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| New Dock, Port of Silloth | ||
| New Dock | ||
| site name:- | Port of Silloth | |
| locality:- | Silloth | |
| civil parish:- | Silloth-on-Solway (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | dock | |
| coordinates:- | NY10725344 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY1053 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY15 | |
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 CFX22.jpg (taken 7.3.2017)  Click to enlarge BNV79.jpg (taken 20.6.2007) |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Admiralty 1933 placename:- Silloth Wet Dock item:- navigation lights; leading line; cranes; railways |
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| source data:- |  goto sourcePage 399:- "... The harbour [Silloth] (Lat. 54~ 52' N., Long. 3~ 24' W.) consists of a tidal basin, which was, originally, Marshall dock, and Silloth wet dock, with an area of about 6 acres and about 2,000 feet (609m6) of quayage." "Silloth wet dock is entered from the tidal basin through a lock, 125 feet (38m1) long, and 57 feet (17m4) wide, with depths of 24 feet (7m3) over the sill at high-water springs." goto sourcePage 400:- "There are depths of 24 feet (7m3) in the dock at high water springs, and depths of from 16 to 17 feet (4m9 to 5m2) are normally maintained in the dock. The lock gates are open, for direct entry into the dock, from 1 1/2 hours before until high water." "..." "Docking signals. - A red ball, shown from the signal mast on the root of the jetty [Silloth Pier], by day, or a green fixed light at night, indicates that the lock gates are open." "Two lights exhibited at the head of the dock, kept in line, lead through the centre of the dock entrance." "Two red balls, shown from the signal mast, by day, or a green light over a red light, at night, signify that the gates are closed, or that the approach to the dock is obstructed, and no vessel should then attempt to enter." "..." "The dock is equipped with every appliance for the rapid discharge and loading of vessels; there is a 25-ton crane and nine 2-ton hydraulic cranes; there are sheds for the storage of goods; and the quays are connected by rail to the mainline railway system." |
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 CFX23.jpg Crane, "D. A. HARRISON / STEVEDORES / PORT OF SILLOTH / ..." (taken 7.3.2017) |
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