Bi-Centenary Anchor - Glasson Dock, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 59.890 W 002° 50.825
30U E 510024 N 5983328
This anchor on a small raised cobbled area was placed here in 1987 to celebrate the bi-centenary of the opening of Glasson Dock on the River Lune.
Waymark Code: WMRXZH
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/20/2016
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"Glasson Dock, also known as Glasson, is a village in Lancashire, England, south of Lancaster at the mouth of the River Lune. In 2011, it had a population of around 600.
Prior to becoming a dock, Glasson was the site of small farming and fishing community, known as Old Glasson and Brows-saltcote. Directly across the river from Glasson lies the village of Overton.
Due to the difficulty of navigation up the Lune to the docks in Lancaster, the Lancaster port commission decided to build a dock at Glasson in 1779. They purchased land in 1780, and by 1782, a pier had been constructed, but there were problems and the west wall began to bulge. In August 1782, the commissioners asked Henry Berry, who was employed as the engineer for the Liverpool docks, to arbitrate in the dispute with the contractor, and to design a dock, to be located by the pier. Berry was unable to do so, as he was so busy, and so the engineer Thomas Morris was asked instead. He produced plans in November 1783, for a project which involved rebuilding the bulging wall, and the construction of another short pier from the opposite bank of the river, so that gates could be fitted between the two. The estimated cost was £2,700, and Mr. Fisher was appointed as the new contractor, with Morris acting as engineer for a salary of £100 per year. Construction was finished by March 1787, when the dock opened, with Morris remaining as engineer until December. The dock was well equipped and could hold up to 25 merchant ships."
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There is a plaque on the end of the anchor.
THURNHAM PARISH COUNCIL
TO COMMEMORATE
GLASSON DOCK
BI-CENTENARY
MAY 1987
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