Porthmadog Harbour & Britannia Bridge.

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(52°55′26″N, 4°7′56″W)

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Porthmadog Harbour & Britannia Bridge.

Porthmadog Harbour & Britannia Bridge circa 1924. Photocrom postcard 59838. The wharves are clear of slates and the relative lack of sailing ships plus the presence of pleasure boats and yachts places this scene firmly after the First World War, as do the the motor vehicles (probably charabanc buses for tourists) near Ynys Tywyn. The schooner closest to Harbour Station is sizeable. Perhaps most telling is the bright appearance of Britannia Bridge, and the straight lintels of the five spans (rather than the curved arches being visible) indicating that it has only recently been widened for the WHR.

There is no water tank by the 3-way point and upon closer inspection the WHR coal stage has been set up just to the left of the FR Goods Shed. Waggons and carriages (two of which are Hudson Toastracks, another dating feature) can be glimpsed in the station yard. The locomotives seen at the station throat are probably Prince and James Spooner. Note that the England locomotive has been turned, almost certainly for working WHR trains uphill which is widely recorded in photographs from the period.

Also of note is the Cob 'barracks' shown here behind Britannia Terrace above "Cob Records" shed. Seen here end-on making it look deceptively small, it was a twin of the surviving barracks at Boston Lodge.

Source; AG Collection Slide No. FR/072

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