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1995 Color Half 4 – Round Dartford


1995 Color Half 4 – Round Dartford: Extra of my panoramic photos. These had been taken in and round Dartford in Kent in March 1995 on a stroll which took me from the centre of the city and alongside by the River Thames to an space near the QEII Dartford Bridge. All these had been taken on Sunday nineteenth March 1995. Dartford is part of the Thames Gateway space across the Thames Estuary.

Dartford

Gasholder, Hythe St, Victoria Rd, Dartford, 1995, 95p03-531

I walked up Hythe Avenue after which turned proper to a path that led me to a bridge throughout Dartford Creek.

Bridge, Dartford Creek, Nelsons Row, Dartford, 1995, 95p03-533
Bridge, Dartford Creek, Nelsons Row, Dartford, 1995, 95p03-533

Dartford Creek is the tidal creek of the River Darent and was as soon as essential navigable creek to wharves within the centre of Dartford. Work has now been happening for years to revive the half-lock and make the creek navigable once more. I made extra panoramic photos alongside the footpath beside the creek later within the 12 months, however on my first go to was eager to get to the River Thames and left the Creek to stroll up Joyce Inexperienced Lane and Marsh Avenue to the River Thames.

Littlebrook

Littlebrook Power Station, Dartford Bridge, QEII Bridge, River Thames, Dartford, 1995, 95p03-612
Littlebrook Energy Station, Dartford Bridge, QEII Bridge, River Thames, Dartford, 1995, 95p03-612

The primary energy station at Littlebrook was coal fired and opened in 1939 and was joined by a second in 1949 and a 3rd within the Nineteen Fifties with the ultimate station Littlebrook D proven right here opening within the Eighties. The sooner stations had been transformed to burn oil by 1958 and had been all decommisioned by 1981 when the ultimate station started to be put into use. This continued to supply energy till 2015 and was lastly demolished in 2019. You’ll be able to learn far more element on Wikipedia.

River Thames, Dartford Bridge, QEII Bridge, Dartford, 1995, 95p03-631
River Thames, Dartford Bridge, QEII Bridge, Dartford, 1995, 95p03-631

Google’s map now reveals Littlebrook Seashore as a ‘vacationer attraction’ however I’m pretty positive I used to be the one particular person there on the day I made this image.

Jetty, Littlebrook Power Station, Dartford Bridge, QEII Bridge, River Thames, Dartford, 1995, 95p03-643
Jetty, Littlebrook Energy Station, Dartford Bridge, QEII Bridge, River Thames, Dartford, 1995, 95p03-643
Littlebrook Jetty, Dartford Bridge, QEII Bridge, River Thames, Dartford,  1995, 95p03-661
Littlebrook Jetty, Dartford Bridge, QEII Bridge, River Thames, Dartford, 1995, 95p03-661
National Power, River Thames, Dartford, 1995, 95p03-663
Nationwide Energy, River Thames, Dartford, 1995, 95p03-663

Crossways

As I walked alongside the trail beside the river taking these and somewhat extra black and white photos I saved on the lookout for a gate or hole within the fence betweent the riverside path and Crossways I may undergo, however there was none. It was solely once I bought to Stone Marshes that I used to be capable of depart the river after which stroll alongside St Mary’s Street and into Crossways Enterprise Park.

Warehouse, Crossways Business Park, Crossways, Dartford, 1995, 95p03-873
Warehouse, Crossways Enterprise Park, Crossways, Dartford, 1995, 95p03-873

The realm has been significantly expanded now, with a brand new main street to Greenhithe in addition to new housing and industrial improvement.

Lake, Crossways Business Park, Crossways, Dartford, 1995, 95p03-733
Lake, Crossways Enterprise Park, Crossways, Dartford, 1995, 95p03-733

The lake now has a lot new improvement round it, together with a pub, The Wharf on Galleon Boulevard, near the place I made these footage

Lake, Crossways Business Park, Crossways, Dartford, 1995, 95p03-721
Lake, Crossways Enterprise Park, Crossways, Dartford, 1995, 95p03-721
Lake, Crossways Business Park, Crossways, Dartford, 1995, 95p03-723
Lake, Crossways Enterprise Park, Crossways, Dartford, 1995, 95p03-723

I walked again into Dartford taking fairly a couple of extra black and white photos however no extra panoramas. The black and white footage from this stroll begin right here.


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