Durdle Pier

Durdle Pier dates back to the 17th century and became one of the main stone shipping places on the east side. East and Penn's Weares were the location of Sir Christopher Wren's first workings of stone to rebuild London after the Great Fire of 1666. During the mid-19th century, the original crane was replaced with one made by Galpin of Dorchester. During 2014 the pier's crane was destroyed by the sea. Close to the pier are two World War II pillboxes. The Great Southwell Landslip, Britain's second-largest recorded historical landslide, occurred in 1734, between Durdle Pier and Freshwater Bay. The Dorset names Durlston Bay and Head (in Swanage) and Durdle Pier, again without early spellings,…