There has been a Cobb at Lyme Regis for hundreds of years, and this formed an important harbour which at one point was bigger than Liverpool's. Initially it was built of timbers and large stones. Eventually in the 19th century it was faced with Portland stone. The Cobb was featured in the film The French Lieutenant's Woman. The author of the book, John Fowles, was at one point the curator of Lyme Regis museum.
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