Brixham Breakwater Explained

Brixham Breakwater
Alternate Names:Victoria Breakwater
Building Type:Coastal breakwater
Location Town:Brixham, Devon
Location Country:England
Coordinates:50.4027°N -3.5083°W

Brixham Breakwater is a coastal breakwater situated at the town of Brixham in Devon, England. The breakwater provides shelter for vessels mooring at the port, including the historic Brixham fishing fleet. The building of the structure to its final length spanned several decades, with work beginning in 1843 to the design of the local civil engineer James Meadows Rendel[1] [2] and being completed in 1916, when the present cast-iron lighthouse was installed at the pier end.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Skempton, A. W.. A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 1. Thomas Telford. 2002. 9780727729392. 550.
  2. Web site: Genuki: Brixham 1868. GENUKI. www.genuki.org.uk. en. 2020-04-25.