Charlestown Harbour, Cornwall - a photo on Flickriver

            Charlestown, which is near St Austell on the south side of Cornwall, was built as a new town in the Georgian era by Charles Rashleigh, an entrepreneur and member of the local landowning family, in response to the growth of the local mining industry. Its centrepiece was the harbour which was originally built to export copper and import coal. However, it was soon being used for the export of china clay. 

Work began on building the harbour's outer quay in 1790 and the first dock gates were erected in 1799. The works were to the plans of England's first recognised civil engineer, John Smeaton, who was also responsible for building the Eddystone lighthouse. This was subsequently taken down and re-erected on Plymouth Hoe, where it has become known as Smeaton's Tower. 

The inner harbour is now home to several tall ships, and has been regularly featured in the TV series Poldark.

Taken in: UK / England / St. Austell Bay / Charlestown (show map)

Taken on: May 24, 2022

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Sets appears in: • Charlestown, Cornwall • South & East Cornwall more » • Cornwall « less

Groups appears in: • Harbour • "Ports, Harbours and Moorings" more » • Colors of Cornwall • Harbours • Cornish Harbours • UK Coast and Harbour • Cornwall Flickr Users • Cornish Coast • Cornwalls Beauty • + Kernow / cornwall* (P 1~A 1) « less

Camera: Nikon D7000, f/10.0, 1/640 sec, 13mm (=19mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7000
Aperture:	f/10.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	13mm (35mm equivalent: 19mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 10.0 Windows
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