A winter afternoon at Harrington Harbour

Introduction

The photograph on this page of A winter afternoon at Harrington Harbour by Rose and Trev Clough as part of the Geograph project.

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A winter afternoon at Harrington Harbour

Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 29 Nov 2008

The harbour today is mainly used for leisure, but it was once a very busy port. Coal and limestone were exported from Harrington, and an important shipbuilding industry developed. For some fascinating pictures of the harbour's industrial past, see : http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/photoarchive/index.html

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