Blyth port
The port of Blyth dates from the 12th century, but the development of the modern town only began in the first quarter of the 18th century. The main industries which helped the town prosper were coal mining and shipbuilding, with the salt trade, fishing and the railways also playing an important role. These industries have largely vanished, but the port still thrives, shipping paper and pulp from Scandinavia for the newspaper industries of England and Scotland
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Jenipher Baker 25/04/2012 13:16
Sounds like a busy port there at Blyth ... good colours here Norman and I like the dramatic looking sky ... looks like the was more rain on the way :-)cheers Jeni
Robert L. Roux 24/04/2012 22:35
coal mining and ship buildingrecent economic memories
of our small world ...
springtime greetings
Vinicio Sforzi 24/04/2012 22:00
Splendidi colori!