tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23012855.post4237118058378457459..comments2023-06-16T13:11:35.415-02:30Comments on alison dyer: Grates CoveAlison Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15967240545529887281noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23012855.post-23088138521320325592007-02-21T08:13:00.000-03:302007-02-21T08:13:00.000-03:30Hi David. be interesting to find some photos in th...Hi David. be interesting to find some photos in the archives, but of course they'd only go back so far.Alison Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967240545529887281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23012855.post-90292202782063402662007-02-20T12:25:00.000-03:302007-02-20T12:25:00.000-03:30AlisonGrates Cove is a magical place for me, one o...Alison<BR/><BR/>Grates Cove is a magical place for me, one of my ancestral homelands (the Bensons came from there). Thanks for the photos. I have heard that the huge breakwater in Old Perlican was made with stones from the Grates Cove walls, so they must have been quite the spectacle in their time. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again,<BR/><BR/>DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23012855.post-74867313631526510342007-02-05T17:22:00.000-03:302007-02-05T17:22:00.000-03:30Michael - yes, Wendy would have gone around that c...Michael - yes, Wendy would have gone around that coast, but it probably didn't fit the criteria - i think you have to be within 500 metres or something like that of the coastline. So it's still up for grabs (as is most of Trinity Bay which I hope to fill in this summer).<br />You're right about the walls - not only the length, but the height & breadth of them is boggling - so much work but, as you point out, no shortage of materials. <br />It's great to see stone walls - for decorative and/or landscaping use, coming back in in St. John's. One company can't keep up with the demand and gives workshops on making them. ALisonAlison Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967240545529887281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23012855.post-43761456501299541332007-02-05T17:10:00.000-03:302007-02-05T17:10:00.000-03:30Wouldn't Wendy Killoran have paddled that coast? I...Wouldn't Wendy Killoran have paddled that coast? I think she was listed as part of the Circle the Avalon paddlers, but don't know whether she was ever given credit for the parts she did.<br />Imagine the work that went into those walls, even the simplest of them. Mind you, there was never any shortage of building materials...Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10632365495050691161noreply@blogger.com