Designed by William Tierney Clark. During its early years it was used by millions of passengers, but by the turn of the century, it had fallen into disuse owing to the arrival of the railways. A Grade II* listed building, it is the oldest surviving cast iron pier in the world.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Gravesend Pier
William Tierney Clark 1783 - 1852 {Beneath Clark's portrait and a representat...
The Boatyard of Tough Brothers, Ferry Road,was at the wharf opposite Teddington Lock. In May 1940 Douglas Tough organised and assembled 100 private boats at that location to join in the Dunkirk eva...
Civil engineer. Eight years working in Australia. Director of Highways and Transportation at the GLC 1964-67. President of the Institute of Civil Engineers in 1990. Died Devon.
Person, Engineering, Politics & Administration, Transport, Australia
Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford formed the company, initially as Bamford and Martin Ltd.  They used the garage at the site of the plaque as a workshop and here they developed their first model th...
Claude Victor Emmerson was born in 1887, the son of Harry French Emmerson (b.1852) and Ada Ellen Emmerson née Cox (1863-1944). His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1887 in the Cambridge R...
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