Monument record MDO41696 - Wanostrocht and Company quay, Kimmeridge

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Summary

A stone quay built by Wanostrocht & Co who in 1858 won a contract to light Paris with gas from Kimmeridge shale. They extended shale extraction at Kimmeridge and built a stone quay and iron jetty. The stone slabs of the pier have moved from their original position owing to marine erosion.

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  • <1> Unpublished document: Bellamy, P. 2015. Kimmeridge LAND, Kimmeridge Bay, Purbeck, Dorset. Archaeological Monitoring during Erection of a Sculpture.

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Grid reference SY 9078 7865 (point)
Map sheet SY97NW
Civil Parish Kimmeridge; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 10 2018 11:10AM

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