Kingston Pier Sunset (Limited Edition Print)

Kingston Pier Sunset (Limited Edition Print)Limited Edition Print Kingston Pier at Sunset, Norfolk Island The sun is just about to dip behind the clouds for the last time on this particular day. Just before it vanishes I manages to take this shot looking along the curved wall of the historic Kingston Pier with the gantry silhouetted above the horizon line. Building of the pier began in 1839, some 60 years after the first colonial settlement of the island toward the very end of the penal

Limited Edition Print

Kingston Pier at Sunset, Norfolk Island

The sun is just about to dip behind the clouds for the last time on this particular day. Just before it vanishes I manages to take this shot looking along the curved wall of the historic Kingston Pier with the gantry silhouetted above the horizon line.

Building of the pier began in 1839, some 60 years after the first colonial settlement of the island toward the very end of the penal settlement era. It was built by convict labour with men somehow managing to work in chest-high water while chained. The pier has changed slightly over the years and improvements, restoration and resurfacing have of course taken place, however the original design of the pier’s curved wall which is sloped to reduce the energy and impact of waves, is still a distinguishing feature of this profoundly significant landing.

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