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Town Pier, Gravesend
The Gravesend Town Pier is located in Gravesend, Kent. It was designed by William Tierney Clark and built in 1834 on the site of the earlier Town Quay. Over 3 million passengers were served between 1835 and 1842, but around 1900, this pier fell into disuse due to the arrival of the railways. In 2000, this site was restored by the Gravesham Borough Council, partly funded by the organisations English Heritage, English Partnerships, Heritage Lottery Fund, Kent County Council, and Manifold Trust. In 2002, this renovation project was finished. They had also added a restaurant and a bar to the pier. When reopened, the Gravesend Town Pier was initially successful, but it later became a fiscal failure. Gravesend town pier is the oldest surviving cast iron pier in the world and is a Grade II* listed building. Current services Since 2012 the Gravesend–Tilbury Ferry has run from the Town Pier. The Gravesend to Tilbury ferry, operated bJetstream Tours is no longer in service. On 4 No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravesend Town Pier
The Gravesend Town Pier is located in Gravesend, Kent, Gravesend, Kent. It was designed by William Tierney Clark and built in 1834 on the site of the earlier Town Quay, Gravesend, Town Quay. Over 3 million passengers were served between 1835 and 1842, but around 1900, this pier fell into disuse due to the arrival of the railways. In 2000, this site was restored by the Gravesham Borough Council, partly funded by the organisations English Heritage, English Partnerships, Heritage Lottery Fund, Kent County Council, and Manifold Trust. In 2002, this renovation project was finished. They had also added a restaurant and a bar to the pier. When reopened, the Gravesend Town Pier was initially successful, but it later became a fiscal failure. Gravesend town pier is the oldest surviving Cast-iron architecture, cast iron pier in the world and is a Grade II* listed building. Current services Since 2012 the Gravesend–Tilbury Ferry has run from the Town Pier. The Gravesend to Tilbury ferr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heritage Lottery Fund
The National Lottery Heritage Fund, formerly the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), distributes a share of National Lottery funding, supporting a wide range of heritage projects across the United Kingdom. History The fund's predecessor bodies were the National Land Fund, established in 1946, and the National Heritage Memorial Fund, established in 1980. The current body was established as the "Heritage Lottery Fund" in 1994. It was re-branded as the National Lottery Heritage Fund in January 2019. Activities The fund's income comes from the National Lottery, which is managed by Allwyn Entertainment. Its objectives are "to conserve the UK's diverse heritage, to encourage people to be involved in heritage and to widen access and learning". As of 2019, it had awarded £7.9 billion to 43,000 projects. In 2006, the National Lottery Heritage Fund launched the Parks for People program with the aim to revitalize historic parks and cemeteries. From 2006 to 2021, the Fund had granted £2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Piers
Piers throughout the world include: Australia *Busselton Jetty, Busselton, Western Australia. The longest wooden pier in the southern hemisphere. * Gem Pier, Williamstown, Victoria *Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Victoria *Coffs Harbour Jetty, New South Wales * Southport Pier, Gold Coast, Queensland * Shorncliffe pier, Shorncliffe, Queensland * Urangan Pier, Hervey Bay, Queensland Belgium * Belgium Pier, Blankenberge * Nieuwpoort Pier *Ostend Pier Canada * Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia * White Rock Pier, White Rock, British Columbia China * Star Ferry Pier, Central, Hong Kong * Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier, Hong Kong (now defunct) * Star Ferry Pier, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong * Tsing Yi Pier, Hong Kong * Zhanqiao Pier, Qingdao Colombia *Puerto Colombia, Atlántico Côte d'Ivoire * Sassandra, Western Côte d'Ivoire. The last surviving pier in West Africa Denmark * Langelinie Pier Germany * Göhren Pier * Sellin Pier * Heringsdorf Pier India * Thalassery Pier * We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gone Molly
Gone may refer to: Grammar * Gone, the past participle of go (verb) ** Have gone or have been, contrasting verb forms in some contexts Arts, entertainment, and media Film * ''Gone'', a 2002 a thriller written, directed by and starring Tim Chey * ''Gone'', a 2004 film, directed by Paul Zoltan * ''Gone'', a 2006 American short starring Amanda Noret * ''Gone'' (2007 film), a British/Australian thriller * ''Gone'', a 2007 American short starring Barbara Tarbuck * ''Gone'', a 2007 Canadian short starring Cory Monteith * ''Gone'', a 2009 American short starring Rafael Morais * ''Gone'', a 2011 TV movie featuring Molly Parker * ''Gone'' (2012 film), an American thriller starring Amanda Seyfried * ''Gone'' (2021 film), a Nigerian thriller Literature * ''Gone'' (Hayder novel), written by Mo Hayder & winner of the 2012 Edgar Award * ''Gone'' (Kellerman novel), a 2006 Alex Delaware novel by Jonathan Kellerman * ''Gone'' (novel series), a series of young-adult novels by Michael Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravesend–Tilbury Ferry
The Gravesend–Tilbury Ferry was a passenger ferry across the River Thames east of London. It was the last public crossing point before the River Thames, Thames reached the sea. History ''See also notes on Tilbury'' There were many ferries crossing the Thames in the area around Tilbury: one such operated between Higham, Kent, Higham and East Tilbury. This was owned by the Manor of South Hall in East Tilbury which itself was owned by Rochester Bridge#Rochester Bridge Wardens and Rochester Bridge Trust, Rochester Bridge. The principal ferry operated between West Tilbury and Gravesend, Kent, Gravesend and was under the ownership of the Lord of the Manor of Parrock in Milton-next-Gravesend. A sketch-map of 1571 shows evidence of two jetties, the one on the north bank leading to a northward road crossing the marsh. There are also houses marked on the marsh itself, which was important for sheep grazing; and there is some evidence to suggest that the ferry was used for the cross- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade II* Listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland. The classification schemes differ between England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland (see sections below). The term has also been used in the Republic of Ireland, where buildings are protected under the Planning and Development Act 2000, although the statutory term in Ireland is " protected structure". A listed building may not be demolished, extended, or altered without permission from the local planning authority, which typically consults the relevant central government agency. In England and Wales, a national amenity society must be notified of any work to be done on a listed building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cast-iron Architecture
