Port View Traditional Cache
dai-of-mostyn: Unfortunately I have to archive this cache as the area leading upto gz has become dangerous to the public
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port view cache is located next to the dee estuary behind a well known factory in mostyn, terrain is quite rough under foot so no flipflops please as parts of the path are quite rocky.
the cache is at the posted coordinates.
the best way to access this cache is from mostyn cob,
park in the lay by at the clock tower hall, then walk up the track across the road up over the bridge until you reach the big white rocks,
then turn left and follow the footpath until you reach a half moon shaped wall on your right just before a tall chain link fence,
take the path to the right of the wall and walk to the left along the path that runs alongside the tall chain link fence and your GPS will take you straight to the cache.
i have brought you here as it is a great close up spot to see exactly what go's on at port of mostyn, this cache can be done on its own or as an extension to the cob circular,
HISTORY OF THE PORT OF MOSTYN
Mostyn merited a mention in the Doomsday book of 1086. The 'Quay of Mostyn' (now the Port of Mostyn) has featured significantly in the ebb and flow of British history during successive centuries of change.
Henry Bolingbroke (later Henry IV) disembarked at Mostyn Quay in 1399 before wresting the Crown from Richard II at the nearby Flint castle ( a 15 minute drive from port of mostyn).
In 1485 Henry Tudor evaded capture @ Mostyn Hall by Richard III, escaping by boat using Mostyn Quay. History tells us he later went on to defeat Richard III at Bosworth Field.
When he became the King, as Henry Tudor he bestowed upon Lord Mostyn, in recognition of his valuable support, the foreshore & its mineral rights from Llynegar to Llanerch-y-Mor, a stretch of coastline either side of the port and extending out into the estuary for about one mile. Extensive coal mining took place under this area until the late 1800's.
A later event of historical significance in the story of the port of Mostyn was the landing in 1643 of the Royalist troops from Ireland during the English civil war. From Mostyn they marched on to the besieged Flint castle.
Also coal was mined within the port complex, and in 1816, to keep pace with the demand & to better facilitate the shipment of coal in larger vessels, Lord Mostyn commissioned none other than the renowned engineer Thomas Telford to devise modernisation plans for the quay.
The project included an extension of the wooden quays with rails & coal-loading gantries along its length. These works were carried out over a 6 year period and @ a cost of £4,709-15s-2d to complete, not an inconsiderable sum of money in its day.
MOSTYN COAL & IRON COMPANY
Iron production started at Mostyn in the mid 1800's. The combination of a colliery, iron works & a dock made the whole enterprise extremely successful.
In its hey-day the company employed up to 1,900 people and exported the finished steel products worldwide through Mostyn Quay (now The Port of Mostyn). The ironworks closed in 1965, but the Port continued to operate as an independent commercial entity, handling a variety of cargoes such as timber, finished steel, animal feeds, fertilizer, aggregates and cement for the region's agriculture and manufacturing industries
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Over more recent years the Port of mostyn has erected warehouses, surfaced significant areas of land for outside storage and invested in handling equipment.
Prior to these developments, the Port of mostyn could only offer NAABSA (Not-Always-Afloat-But-Safe-Aground) berths where ships entered the Port over High Water, then settled on the bottom of the dock over the Low Water periods then their cargoes would be discharged or loaded, then they would set sail on the next high tide. This type of berthing and cargo handling was very safe and indeed typical of many of the smaller tidal ports around the British coastline.
In 1998, to accommodate the increase of ship sizes & changes in trade, the Port of mostyn commenced the first of its major developments. A 120 metre long riverside quay with 6.5m water depth alongside @ low tide; an additional 5 acres of land adjacent to the berth was also developed for the storage of cargo.
This development increased the size of vessel the Port of mostyn could accommodate from about 3,000 dwt up to 7,000 dwt whilst remaining afloat at all states of the tide.
In 2001/2002 a second phase of development was undertaken by the construction of the 190 metre extension of the riverside quay together with the 165 metre long Roll-On Roll-Off berth & a further 17 acres of tarmac storage area.
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