Free the Quay graffiti on quayside building at Mistley Quay
Free the Quay protest graffiti at Mistley Wharf. In September 2008 a safety fence was erected along the quay by owners Trent Wharfage, preventing unauthorised access. A protest group was formed to object to the fence, claiming that it ended 500 years of free access to the water The first quay was built around 1720 and trade went on from that quay up to Sudbury. Around about 1770, the quay was enlarged by Richard Rigby and was known as Port of Mistley. Small-scale shipbuilding took place here, and a number of smaller warships were built for the Royal Navy at Mistleythorn during the 18th century.
Size: 3327px × 5000px
Location: Mistley Quay, Mistley, Essex, England, UK
Photo credit: © Derek Adams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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