The port of Workington lies at the mouth of the

River Derwent on the West Cumbrian coast facing out into the Irish Sea towards the Isle of Man.
These wooden stumps photographed at sunset are the remains of a once substantial jetty built outside the main harbour area and together with a larger decaying concrete section are all that is left from a bygone age.
Workington and the surrounding area has historically been noted for the production of coal, steel and iron ore. As a West Cumbrian by birth it saddens me to see relics such as these which are evidence of an industrial decline. Whilst at the same time, this very same decline, provides for me a great photographic opportunity. File 7010.