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Nelson's
Dockyard
Boat House Pillars |
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The Boat House Pillars at Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua |
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These pillars were part of the boat house, sail loft
and
wet dock built in 1797. The building was
severely damaged by an earthquake in
1845 and again by a storm in 1871,
which resulted in the massive building loosing it's roof.
Today all that remains are the
huge
boat house pillars, which have been capped with concrete to
preserve them against
further damage by the elements. |
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Nelson's Dockyard main
buildings:
Naval Officers
House (1855),
Officers
Quarters (1810),
Cordage and Canvas Store (begun in 1778), Copper and
Lumber Store
(1789), the Boat
House and
Joiners Loft
(1778),
Pay Office
(1807), the Boat
House and Sail Loft (1796), Seaman's Gallery (1778), the
Pitch and Tar Store (1788) and
Fort Berkeley (1704)
guarding the entrance to
English Harbour. |
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