:at West Bay
2503:Categories
2381:Swyre Head
2344:Kimmeridge
2334:Brandy Bay
2304:Cow Corner
2281:Arish Mell
2246:Stair Hole
2241:Dungy Head
2211:Swyre Head
2206:Bat's Head
2162:Bran Point
2152:Black Head
2039:Folly Pier
1941:Chickerell
1931:Abbotsbury
1898:Eype Mouth
1883:Golden Cap
1839:Lyme Regis
1811:Pinhay Bay
1786:Branscombe
1761:Ladram Bay
1746:Otter Cove
1723:East Devon
1537:2 November
1512:2 November
1487:2 November
1415:9 November
1122:"West Bay"
952:References
670:Frome Clay
567:Government
538:architect
483:Adventurer
441:indulgence
372:River Brit
326:50°42′42″N
179:South West
2359:Hen Cliff
2324:Gad Cliff
2172:Ringstead
2142:Broadrock
2114:Greenhill
2044:Salt Pans
2024:Jurassica
2009:Cave Hole
1964:Tar Rocks
1936:Gore Cove
1871:Charmouth
1866:Black Ven
1791:Beer Head
1766:High Peak
1736:Sandy Bay
721:Paleogene
464:schooners
432:privilege
394:fishing.
366:coast in
329:2°45′50″W
263:Ambulance
213:Post town
2529:Bridport
2416:East Man
2406:West Man
2276:Mupe Bay
2069:Weymouth
1979:Blacknor
1969:Clay Ope
1916:West Bay
1856:Lyme Bay
1771:Sidmouth
1675:West Bay
1660:template
1610:cite web
1600:20 April
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1462:18 April
1384:20 April
1357:19 April
1326:13 April
1301:13 April
1268:22 April
1243:15 April
1180:(1983).
1128:16 April
1075:21 April
920:See also
830:B&Bs
784:for the
694:limonite
628:Weymouth
526:and the
456:frigates
376:Bridport
356:West Bay
217:BRIDPORT
93:SY464904
67:West Bay
27:West Bay
2451:Swanage
2411:Winspit
2329:Tyneham
1888:Seatown
1662:below (
1437:25 July
1024:7 April
826:camping
822:caravan
796:Economy
725:Neogene
700:of the
672:(Upper
643:estuary
472:barques
460:cutters
425:sluices
417:Normans
398:History
310:England
195:England
189:Country
101:•
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1806:Seaton
1679:Curlie
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487:Lilian
368:Dorset
315:Dorset
244:Dorset
239:Police
171:Region
161:Dorset
143:Dorset
103:London
75:Dorset
560:swell
476:smack
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