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Dolphin Mooring Post

Uploaded by Guest , Nov 16 2008 01:19 PM

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Dolphin Mooring Post

Dolphin Mooring Post by Northern Freeform and standing outside of the New Dolphin on North Shields Fishquay.

Evidently a Dolphin Mooring Post was a traditional mooring post that was in the past used on the River Tyne - or as we Geordies would call it, a Staithe.

The bottom of the sculpture is made from ceramic tiles depicting sea creatures.




    sorcha
    Feb 14 2013 09:43 PM
    Was that for winching sailing colliers into the quay- i.e. take a line across in the punt and capstan her in to berth. Like the Beildin in Tarbert!?