Misty weather in Southport, Merseyside, UK September, 2015. UK Weather. Colourful sunset over the Irish Sea and replica of a horse-drawn shrimp cart, or carriage, originally used by local shrimpers, which is now situated on the Weld Road roundabout, adjacent to the shore. Horse-drawn carts or mechanical vehicles used to trawl nets behind them, a method of fishing known as ‘shanking’.


The Weld Road roundabout has a piece of sculpture representing a shrimping cart and horse.


Size: 3600px × 2400px
Location: Sefton, Southport, Merseyside, UK
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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