Day 4: Gravesend to Grain – Storage & Protection

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England, Kent
The Clarendon Royal Hotel garden and Tilbury power stations.

The Clarendon Royal Hotel garden and Tilbury power stations.

New Tavern Fort, Gravesend.

New Tavern Fort, Gravesend.

Warehouses, Gravesend.

Warehouses, Gravesend.

Milton Firing Range. Gravesend.

Milton Firing Range. Gravesend.

Embrasure at Shornemead Fort.

Embrasure at Shornemead Fort.

Horses by the Thames, Hoo Peninsula.

Horses by the Thames, Hoo Peninsula.

Abandoned car, Hoo Peninsula.

Abandoned car, Hoo Peninsula.

Hulk of the The Hans Egede, Hoo Peninsula.

Hulk of the The Hans Egede, Hoo Peninsula.

Cliffe Fort, Hoo Peninsula.

Cliffe Fort, Hoo Peninsula.

Brennan Torpedo launch slipway, from which was launched the first guided missile.

Brennan Torpedo launch slipway, from which was launched the first guided missile.

Anti-aircraft battery, Cliffe Fort, Hoo Peninsula.

Anti-aircraft battery, Cliffe Fort, Hoo Peninsula.

RSPB Suck Dick, Hoo Peninsula.

RSPB Suck Dick, Hoo Peninsula.

Cliffe explosives works I, Hoo Peninsula.

Cliffe explosives works I, Hoo Peninsula.

Cliffe explosives works II, Hoo Peninsula.

Cliffe explosives works II, Hoo Peninsula.

Container ship on the Thames from the Hoo Peninsula.

Container ship on the Thames from the Hoo Peninsula.

Cliffe explosives works III, Hoo Peninsula.

Cliffe explosives works III, Hoo Peninsula.

Cliffe explosives works IV, Hoo Peninsula. WWI concrete structures for drying cordite. Curtis's and Harvey Explosive Works.

Cliffe explosives works IV, Hoo Peninsula. WWI concrete structures for drying cordite. Curtis’s and Harvey Explosive Works.

Cliffe explosives works V, Hoo Peninsula.

Cliffe explosives works V, Hoo Peninsula.

Cliffe explosives works V, Hoo Peninsula with London Gateway Port.

Cliffe explosives works V, Hoo Peninsula with London Gateway Port.

Container ship on the Thames from the Hoo Peninsula II.

Container ship on the Thames from the Hoo Peninsula II.

Cliffe explosives works VI, Hoo Peninsula.

Cliffe explosives works VI, Hoo Peninsula.

Thames Haven Oil Refinery.

Thames Haven Oil Refinery.

Hamburg Süd Container ship unloading at London Gateway Port

Hamburg Süd Container ship unloading at London Gateway Port

Yantlet beacon with London Stone beyond marking the end of the Thames, Hoo Peninsula.

Yantlet beacon with London Stone beyond marking the end of the Thames, Hoo Peninsula.

Grain Power Station and Liquified natural gas plant, Isle of Grain.

Grain Power Station and Liquified natural gas plant, Isle of Grain.

It May Explode and Kill You, Isle of Grain.

It May Explode and Kill You, Isle of Grain.

Liquified natural gas plant, Isle of Grain I.

Liquified natural gas plant, Isle of Grain I.

Grain Power Station, Isle of Grain.

Grain Power Station, Isle of Grain.

Liquified natural gas plant, Isle of Grain II.

Liquified natural gas plant, Isle of Grain II.

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9 thoughts on “Day 4: Gravesend to Grain – Storage & Protection”

  1. Great photos, and a cool project… I actually live in the area, and started taking smartphone pictures around Cliffe, Grain etc with the idea of doing something similar, so you’re giving me some inspiration to see if I can match you work with a bit more effort and potentially a better camera…

    • Glad you like it Dan, it’s a really fascinating part of the country. If you live nearby you’ll have great opportunity for some moody photos with the changing weather. Let me know if you want any camera advice

  2. Just came across the site. Having discovered walking late in life and done about a dozen long distance paths, this would be the ultimate enjoyment, although very hard work!

    I love the photos so far, especially Warehouses, Gravesend. At the start of the Saxon Shore Way…you never know what you will find just around the corner!

    Good luck with your project, all the best Peter

    • Hi Peter, Well you must be working through them at a fast rate if you have done a dozen already! Do try the coast yourself if it appeals – I highly recommend the experience. Glad you like the photos and thanks for the best wishes- I really love the saxon shore way and hope to rewalk some of the inland sections one day as I kept to the modern coastline

  3. At 69 it is a bit far for me now, that’s why I’m following you. I hope to be here when you finish! I have walked many parts of the country, but the Saxon Shore Way, at least to Margate, would be a new type of landscape for me. New horizons!

    All the best Peter.

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