Cast-iron architecture is the use of cast iron in buildings and objects, ranging from bridges and markets to warehouses, balconies and fences. Refinements developed during the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century made cast iron relatively cheap and suitable for a range of uses, and by the mid-19th century it was common as a structural material (and sometimes for entire buildings), and particularly for elaborately patterned architectural elements such as fences and balconies, until it fell out of fashion after 1900 as a decorative material, and was replaced by modern steel and concrete for structural purposes. Structural use Cast iron is not a good structural material for handling Tension (physics), tension or bending moments because of its brittleness and relatively low Ultimate tensile strength, tensile strength compared to steel and wrought iron. However, cast iron does have good compressive strength and was successfully used for structural components that were largely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manifold Trust
The Manifold Trust was created by Sir John Smith in 1962 to generate funds for conservation in the UK, particularly of buildings, and to support other culturally important activities, including churches, arts, education, and the environment. The trust buys long leases shortly before they expire, when their value is relatively low, and benefits from the rents paid by the tenant in the meantime. This strategy has created, in Smith's words, a "cataract of gold". The trust give small grants, usually from £500 to £5,000, to registered charities. It is based at Shottesbrooke House, Smith's country house, near Maidenhead. The trust works closely with the Landmark Trust which was also founded Sir John and Lady Smith in 1965. In 2020, the trust awarded £464,166 to eight recipients; the bulk of awards went to Eton College Eton College ( ) is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school providing boarding school, boarding education for boys aged 13–18, in the small to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent County Council
Kent County Council is a county council that governs the non-metropolitan county of Kent in England. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county, which additionally includes the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of Medway. Kent County Council is the upper tier of elected local government, below which are 12 non-metropolitan district, district councils, and around 300 Parish councils in England, town and parish councils. The county council has 81 elected councillors. It is one of the largest local authorities in England in terms of population served and the largest local authority of its type.With a population of 1,576,100 at the 2021 census, Kent is the most populous non-metropolitan county in a two tier arrangement. The council is based at County Hall, Maidstone, County Hall in Maidstone. It had been under Conservative Party (UK), Conservative majority control from 1997 to 2025 when Reform UK took control. History Elected county councils we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Partnerships
English Partnerships (EP) was the national urban renewal, regeneration agency for England, performing a similar role on a national level to that fulfilled by regional development agency, regional development agencies on a regions of England, regional level. On 1 December 2008 its powers passed to a successor body, the new Homes and Communities Agency. It was responsible for land acquisition and assembly and major development projects, alone or in joint partnership with private sector developers. It was particularly active in major regeneration areas such as the Thames Gateway and in Expansion plans for Milton Keynes, expansion areas such as Milton Keynes, where the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Deputy Prime Minister (acting as Environment Minister) removed planning from local control and appointed them as the statutory planning authority. It was a non-departmental public body funded through the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG), and was previous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Thames
The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the The Isis, River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn. The river rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire and flows into the North Sea near Tilbury, Essex and Gravesend, Kent, via the Thames Estuary. From the west, it flows through Oxford (where it is sometimes called the Isis), Reading, Berkshire, Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Windsor, Berkshire, Windsor. The Thames also drains the whole of Greater London. The lower Reach (geography), reaches of the river are called the Tideway, derived from its long Tidal river, tidal reach up to Teddington Lock. Its tidal section includes most of its London stretch and has a rise and fall of . From Oxford to the estuary, the Thames drops by . Running through some of the drier parts of mainland Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Heritage
English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, a battlefield, medieval castles, Roman forts, historic industrial sites, Listed building, listed ruins, and architecturally notable English country houses. The charity states that it uses these properties to "bring the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year". Within its portfolio are Stonehenge, Dover Castle, Tintagel Castle, and the "best-preserved" parts of Hadrian's Wall. English Heritage also manages the London blue plaque scheme, which links influential historical figures to particular buildings. When originally formed in 1983, English Heritage was the operating name of an executive non-departmental public body of the Her Majesty's Government, British Government, officially titled the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England, that ran the national system of heritage prot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
