Disused military docks on the old oyster beds, Beaulieu River
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Disused military docks on the old oyster beds, Beaulieu River
Image: © Jim Champion Taken: 4 Apr 2007
During the Second World War the Admiralty requisitioned the Beaulieu River for the war effort. Sections of the Mulberry harbours were built here in the old oyster beds, part of the docks still remain. The yacht on the right indicates the current main activity on the river - leisure.
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Image Location
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50.793672
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-1.411714