Whitehaven in Transition.
Whitehaven in transition, 7 February 1996. The cranes on at the Queen’s Dock are a reminder of Whitehaven’s former importance as an industrial port, although the massive silos and its conveyor system that these cranes once charged are gone. The Beacon stands on the left of the picture as an indicator of Whitehaven’s transition into a tourist harbour.
Between the Beacon and the cables of the first crane, the snow helps to outline the cutting of the original Howgill brake of 1813 (a rope worked incline to lower coal wagons down to the port), which was replaced in 1924 by yet another rope worked incline west of (to the right of) the Candlestick chimney. This second incline closed in 1976 and was replaced yet again but this time by conveyor system. This conveyor transferred coal from Haig Pit down into railway wagons on West Strand, though that had also disappeared by this time.
Whitehaven in Transition.
Whitehaven in transition, 7 February 1996. The cranes on at the Queen’s Dock are a reminder of Whitehaven’s former importance as an industrial port, although the massive silos and its conveyor system that these cranes once charged are gone. The Beacon stands on the left of the picture as an indicator of Whitehaven’s transition into a tourist harbour.
Between the Beacon and the cables of the first crane, the snow helps to outline the cutting of the original Howgill brake of 1813 (a rope worked incline to lower coal wagons down to the port), which was replaced in 1924 by yet another rope worked incline west of (to the right of) the Candlestick chimney. This second incline closed in 1976 and was replaced yet again but this time by conveyor system. This conveyor transferred coal from Haig Pit down into railway wagons on West Strand, though that had also disappeared by this time.