The most famous historic loading crane on the Isle of Portland is the Red Crane, located at the southernmost tip of the island near Portland Bill Lighthouse.
This crane is a well-known industrial relic that highlights Portland's long history with its famous Portland Stone.
Original Purpose (Stone Loading): The Red Crane is part of a disused stone-loading quay. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, this area was a working quarry. The original hand-operated wooden crane was used to hoist massive blocks of quarried Portland Stone from the cliff edge down to small sailing vessels waiting below for shipment off the island (often to London for famous buildings like St Paul's Cathedral).
Current Primary Use (Fishing): The original wooden crane was replaced with a more durable steel crane (which is still famously painted red, giving it its name). This modern steel crane remains in use today, not for stone, but to help local fishermen lower and raise their small crab and lobster boats from the water.

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Elevação 90 m

Previsão do Tempo

Desenvolvido por Foreca

Hoje

domingo 21 dezembro

11°C

9°C

86 %

Dicas adicionais sobre o clima

Velocidade máxima do vento: 36,0 km/h

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Localização:Portland, Weymouth e Portland, Dorset, Sudoeste da Inglaterra, Inglaterra, Reino Unido

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View of Church Ope Cove

Guindaste histórico de carga

1. Circuito West Cliff, Costa Jurássica e Farol de Portland Bill (ponto de partida: Weston)

2. Circuito Guindaste histórico de carga e Red Crane, Portland Bill (ponto de partida: Easton)

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