Tar Rocks

Island in Dorset

England

Tar Rocks

Viewpoint at East Weare, Isle of Portland A concrete bench and an information display at East Weare, overlooking Weymouth Bay. Several cruise ships were moored in the bay, out of use due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic. — Viewpoint at East Weare, Isle of Portland Credit: Malc McDonald

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Images are sourced within 2km of 50.550438/-2.4520735 or Grid Reference SY6872. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Viewpoint at East Weare, Isle of Portland

A concrete bench and an information display at East Weare, overlooking Weymouth Bay. Several cruise ships were moored in the bay, out of use due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic.

Malc McDonald

Old engine shed, Portland

A former shed of the Portland quarry railways.

Gareth James

Old engine shed, Portland

A former shed of the Portland quarry railways.

Gareth James

Grove Road, Portland

A row of houses on Portland near to the Youth Offenders' Institute.

Tom Jolliffe

Grove, engine shed

Once housing locomotives from the Easton & Church Hope Railway, moving stone from Admiralty Quarries to the breakwater.

Mike Faherty

Grove, Alma Terrace

On Grove Road, former prison warders' cottages for HMP Portland. Note the stone porches, common on Portland. The cottages are English Heritage-listed, and mid-Victorian: Link

Mike Faherty

Stone blocks

All around this part of Portland there are these new stone blocks alongside the tracks, presumably to keep vehicles on the road and off the grass.

Jim Champion

The Old Engine Shed

These neglected buildings are the Old Engine Sheds for the cable-operated Admiralty Incline tramway that used to run down to the Navy Dockyard. The Grade II listed building has not been used since the 1920s. There is a proposal to convert the shed into a visitor centre with interpretive displays, a cafe and so on.

Jim Champion

Victoria Road, Grove

Housing presumably originally provided for prison staff.

Jonathan Billinger

Looking towards St George Reforne

Vieve Forward

High Street, Fortuneswell

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Graveyard of St George Reforne

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Chesil Beach from Blacknor Fort

Vieve Forward

Blacknor Fort

The fortress was built in 1900-02 as a coastal defence overlooking Lyme Bay to defend Portland Harbour and the other naval institutions on the island. The fort was operational during both World Wars. Link

Vieve Forward

Barleycrates Lane

Vieve Forward

Portland Coastal Path heading towards Weston

Vieve Forward

Viewpoint at Portland Heights, overlooking Weymouth

A viewpoint at Portland Heights, with views over Weymouth and Chesil Beach.

Malc McDonald

Olympic Rings overlooking Chesil Beach

London was the host city for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. However, not all of the events took place in London. Sailing events were held in Weymouth. The Olympic rings sculpture stood outside Weymouth railway station for the duration of the Olympic games. It was then moved to the viewpoint at Portland Heights, to serve as a permanent reminder of Weymouth and Portland's contribution to the 2012 Olympic Games. The viewpoint overlooks Chesil Beach. More information about the sculpture can be found on The Encyclopaedia of Portland History website: Link

Malc McDonald

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Tar Rocks is located at Grid Ref: SY6872 (Lat: 50.550438, Lng: -2.4520735)

Unitary Authority: Dorset

Police Authority: Dorset