Programme to commemorate the Centenary of the Holyhead Breakwater

PROGRAMME to commemorate the Centenary of the Holyhead Breakwater.

It contains a short history of the Breakwater written by the late Mr L. J. Hollands and a list of events for the week.

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Holyhead Breakwater is situated at the north-western end of Holyhead and is 1.7 miles (2.7 km) long. It was constructed to enclose more than 400 acres (160 ha) of deep water to create a sheltered roadstead, in addition to Holyhead's pre-existing 276 acres (112 ha) harbour. In 1848 the Chester and Holyhead Railway opened, dramatically increasing the amount of sailings between Ireland and Great Britain. Work began in 1845 with up to 1,300 men employed during the project, of whom more than forty lost their lives. A broad gauge railway was used to carry more than seven million tonnes of stone from the quarries on Holyhead Mountain to the working areas. The breakwater, which took 28 years to complete, was officially opened on 19 August 1873 by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales.

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Compiled by Helen Lewis for Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holyhead_Breakwater

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