5/5 Nitin C. 4 years ago on Google • 53 reviews
Heritage
Museum
in
Willington
Island
where
a
good
collection
of
unique
and
rare
navigational
equipments
and
photographs
connected
with
the
saga
of
construction
of
Cochin
Port
during
1920-40
period
are
on
display.The
exhibits
reveal
the
hardships
faced
by
Sir
Robert
Bristow
and
his
workforce,
who
developed
the
Port
amidst
financial
constraints
and
without
technology
support.
The
story
of
evolution
of
the
modern
Port
of
Cochin
has
a
thrilling
chapter
spread
over
two
decades
when
the
enormous
task
of
creation
of
Willingdon
Island
and
berths
around
it
happened.
The
two
decades
transformed
an
old
port
where
ships
berthed
in
outer
sea
for
lighterage
to
a
modern
port
that
beckoned
ships
to
a
safe
inner
harbor
round
the
year.
Robert
Bristow
a
harbor
engineer
posted
in
Malta
was
picked
up
to
develop
the
Cochin
port
by
the
Government.
The
poor
equipments,
skill
and
financial
resources
had
failed
the
previous
attempts.
The
cutting
of
rock
like
sand
bar
across
Vypeen
and
possible
adverse
consequences
on
the
Vypeen
shore
and
the
Vembanad
lake
had
scared
engineers
to
attempt
the
project.
Bristow
who
aimed
in
1920
through
meticulous
planning
and
perseverance
overcame
the
strong
challenges
to
create
the
Wtllingdon
Island.
When
he
left
in
1941
he
had
transformed
Cochin
as
the
safest
harbour
in
the
peninsula.
where
ships
berthed
alongside
the
newly
reclaimed
inner
harbour,
equipped
with
a
long
array
of
steam
cranes.
This
museum
houses
visuals
from
the
decades
of
creation
of
the
artificial
Island,
the
berths
around
it
and
the
raillroadlbridges
connecting
the
Island
to
the
main
land.
The
modem
harbour
of
Cochin
ushered
the
contemporary
minor*
development
of
Kerala.
Let
us
salute
the
generation
that
toiled
hard
to
create
this
great
infrastructure
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