Carbuncle
Outer Harbour
Cliffs to east
Gig 'Bucky-Doo'
'Bucky-Doo' again
Back from shore leave, I was never far from the coast. In
fact, I was at Bridport in Dorset, which has a small harbour, the inner part of
which mostly dries at low water. A new pier has much improved facilities for
visiting yachtsmen on account of providing space for a floating pontoon which
is deployed during the summer months.
When crossing Lyme Bay with various yachts I was never keen
to visit the harbour because of its narrow and shallow entrance. Now that it
has been improved by the building of a substantial west pier, and dredging for
removing silt, I would certainly consider going there.
I was not enamoured with a new building overlooking the Harbour,
as it appears to stick out like a ‘monstrous carbuncle’, to use a euphemism
coined by Prince Charles in 1974 regarding a proposed extension to the National
Gallery.* To my mind, this ugly building does not fit in with the magnificent
cliff and beach scenery, and by its very size and structure it destroys the beauty
of the place.
Links
Bridport Gig Rowing Club
Bridport Rowing Gig Blog
Jurassic Heritage Coast
Welcome to West Bay
Bridport Harbour
Bridport (West Bay) Harbour
Geology of the Wessex Coast
*Prince Charles: When I said monstrous carbuncle …
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