The last sections of steel for the new Twins Sails Bridge have arrived in Poole. The five sections of steel form the final part of Poole’s landmark structure being assembled on site in Hamworthy before being installed across the Backwater Channel in September. A total of 800 tonnes of steel has now been [...]
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Standing on the Hamworthy-Poole lifting bridge, I found myself trying to remember the industries that existed there before Sunseeker arrived. Looking from the bridge, along the Hamworthy side of the quay stood: Corrals – fuel oil distributors; R H Newman & Sons – boatbuilders; Wilkins & Wilkins – Marine Engineers; Stoneyard Ballast; The Shipwright Arms [...] |
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