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The Breakwater was begun in August 1812; and the inexhaustible limestone quarries in the neighbourhood of Plymouth presented an abundant supply of materials.
Blocks of limestone, of about two tons weight each, were thought sufficiently large to resist the shock of the waves. The stones were thrown overboard from vessels constructed expressly for the purpose and were allowed to find their own positions; but arrangements were made by which, if necessary, the heaviest masses might have been deposited with the greatest nicety.
The breakwater when complete will stretch across the Sound 1700 yards, nearly in a direction of east and west. The middle is continued in a straight line for one thousand yards.
Although it was stated it was finished in 1841, by June 1847 there was still 70 yards left to be completed.
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