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The '''Port of Holyhead''' ({{lang-cy|Porthladd Caergybi}}) is a [[ferry]] [[seaport|port]] in [[Anglesey]], [[Wales]], handling more than 2 million passengers each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/maritime/passengers/spbulletin/2007/seapassenger2007 |title=Sea Passenger Statistics 2007 |accessdate=2008-12-14 |date=2008-05-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20081122083053/http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/maritime/passengers/spbulletin/2007/seapassenger2007 |archivedate=November 22, 2008 }}</ref> |
The '''Port of Holyhead''' ({{lang-cy|Porthladd Caergybi}}) is a commercial and [[ferry]] [[seaport|port]] in [[Anglesey]], [[Wales]], handling more than 2 million passengers each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/maritime/passengers/spbulletin/2007/seapassenger2007 |title=Sea Passenger Statistics 2007 |accessdate=2008-12-14 |date=2008-05-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20081122083053/http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/maritime/passengers/spbulletin/2007/seapassenger2007 |archivedate=November 22, 2008 }}</ref> It covers an area of 240 [[hectare]]s, and is operated by Stena Line Ports Ltd.<ref name="port">{{cite web|url=http://www.ports.org.uk/port.asp?id=272|title=Holyhead|website=Ports and Harbours of the UK|access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref> |
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==Present day== |
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[[Stena Line]] and [[Irish Ferries]] sail from [[Holyhead]] to [[Dublin]] and [[Dún Laoghaire]] in [[Ireland]], forming the principal link for surface [[transport]] from [[north Wales]] and central and northern [[England]] to Ireland. The port is partly on [[Holy Island, Anglesey|Holy Island]] and partly on [[Salt Island, Anglesey|Salt Island]] ({{lang-cy|Ynys Halen}}). It is made up of the Inner Harbour, the Outer Harbour and the New Harbour (opened in 1880),<ref name="carradice">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/63d5dd11-61a2-3833-9e74-e617bf7e98bf|title=The opening of Holyhead's new harbour|author=[[Phil Carradice]]|website=BBC Blogs - Wales|access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref> all sheltered by a [[Holyhead Breakwater|breakwater]] which, at 2.7 kilometres, is the longest in the UK.<ref name="port"/><ref name="carradice"/> |
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There is access to the port via a building shared with [[Holyhead railway station]], which is served by the [[North Wales Coast Line]] to {{stnlnk|Chester}} and [[London Euston]]. The walk between [[train]]s and [[ferry]] check in is less than two minutes, but longer from the remote platform 1, used by Virgin Trains. The port is accessible to motor vehicles via both the [[A5 road (Great Britain)|A5]] and the [[A55 road]]s. Pedestrian access from [[Holyhead]] town centre is via [[The Celtic Gateway]], a bridge linking town and port, and takes about five minutes. The largest ferries arrive and depart from the 300-metre Admiralty Pier. |
There is access to the port via a building shared with [[Holyhead railway station]], which is served by the [[North Wales Coast Line]] to {{stnlnk|Chester}} and [[London Euston]]. The walk between [[train]]s and [[ferry]] check in is less than two minutes, but longer from the remote platform 1, used by Virgin Trains. The port is accessible to motor vehicles via both the [[A5 road (Great Britain)|A5]] and the [[A55 road]]s. Pedestrian access from [[Holyhead]] town centre is via [[The Celtic Gateway]], a bridge linking town and port, and takes about five minutes. The largest ferries arrive and depart from the 300-metre Admiralty Pier. |
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==History of the port== |
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At one time subservient to [[Beaumaris]] as the region's main port, Holyhead came into its own in the early 19th century, when [[Thomas Telford]] built a new road to connect north Wales with London. The Admiralty Pier was constructed in 1821, and was used by the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company. The so-called "Irish Mail Line" of the [[Chester & Holyhead Railway]] ran from [[Holyhead railway station]] to the pier.<ref>{{cite book|author=John Maxwell Dunn|title=The Chester & Holyhead Railway|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=bZ0bAAAAIAAJ|year=1948|publisher=Oakwood Press}}</ref> The Admiralty Arch was built in 1824, marking the end of Telford's new road.<ref name="Jones">{{cite book|author1=Geraint Jones|author2=Gwenllian Jones Rowlinson|title=Anglesey Towns and Villages|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xOhiCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT55|date=6 July 2015|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-4456-5153-8|pages=55–}}</ref> |
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In 1845, an Act of Parliament led to the construction of the new port.<ref name="carradice"/> In 1853, Queen [[Victoria of the United Kingdom]] arrived in the port of Holyhead with the royal party, including her consort [[Prince Albert]] and two of her sons, including the young Prince of Wales.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historytoday.com/joseph-hone/queen-victoria-ireland-1853|title=Queen Victoria in Ireland, 1853|author=Joseph Hone|website=History Today: Archive|date=7 July 1953|access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref> The breakwater was completed in 1873,<ref name="Cragg">{{cite book|title=Civil Engineering Heritage Series: Wales & West Central England|first=Roger|last= Cragg|publisher=Thomas Telford|year=1997|ISBN=0727725769|pages=7–8}}</ref> and was officially opened by the same [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Prince of Wales]], now an adult. |
