A late 19th Century view of shipping in the River Dart in Dartmouth, a town in the English county of Devon. It is a tourist destination set on the western bank of the estuary of the River Dart, which is a long narrow tidal ria that runs inland as far as Totnes. The coming of steam ships led to Dartmouth being used as a bunkering port, with coal being brought in by ship or train.
A late 19th Century view of shipping in the River Dart in Dartmouth, a town in the English county of Devon. It is a tourist destination set on the western bank of the estuary of the River Dart, which is a long narrow tidal ria that runs inland as far as Totnes. The coming of steam ships led to Dartmouth being used as a bunkering port, with coal being brought in by ship or train. Coal lumpers were members of gangs, who competed to bunker the ships by racing to be first to a ship. This led to the men living as close as possible to the river, and their tenements became grossly overcrowded, with the families living in slum conditions, with up to 15 families in one house, one family to a room.
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Location: Dartmouth, Devon, England
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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