River Thames: flood protection and Tilbury B
Part of the path leading from the landing stage at Tilbury to - eventually - Southend On Sea...
The river flooded in 1953, with 58 people killed in Canvey Island, not far downriver from Tilbury.
The wall showing here is not the boundary of the power station behind it; it's part of the upgraded river defence after 1953. Long stretches on the river are marked by this grim concrete...
I walked past this many times, walking out or returning; it's a fabulous place.
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River Thames: flood protection and Tilbury B
Part of the path leading from the landing stage at Tilbury to - eventually - Southend On Sea...
The river flooded in 1953, with 58 people killed in Canvey Island, not far downriver from Tilbury.
The wall showing here is not the boundary of the power station behind it; it's part of the upgraded river defence after 1953. Long stretches on the river are marked by this grim concrete...
I walked past this many times, walking out or returning; it's a fabulous place.
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