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Author: Augustus A. Daly
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Languages : en
Pages : 313
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Author: Augustus A. Daly
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Pages : 313
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Author: Thomas John Woodthorpe
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Pages : 47
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Author: Augustus A. Daly
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Languages : en
Pages : 297
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Author: Augustus A. Daly
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Category : Sheppey (Eng. : Island)
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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Author: Augustus A. Daly
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Pages : 297
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ISBN: 9780956192646
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Author: Edward Hasted
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ISBN: 9781856992152
Category : Sheppey, Isle of (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Author: John Clancy
Publisher: History Press
ISBN: 9780750950466
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Isle of Sheppey, just 9 miles long and 4 miles wide, is situated in the Thames Estuary at the mouth of the Medway. It is a mysterious and ancient place, separated from the mainland by arm and of the sea known as The Swale. Sheppey, once mainly known for sheep-rearing as its name implies, falls into two regions--the northern half, built up and developed, which includes the towns of Sheerness, Minster, Queenborough, and Leysdown, and the southern part, mainly consisting of marshes and the occasional tiny hamlet. The island itself has a long and complex history. A Bronze Age settlement and a Saxon monastery at Minster both left their mark on the island, as did the Romans--although they did not settle permanently, they had a look-out point here. In later centuries Sheppey has also seen the construction of a naval dockyard at Sheerness, which would have become one to the foremost in the country if it had not flooded during construction, the founding of Britain's first cooperative society, the demolition of a castle that had been designed by the architect of Windsor Castle, the first purpose-built aircraft factory, and a recent development as a holiday destination. Sheerness is the most important town today, partly because of tourism, but also because of steel-making and the port--which served the Royal navy until 1960, and since then has become one the largest and fastest expanding ports in the U.K. Lavishly illustrated, The Story of Sheppey--informative, entertaining, and thought-provoking--will appeal to everyone who lives on or visits the island.
Author: Augustus A. Daly
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Pages : 297
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Author: Graeme Gleaves
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1399095129
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 173
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The Isle of Sheppey sits just off the north coast of Kent, where the Medway and Thames estuaries flow into the North Sea. Over centuries this was a place that was home to farmland, castles, a dock yard, an air station, industrial installations, calm beaches and a population of islanders who have taken a pride in their home. To serve the needs of all of this a small railway network was built up and even an urban tram network. Included in this was a fixed link that was the first to ever link the island to the mainland. From 1860 the network grew as the importance of the island grew. Continental boat passengers, dockyard workmen and day trippers, they were all carried on the trains and trams that shuttled about to, from and across the flat terrain of this often overlooked island. Being an island can create its own unique set of challenges and the railways on the island were certainly challenged by misfortune and circumstances, but the little network kept going until economics got the better of it and from there on it becomes a story of contractions and closure. The Island can still boast a railway today but it is far removed from the story of its past. This work seeks to tell the story of the railways on the island, how they came to be built, how they were run and how times changed over the following decades.
