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Banjo Pier
A Banjo Pier is a pier in the shape of a banjo. The most notable example is probably the ''Banjo Pier'' in Looe, Cornwall, England as it was the first and thus the prototype for many others around the world. It was designed by Joseph Thomas and built by Daniel Taylor Daniel, Dan, or Danny Taylor may refer to: Sportspeople * Dan Taylor (shot putter) (born 1982), American shot putter * Dan Taylor (cricketer) (1887–1957), South African cricketer * Dan Taylor (footballer, born 1993), English footballer * Dan Tayl .... References {{Authority control Piers Piers in Cornwall Looe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Looe Banjo Pier - Geograph
Looe (; kw, Logh, ) is a coastal town and civil parish in south-east Cornwall, England, with a population of 5,280 at the 2011 census. Looe is west of Plymouth and south of Liskeard, divided in two by the River Looe, East Looe ( kw, links=no, Logh) and West Looe ( kw, links=no, Porthbyhan, "little cove") being connected by a bridge. Looe developed as two separate towns each with MPs and its own mayor. The town centres around a small harbour and along the steep-sided valley of the River Looe which flows between East and West Looe to the sea beside a sandy beach. Offshore to the west, opposite the stonier Hannafore Beach, lies Looe Island. History Prehistory and foundation Archeological evidence indicates that the area around Looe has been inhabited since the Neolithic period (although a possible series of ancient field systems, south of nearby Penarthtown, could suggest earlier Palaeolithic activity). A Neolithic stone axe, made of greenstone, was found in 1978 on a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
