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About Whitehaven
Whitehaven is situated on the west coast of Cumbria. In the mid 18th Century Whitehaven was the third largest port in Britain, after London and Bristol. The town is mainly Georgian and was built by the Lowther family during the 17th and 18th Centuries. Many of the period buildings can be seen on the street still bearing the family name. This is one of the few towns in Britain that was built on a grid system. The wealth of Whitehaven was derived principally from the export of coal from the mining areas of the north west of England and also from the import of tobacco and rum from North America and the West Indies. Today the town has only a small fishing fleet. The harbour area is a conservation area and the West Pier was built by Sir John Rennie, a Scottish engineer. The area around the harbour…...
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