Article Nº 0669 Quay, pier or lighthouse Funchal Vol. I · p. 363
‘Palace Hotel’ quay
Original title: Cais do “Palace Hotel”
The Palace Hotel quay on the Estrada Monumental, and the Wilson Company quay near Quinta do Calaça (c. 1903).
It was built on the orders of the late Dr Antas, and was improved and enlarged by Messrs W. and A. Reid, owners of the ‘Palace Hotel’ on the Estrada Monumental (‘monumental road’). ‘Wilson Company’ quay. It lies near the quinta (country estate) of Calaça and was built in 1903 or shortly afterwards. At the locality (sítio) of Gorgulho (‘weevil’) there are an inclined plane and an iron ladder built on the orders of the same company.
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