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In 1916, a naval base was created and the Irish Sea Hunting Flotilla was established later in the [[First World War]] to combat [[U-boat]]s operating in the [[Irish Sea]].<ref name="Jones"/> During the 1930s, a trade war with the newly-established [[Republic of Ireland]] had an adverse effect on the level of use of the port, which caused widespread unemployment in the town of Holyhead. During the [[Second World War]], however, the [[Royal Dutch Navy]] began using the port as a base. In June 1939, the Royal Navy submarine ''[[HMS Thetis (N25)|HMS Thetis]]'' sank during sea trials in Liverpool Bay and it was subsequently brought to the harbour at Holyhead after being beached at [[Traeth Bychan]]. It remained at Holyhead in [[dry dock]] while the contents were removed; fourteen of the 99 victims were buried locally.<ref name="Jones"/> |
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In the late 20th century, the port was owned by [[Sealink]] (later Stena Sealink), a ferry company which ran a fast ferry from the Admiralty Pier and slower ferries from an alternative berth. The Irish ferry company [[British and Irish Steam Packet Company|B&I]] also operated ferries to and from Ireland from the port of Holyhead. B&I took Sealink to court in 1992 for imposing less favourable conditions on its competitor when using the port. In the following year, another company, Sea Containers Ltd, took legal action against Sealink Ports on similar grounds.<ref>{{cite book|author=E. van Hooydonk|title=European Seaports Law: The Regime of Ports and Port Services Under European Law and the Ports Package|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Wxd3jx7JohsC&pg=PA43|date=1 January 2003|publisher=Maklu|isbn=978-90-6215-804-1|pages=43–}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 12:58, 26 April 2016
The Port of Holyhead (Welsh: Porthladd Caergybi) is a commercial and ferry port in Anglesey, Wales, handling more than 2 million passengers each year.[1] It covers an area of 240 hectares, and is operated by Stena Line Ports Ltd.[2]
Present day
Stena Line and Irish Ferries sail from Holyhead to Dublin and Dún Laoghaire in Ireland, forming the principal link for surface transport from north Wales and central and northern England to Ireland. The port is partly on Holy Island and partly on Salt Island (Welsh: Ynys Halen). It is made up of the Inner Harbour, the Outer Harbour and the New Harbour (opened in 1880),[3] all sheltered by a breakwater which, at 2.7 kilometres, is the longest in the UK.[2][3]
There is access to the port via a building shared with Holyhead railway station, which is served by the North Wales Coast Line to Chester and London Euston. The walk between trains and ferry check in is less than two minutes, but longer from the remote platform 1, used by Virgin Trains. The port is accessible to motor vehicles via both the A5 and the A55 roads. Pedestrian access from Holyhead town centre is via The Celtic Gateway, a bridge linking town and port, and takes about five minutes. The largest ferries arrive and depart from the 300-metre Admiralty Pier.
History of the port
At one time subservient to Beaumaris as the region's main port, Holyhead came into its own in the early 19th century, when Thomas Telford built a new road to connect north Wales with London. The Admiralty Pier was constructed in 1821, and was used by the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company. The so-called "Irish Mail Line" of the Chester & Holyhead Railway ran from Holyhead railway station to the pier.[4] The Admiralty Arch was built in 1824, marking the end of Telford's new road.[5]
In 1845, an Act of Parliament led to the construction of the new port.[3] In 1853, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom arrived in the port of Holyhead with the royal party, including her consort Prince Albert and two of her sons, including the young Prince of Wales.[6] The breakwater was completed in 1873,[7] and was officially opened by the same Prince of Wales, now an adult.
In 1916, a naval base was created and the Irish Sea Hunting Flotilla was established later in the First World War to combat U-boats operating in the Irish Sea.[5] During the 1930s, a trade war with the newly-established Republic of Ireland had an adverse effect on the level of use of the port, which caused widespread unemployment in the town of Holyhead. During the Second World War, however, the Royal Dutch Navy began using the port as a base. In June 1939, the Royal Navy submarine HMS Thetis sank during sea trials in Liverpool Bay and it was subsequently brought to the harbour at Holyhead after being beached at Traeth Bychan. It remained at Holyhead in dry dock while the contents were removed; fourteen of the 99 victims were buried locally.[5]
In the late 20th century, the port was owned by Sealink (later Stena Sealink), a ferry company which ran a fast ferry from the Admiralty Pier and slower ferries from an alternative berth. The Irish ferry company B&I also operated ferries to and from Ireland from the port of Holyhead. B&I took Sealink to court in 1992 for imposing less favourable conditions on its competitor when using the port. In the following year, another company, Sea Containers Ltd, took legal action against Sealink Ports on similar grounds.[8]
References
- ^ "Sea Passenger Statistics 2007". 2008-05-29. Archived from the original on November 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Holyhead". Ports and Harbours of the UK. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ a b c Phil Carradice. "The opening of Holyhead's new harbour". BBC Blogs - Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ John Maxwell Dunn (1948). The Chester & Holyhead Railway. Oakwood Press.
- ^ a b c Geraint Jones; Gwenllian Jones Rowlinson (6 July 2015). Anglesey Towns and Villages. Amberley Publishing Limited. pp. 55–. ISBN 978-1-4456-5153-8.
- ^ Joseph Hone (7 July 1953). "Queen Victoria in Ireland, 1853". History Today: Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ Cragg, Roger (1997). Civil Engineering Heritage Series: Wales & West Central England. Thomas Telford. pp. 7–8. ISBN 0727725769.
- ^ E. van Hooydonk (1 January 2003). European Seaports Law: The Regime of Ports and Port Services Under European Law and the Ports Package. Maklu. pp. 43–. ISBN 978-90-6215-804-1.