Whitehaven: the Bransty Arch
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Whitehaven: the Bransty Arch
Image: © Chris Downer Taken: 7 Aug 2008
This Wetherspoon's pub, opened in 2003, gets its name from the landmark bridge that stood opposite, and was used to carry coal to the docks. Built around 1800, the arch was demolished in the 1920s.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.550604
Longitude
-3.586839