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Welcome to my web site which contains maps, stories, history, advice and over 800 photographs to help you explore Portland, Dorset - The Jewel of the Jurassic Coast |
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Welcome to my web site which contains maps, stories, history, advice and over 800 photographs to help you explore Portland, Dorset - The Jewel of the Jurassic Coast |
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Penn's Weare Portland, Dorset |
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All the pictures on this page showing a thick border are thumbnails. Clicking on the picture will produce a larger version. Use your browser BACK button to return to this page. |
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The above image is copyright Dorset County Council 2000 and is reproduced here with permission. |
A rough quarried area above which the mainline railway ran as shown by the red dotted track. The stone for St Paul's Cathedral came mainly from this area. This is a favourite area for walking and watching the waves breaking up on the rough coastline. Please click here for a description of a wonderful walk in this area. Please click here for a detailed street map. Click the BACK button on your browser to return to this page. Please click here to visit the satellite image of this area on Google Maps. Click the BACK button on your browser to return to this page. |
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This rough desolate area is known as Penn's Weare which lies east of the deserted railway track which is just visible in the top left-hand corner of this picture. |
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The track on the right of this picture is where the railway line ran between Easton and Weymouth. The hump is the main sewer pipe taking Easton's and Southwell's waste to Wyke Regis. In the cliff on the left a hole has been marked by red lines. This is where a fossil tree trunk has dropped out of the cliff. This photo was taken in 1990. The face of this rock is now covered with thick creepers and the hole left by the fossil tree is now invisible (2003). This area is a favourite with climbers - please click here for details. |
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This is the site where the railway track used to pass under an old stone bridge. This was destroyed by the local quarry company in defiance of planning laws and the fact that a public right of way went over the bridge - such was the arrogance and distain with which the quarrying industry operated until very recently.
Old pictures of the railway at this point can be seen by clicking here. |
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