Waiting for High Tide, Cromwell Harbour Metal Print

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Waiting on High Tide - view of a small dinghy grounded at low tide, Cromwell Harbour, Dunbar, Scotland.
Work on building the Cromwell Harbour started in 1655 and the structure, with its small basin, was completed about 1730.The harbour was used by Oliver Cromwell and his invasion force that defeated the Scottish Covenanters at the Battle of Dunbar. General Johnny Cope landed at Dunbar with his army, after sailing south from the North East of Scotland, prior to losing the battle of Prestonpans to Bonnie Prince Charlie. In peaceful times, the harbour was famed for its herring fishing fleet and whaling industry and was a busy export centre for grain. The harbour suffered particularly badly in a storm in 1655, when the inhabitants petitioned Parliament for help. Cromwell's government, established following his great victory at Dunbar in 1650, responded with a grant of £300 towards the construction of the East Pier. The completion of the works in the harbour in 1730 led to Dunbar's dram...

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