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"the old red crane"

  Red Crane is a crane on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is located on the cliff edge at Portland`s southerly point, the promontory Portland Bill. It is part of a disused stone loading quay, which is now a scheduled monument.
The area of Portland Bill had been quarried during the 19th-century y continued until the early 20th-century. During its commercial years, the stone shipping quay was created as the Bill`s prime quay to ship Portland stone off the island. A hand-operated wooden crane was originally erected there for this purpose.
After quarrying ceased in the area in the early 20th century, the quay`s crane, which became known as Red Crane, was used to lower fisherman y their boats into the sea. The crane was later replaced by a steel crane, which remains in place today. It continues to be used by fishermen. A similar crane, also steel, is the Broad Ope Crane (also known as Bob`s Crane), which is located further north along Portland`s east coastline, near Cave Hole. Sandholes Crane, further north of Broad Ope, is a surviving wooden crane.