1971
SH5738 : ‘Blanche’ & ‘Mountaineer’ wait at Harbour Station, Porthmadog
taken 54 years ago, near to Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales
‘Blanche’ & ‘Mountaineer’ wait at Harbour Station, Porthmadog
Prominent on the hillside is Morfa Lodge, a Regency villa built in the early decades of the nineteenth century for William Madocks, founder of Tremadog and Porthmadog, and now a listed building. see: Link
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Madocks, an Englishman (1773 - 1828), was hugely influential in this area of Wales and was responsible for much of the reclamation of the land of the Afon Glaslyn estuary and the building of the Cob, see Wiki page: Link.
.Madocks, an Englishman (1773 - 1828), was hugely influential in this area of Wales and was responsible for much of the reclamation of the land of the Afon Glaslyn estuary and the building of the Cob, see Wiki page: Link
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- Grid Square
- SH5738, 1212 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Martin Tester (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 14 July, 1971 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 15 July, 2024
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SH 5714 3840 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:55.4373N 4:7.5910W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SH 5719 3840
- View Direction
- WEST (about 270 degrees)
