A MAJOR project in West Bay in the 1960s saw a sewer outfall extended at West Bay.
The extension was built in 1967 under East Beach to discharge sewage 950 metres out to sea from a pumping station next to Station Yard Car Park.
This wasn’t the first time the pipe had been extended as an abatement to pollution and some called for a modern system and a sewage farm to cure the nuisance.
There was also concern about the effect currents would have on the pipe and divers having to be engaged to repair it, requiring calm waters off Chesil Beach.
A buoy with yellow flashing light marks the outlet.
A photographic record of the construction was kept by Bridport Museum and above is one of the photos showing the major building work taking place.