The plans below show a harbour in 2000 and how it looks today.
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Overall, the harbor has been modernized since 2000, with several new developments aimed at attracting visitors, including hospitality and commercial facilities, private services and increased capacity for passenger ferries.
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The maps illustrate the current layout of Porth harbor and how it looked in 2000. Overall, the harbor has been modernized since 2000, with several new developments aimed at attracting visitors, including hospitality and commercial facilities, private services and increased capacity for passenger ferries.
In 2000, the western side featured a main road running north to south, providing access to two car parks: one in the northwest with its own showers and toilets, and another to the south, which could be reached via a side road that led to a lifeboat station. Near the upper car park stood a marina for private yachts; directly to its south was an area used by fishing boats. On the eastern side, a dock served passenger ferries, with a public beach to the north, and further south, a disused castle stood on the headland, beside another public beach.
Today, the southwest car park has been upgraded with its own shower-and-toilet facilities, and the marina and fishing area have swapped places. A row of new cafes and shops was constructed beside the lifeboat station, while the abandoned castle has been converted to a hotel, and the public beach beside it has been turned into a private beach for guests. A new dock has been constructed near the existing one, and both the northern public beach and the northwest car park remain unchanged.
Useful Vocabulary
- be modernized = be improved or updated using newer designs, technology, or infrastructure
- developments = new buildings, facilities, or improvements added to an existing area
- commercial facilities = shops or business-related buildings created for economic activity
- provide access to = allow entry or connection to a place
- be upgraded = be improved in quality, function, or capacity
- be converted into = be changed from one type of building or use to another
- disused = no longer used or functioning; abandoned
- headland = a narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea
- remain unchanged = stay the same without undergoing any modification
- be constructed = be built or put together
- a row of = a linear group of similar buildings or structures positioned side by side
