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Gravesend Town Pier is the oldest remaining cast iron pier in the world and was designed by William Tiernwey Clark in 1834. It is constructed on the site of the Town Quay, as mentioned in the ...
Gravesend Town Pier, the world’s oldest cast iron pier, will be putting on a packed programme of family-friendly activities, shows, workshops and exhibitions to help ‘keep the riverside alive’.
In Gravesend, Kent, the Town Pier and the Royal Terrace Pier, which stretch out into the River Thames and are just a five-minute walk from each other, ranked low on the list.
Gravesend Town Pier – which was designed by civil engineer William Tiernwey Clark and constructed by William Wood who lived in the area – opened on July 29, 1834.
After three years of telling the wrong time, the beloved clock on Gravesend’s historic town pier has been repaired.
The Nao Santa María is docked in Gravesend Town Pier and is open to the public until Monday. Kent Police believe this man may have information in connection to two reports of indecent acts ...
A FERRY service has begun operating from the new pontoon on Gravesend’s historic Town Pier. The Gravesend to Tilbury ferry service was launched today (September 17) and is jointly funded by Kent ...
Work to dismantle and remove the old West Street Pier in Gravesend is well underway. The pier was used for a number of years by passengers of the Gravesend-Tilbury ferry. But in 2012 the ferry ...
The 40-metre pontoon, situated at the bottom of Town Pier, has already generated a huge amount of interest among boaters both locally and internationally. Among plans already in place are guided ...
Gravesend Town Pier is currently playing host to the replica of the famous Galeón Andalucía ship as it tours around the UK. The ship is a replica of the famous 16th century ship that was part of ...
It docked at Gravesend Town Pier on Tuesday and is open to visitors until 22 September. The ship's interior has been fitted out to be a floating museum dedicated to the age of sail.