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Portland Bill is a narrow promontory (or bill) of Portland stone, which forms the most southerly part of Isle of Portland, and therefore also the county of Dorset. One of Portland's most popular destinations is the popular attraction of Portland Bill Lighthouse seen here, whilst Portland Bill is also noted for this rough coast.
The area of Portland Bill was once used for quarrying until the early years of the 20th century. The Portland Bill Lighthouse was built with stone from these quarries and the area was then finally abandoned. Even today, evidence of quarrying tramways can be found. In the storms of January 1990, the weather ripped out an area of cliff top to reveal old rails from the Victorian tramway where it curved round to meet Portland Bill's crane.
Portland had no road reaching to Portland Bill until one was built between the World Wars and visitors originally had to travel over a rough track. A small number of housing is found in the area, largely around the Old Lower Lighthouse, and the housing remains one of the most remote settlements in South Dorset.
Portland Bill as a "Raised Beach" - created during a warm inter-glacial climate change 200,000 years ago when sea levels were about 15 metres above present levels. A Coastguard station is also located close to Portland Bill.
During the total total eclipse of the sun in August 1999, the eclipse passed one kilometre off Portland Bill, where thousands of people travelled to the area for the experience.
Many beach huts are found in the Portland Bill area, and often sell for prices around £30,000. This is due to the modern planning regulations which were not in force when the huts were originally placed at Portland Bill.
Portland Bill Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse, warning coastal traffic off of Portland Bill. The lighthouse and its boundary walls are Grade II Listed.
This is Portland's largest and most recent lighthouse, the Trinity House operated Portland Bill Lighthouse is distinctively white and red striped, standing at a height of 41 metres. It was completed by 1906 and first shone out on 11 January 1906. Originally, both the Old Higher Lighthouse and Old Lower Lighthouse were the two functioning lighthouses on the island, where both were opened in 1716 and continued to warn ships of the coast until 1906, when both were decommissioned. The Old Lower Lighthouse became a bird observatory whilst the Old Higher Lighthouse became the home of Marie Stopes, and today remains a holiday let.
The lighthouse was was built with stone from surrounding quarries at Portland Bill. The area was quarried for centuries until they were abandoned by the early years of the 20th century, following the lighthouse's counstruction.
Don't get too excited about the light and beam here as in reality this looked disapointingly dim against still fairly bright sky. This has been painted on post production. However beam did look this thin to my eyes being focussed by rotating lenses around the lamp.
To the left of the light house is the Trinity House Obelisk (also known as Trinity House Landmark) which is also a Grade II Listed Monument since 1978.
The 7 metre tall white stone obelisk was built in 1844 to warn ships of the rocks off the coast of Portland Bill during the daytime. It stands at the very Southern tip of the Bill, and also acts as a warning of the low shelf of rock extending 30 metres South into the sea.
The obelisk is made of high-quality Portland stone ashlar and is dated 1844 on its north face, with the panel inscribed "TH 1844". It is a three-sided tapering obelisk on high plinth and with pyramidal crown.
Peninsula Terminal, one of Portlands shortest shortlines switches a string of sulphuric acid tank cars for Eco Services in northwest Portland. Peninsula Terminal predominantly switches within an industrial park comprised of the old Portland Stockyards, but work a few spurs outside of the industrial park where their operations can be seen.
Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The light station sits on a head of land at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor, which is within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. Completed in 1791, it is the oldest lighthouse in the state of Maine. The light station is automated, and the tower, beacon, and foghorn are maintained by the United States Coast Guard, while the former lighthouse keepers' house is a maritime museum within Fort Williams Park.
via wikipedia
Cape Elizabeth is the home of Portland Head Light. Situated along the spectacular shores of Fort Williams Park, at 1000 Shore Road, the popular landmark is owned and managed by the Town of Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
This shot was photoshopped to remove people and cars that were in the image, and NIK silver Efex Pro was applllied as post process treatment.
This shot was taken by my lovely wife Jean with her Iphone 6
Taking off for San Francisco gave me a shot of all of the Willamette River Bridges through Portland.
Just one of those evenings to sit on the West Cliffs and watch the sun go down behind this terrific cloud
A pleasant November evening finds a pair of ex MoPac units switching auto racks at the Toyota Logistics Services' loading tracks in the St. John area of Portland. The lead unit, GP38-2 number UP 792 began life in 1981 as MP 2292, while the trailing unit, GP15-1 number UPY 677, was christened MP 1677 a year later.
4' exposure of PDX taken last spring.
I posted s similar image then but this one is darker and the city light a bit brighter as it as taken about 10' later
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A topless woman holds a "resist" flag as members of the Patriot Prayer Movement walk nearby in a park in downtown Portland Oregon September 10. 2017. Several hundred left-wing protesters, including Antifa, descended in to downtown Portland to oppose the right-wing group. (Photo by Natalie Behring for AFP)
The Portland Vase is one of the finest surviving pieces of Roman glass, and is named after the Dukes of Portland who owned it from 1785 to 1945. It is made of cameo glass, a technique in which vessels and plaques, some free-blown, some cast, are created with two or more layers of glass, and are decorated by carving.
The lower part of the vase originally had another band of decoration, probably showing animals in a rural landscape.
It then tapered to a pointed base which was broken off and repaired with a flat cameo disk in antiquity (the cameo disk, probably depicting Paris, is also in the British Museum).
In 1845 a visitor deliberately smashed the vase, breaking it into over 125 fragments. But within five months the Museum conservator, John Doubleday, had repaired it. His restoration lasted until 1945.
There are many interpretations of the scene. One possibility is that the vase shows the marriage of Peleus and Thetis, whose son Achilles led the Greek armies to Troy.
Probably made in Rome, abt. 15 BCE - 25 CE. Discovered in a funerary monument known as the Monte del Grano, a few miles southeast of the old city wall of Rome.
Formerly in the Barberini and Portland Collections.
British Museum (1945,0927.1)
With Seattle sketcher Gail Wong, I rode a Bolt Bus down to Portland for the day to participate in this annual event. It was my first real trip to spend any time in downtown Portland and was impressed with the architecture and culture of the city. I definitely will be back.
This building caught my eye because of the color around the windows of what seemed like a warehouse, only to be told by a passing mail courier that in 2012 it was the site of MTV's 28th season of 'The Real World', probably one of the original reality shows.
There were over a hundred sketchers attending the event and I met many great sketchers whose work I've enjoyed online and can now put a face to. I went back to Seattle that night on the bus, a bit much for one hot day (90+). Next time I'll stay for the weekend and why not, Portland has a lot to offer a sketcher.
Another view and angle of Portland Head Lighthouse along Maines Coastline.
I had to use several Images and overlay them, People were everywhere around the lighthouse, by taking images when people moved about I was able to clear areas and complete the image without having people everywhere, by overlaying and stacking the images the final image was void of people!