Brixham Breakwater is a coastal

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situated at the town of

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in Devon, England. The breakwater provides shelter for vessels mooring at the port, including the historic Brixham fishing fleet. The building of the structure to its final length spanned several decades, with work beginning in 1843 to the design of the local civil engineer

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and being completed in 1916, when the present cast-iron lighthouse was installed at the pier end.

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{{Reflist Breakwaters Buildings and structures in Devon