The famous historic Cobb at Lyme Regis in Dorset. For centuries a breakwater has protected the town and it's harbour from the stormy sea. England, UK.
The Cobb is a long curved breakwater protecting the harbour at Lyme Regis in Dorset. It was made famous when it was used as a location in the film “The French Lieutenant's Woman” based on the novel by John Fowles. It also features in “Persuasion” by Jane Austin. However the first written mention of the Cobb is in a 1328 document describing it as having been damaged by storms. The structure was made of oak piles driven into the seabed with boulders stacked between them. The boulders were floated into place tied between empty Cobb was of economic importance to the town and surrounding area, allowing it to develop as both a major port and a shipbuilding centre from the 13th century onwards. Well-sited for trade with France, the port's most prosperous period was from the 16th century until the end of the 18th century, and as recently as 1780 it was larger than Liverpool. The town's importance as a port declined in the 19th century because it was unable to handle the increase in the size of ships. The Cobb has been destroyed or severely damaged by storms and rebuilt again several times in it's long history. The latest reconstruction was in 1820, using Portland Admiralty Roach, a type of Portland stone.
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Location: The Cobb and Harbour, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB.
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