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Ogden Point Breakwater Canvas Print
by Cheryl Hoyle
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Ogden Point Breakwater canvas print by Cheryl Hoyle. Bring your artwork to life with the texture and depth of a stretched canvas print. Your image gets printed onto one of our premium canvases and then stretched on a wooden frame of 1.5" x 1.5" stretcher bars (gallery wrap) or 5/8" x 5/8" stretcher bars (museum wrap). Your canvas print will be delivered to you "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
Rithet’s Pier, where the Canadian Coast Guard Station is located today, was Victoria’s primary dock. However, it was heavily exposed to the... more
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Comments (5)
Artist's Description
Rithet’s Pier, where the Canadian Coast Guard Station is located today, was Victoria’s primary dock. However, it was heavily exposed to the southwesterly winds of Juan de Fuca Strait, so initially two breakwaters were recommended: a 2500 foot breakwater off Ogden Point, and a smaller one off McLoughlin Point, which would help to fully protect Victoria’s Inner Harbour.
In 1914, the British firm of Sir John Jackson was awarded the contract to build the breakwater to establish deep port facilities in Victoria. The project was completed on schedule in 1917, an incredible feat considering WWI delays. Over one million cubic yards of locally-quarried rock was dropped into deep water to support the main wall of more than 10,000 granite blocks, each weighing up to 15 tons, stacked in a pyramid in nine layers. Attesting to the ingenious engineering, the breakwater has not required any major upgrades since it was built, and only 136 blocks have ever been repositioned over the interv...
About Cheryl Hoyle
Burning Skye photography by Cheryl Hoyle. Burning Skye is the name of one of my relatives that is from Six Nations of the Grand River, Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada.
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Sharon W
Incredibly beautiful capture, wow! You have a wonderful gallery. My apologies, I meant to welcome you to A Woman's Touch group in the Chat Room just recently, however I became distracted by events around me here at home and totally forgot! So, a warm welcome! Hope you enjoy, and so great to have you with us.
Cheryl Hoyle replied:
Hi Sharon, no apologies needed, Thank you for the kind words and I look forward to being a part of this group!
Vladimir Frolov
Wonderful! Such an attractive look! Perfect painting for home, office or cafe! L.F.
Cheryl Hoyle replied:
Thanks Vladimir!
Susan Hope Finley
lovely photograph, l/f
Cheryl Hoyle replied:
Thanks!
Rick Davis
L/F, So Excellently Photographed! Love It!
Cheryl Hoyle replied:
Thanks Rick!
Stuart Litoff
Beautiful!
Cheryl Hoyle replied:
Thank you!