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The Stone Jetty was built by the North Western Railway in 1853 as a wharf and rail terminal for both passenger and cargo transport. The former station building with adjoining lighthouse stand on the jetty and are Grade II-listed. Managed to catch the lighthouse with the sun behind it.
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The Stone Jetty at Morecambe in Lancashire dates from the middle of the 19th century when it was built for trains to run along it to a ferry terminus. The trains have long since disappeared and now it has become Morecambe's only pier. At the base of the Jetty is space for local fishermen to leave their small boats and their nets. Morecambe Bay can be seen in the background with the mountains of the Lake District in the far distance.
In the distance you can see several men fishing off a stone jetty just outside the Flaming Gorge Dam near the town of Dutch John, Utah. This photo was taken on a Sunday and many locals take frequent advantage of the fishing for Rainbow Trout, Kokanee Salmon and other species here.
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The Stone Jetty at Morecambe dates from the middle of the 19th century when Morecambe in Lancashire started to be established as a seaside resort. The jetty was built to connect the railway to a ferry terminal at the end of the jetty. For the best part of 50 years steam trains ran up and down this jetty with passengers for the ferries to Ireland and the Isle of Man. Then a new port was built at Heysham, just down the coast, and Morecambe no longer attracted the ferry trade.
Fast forward one hundred years and Morecambe has lost its two seaside piers and seafront railway station, and the Stone Jetty is now the town's only pier. The former ferry terminal with its lighthouse attached is now a very popular cafe. The jetty has been extended and decorated with items such as this rather attractive miniature maze. With its views of the Lake District mountains across Morecambe Bay, the Stone Jetty makes a pleasant seaside walk.