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Title: Sea Wall Portishead
Post by: clarksparks on Wednesday 07 April 21 12:17 BST (UK)
Would it be possible to clean up this photo showing construction of the sea wall at Portishead, near Bristol? Thank you.
Title: Re: Sea Wall Portishead
Post by: japeflakes on Wednesday 07 April 21 18:52 BST (UK)
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Title: Re: Sea Wall Portishead
Post by: clarksparks on Wednesday 07 April 21 20:02 BST (UK)
Thank you so much, that's brilliant.
Title: Re: Sea Wall Portishead
Post by: KGarrad on Wednesday 07 April 21 20:13 BST (UK)
Please can I post this on a Portishead Facebook site?
Title: Re: Sea Wall Portishead
Post by: japeflakes on Wednesday 07 April 21 21:01 BST (UK)
 If you wait you might get some better ones. See what the original poster thinks
Title: Re: Sea Wall Portishead
Post by: KGarrad on Wednesday 07 April 21 21:15 BST (UK)
Quote from: japeflakes on Wednesday 07 April 21 21:01 BST (UK)
Of course, but if you wait you might get some better ones.

Of course!

I was born and bred in Portishead.
The sea wall (now The Esplanade) was built to encompass the sea-marsh area, and used labour from Bristol. It was built in 1908.
Title: Re: Sea Wall Portishead
Post by: clarksparks on Wednesday 07 April 21 22:48 BST (UK)
Hi KG, I'm the original poster. I live in Portishead and collect old photos of the town. Tomorrow I was intending to post the restored photo, along with my photo of how the wall looks now on the Portishead Past Facebook page - 'past & present'.
Regards, Jeff
Title: Re: Sea Wall Portishead
Post by: tomkin on Wednesday 07 April 21 23:27 BST (UK)
Quickie :D :D :D
Title: Re: Sea Wall Portishead
Post by: Trishanne on Thursday 08 April 21 01:19 BST (UK)
One from me
Pat
Title: Re: Sea Wall Portishead
Post by: McGroger on Thursday 08 April 21 06:50 BST (UK)
Another one.
Peter
Title: Re: Sea Wall Portishead
Post by: KGarrad on Thursday 08 April 21 07:51 BST (UK)
Quote from: clarksparks on Wednesday 07 April 21 22:48 BST (UK)
Hi KG, I'm the original poster. I live in Portishead and collect old photos of the town. Tomorrow I was intending to post the restored photo, along with my photo of how the wall looks now on the Portishead Past Facebook page - 'past & present'.
Regards, Jeff

I'll leave it with you, then ;D
I still have family in Possett; 4 generations have been to Portishead Primary School (Slade Road as was).
As for myself; self-imposed exile on the Isle of Man for 27 years now :D
Title: Re: Sea Wall Portishead
Post by: clarksparks on Thursday 08 April 21 08:41 BST (UK)
Posset has changed a lot in recent years, still a good place to live though. Since moving to an apartment on the Marina I've been researching the history of the docks and town and collecting old photos - all put together in a .pdf file; you're welcome to a copy.
Thanks to all for your work on the photo.