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Sea Wall Portishead
« 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.

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Re: Sea Wall Portishead
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 07 April 21 18:52 BST (UK) »
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Re: Sea Wall Portishead
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 07 April 21 20:02 BST (UK) »
Thank you so much, that's brilliant.

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Re: Sea Wall Portishead
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 07 April 21 20:13 BST (UK) »
Please can I post this on a Portishead Facebook site?
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Re: Sea Wall Portishead
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 07 April 21 21:01 BST (UK) »
 If you wait you might get some better ones. See what the original poster thinks

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Re: Sea Wall Portishead
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 07 April 21 21:15 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.
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Re: Sea Wall Portishead
« Reply #6 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

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Re: Sea Wall Portishead
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 07 April 21 23:27 BST (UK) »
Quickie :D :D :D

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Re: Sea Wall Portishead
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 08 April 21 01:19 BST (UK) »
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