Exterior detail view of metal plaque on the side of the Old Quay, Whitehaven

Date:
12 Sep 2007
Location:
Old Quay, Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria
Reference:
DP044337
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

The inscription on the plaque reads: 'Watchtower and Old Quay. Erected about 1730, the Watchtower was used for general surveillance of sailing vessels in the harbour. The Old Quay was the port's first pier, of late seventeenth century foundation, with historic associations including the John Paul Jones raid in 1778 - the last invasion of England. Whitehaven Civic Society 1971.

Content

This is part of the Job: 2K/10909 Whitehaven, Cumbria; within the Volume: BF111797 Heritage of Coastal Towns Project; within the Series: EHC01/124 Heritage of Coastal Towns Project; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Williams, Peter

Keywords

20th Century Plaque, Post Medieval Quay