Harbour cranes come down

Wednesday 16th January 2013, 2:59PM GMT.

The Henderson Derrick crane is dismantled. (Picture by Steve Sarre, 1294285)

AN ICONIC feature of St Peter Port Harbour for the past 40 years was demolished yesterday.

Built in 1971, the Henderson Derrick 32-ton lift crane was taken down as part of the £13.75m. refurbishment of the freight-handling facilities.

The seven-ton Portal crane was also dismantled on Monday.

While the bulk of the equipment will be scrap, Harbour master Captain Peter Gill hoped the nameplates would have a value. ‘There are four nameplates and we will see if the museum wants to keep one,’ he said.

‘As pieces of metal I don’t think they’re worth much at all. One option is to sell them on e-Bay as these days there is an increasing interest in industrial memorabilia.’

Click here to view a gallery of photos of the work in progress.

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Nathan

January 16, 2013 at 8:37 pm

Sell them on eBay. 3 cranes no longer any use. Will not ship buyer must collect once auction has finished

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conrad

January 18, 2013 at 1:37 pm

In a few years time the states of Guernsey will be putting out tenders to install 3 new cranes down the harbour having cut up and thrown away 3 perfectly usable ones.

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- CSR
  
  January 18, 2013 at 2:14 pm
  
  Perfectly usable.. you are having a laugh. They were 40 years old, and spares were almost, if not completely impossible to obtain.The crane replacements are only part of the overall project to improve the freight handling facilities for the future.
  
  You really should have read up on the background as to why these cranes were being replaced before posting your comments trying to ‘knock’ a department for making sensible provision for the future of the island’s Ports facilities.
  
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