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Description: | Original photograph 1982. The remains are concrete mats made of linked blocks leading into the Solent at Stone Point, Lepe Beach. They are partly submerged and somewhat damaged and incomplete. Beyond are two iron structures on pillars in the sea just below the low-water mark. They are the remains of jetties used to load vessels bound for France, and are known as 'dolphins'. In the distance across the Solent is part of the shore of the Isle of Wight west of Cowes. The work at Stone Point was carried out by Wilson Lovatt and Sons Limited and the constructions were used to facilitate the embarkation of troops (over 6,0000), equipment and vehicles taking part in the Allied landings in Normandy.
Reference: HUGHES, Michael D-Day Archaeology in DOUGHTY, Martin (ed.) Hampshire and D-Day 1994. | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 | Rights holder: | Hampshire Library and Information Service - Hampshire County Council | Subjects: | D-Day World War 2 Second World War beach war coast military | Temporal: | start=1944-01-01; end=1944-12-31; | Source: | Sense of place SE | Creator: | David Bennetts, Hampshire County Library | Identifier: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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