HARBOUR VIEWS - 1895 / 1950

Views from the Fort

By Laurie Stonehouse

The following views from the Fort show the harbour entrance and promenade from the 1890's to the 1950's. Distant views of Tidemills can be seen in two of the pictures; the last photo in this selection is from the 1950's and shows a gap in the East Pier.   A section of the pier was removed during the 1940's to hinder any advance from the enemy forces, and it was also during 1940 that Tidemills was pulled down for similar reasons. The area was then used for training purposes by the army from 1940 to 1944.