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HARBOUR INSTALLATION
This viaduct is part of the railway line serving the now disused Folkestone Harbour railway station. It was built in 1843 to serve the ferry services between London and Calais. The cross channel Steam Packet Service was opened, with much razamataz, on the 1st August 1843. In later years the service declined and the station was privatised in 1984, under the Thatcher government. It is now, sadly earmarked for demolition.
The green box is "Foreshore" by Robert Kusmirowski, 14 June - 14 September 2008 Folkestone Triennial. "Robert installed a recreation of a fish stall in the harbour of Folkestone. Due to its position the tide dictated when it was and wasn’t visible. The reason I made this connection is that many coastal parts of Great Britain have fallen into decline in terms of social pleasure but also as working areas, which bring in an economy, livelihood and source of food to the local community. There is a fishing town near to where I grew up – Great Yarmouth - that was thriving in the 1900s for Herring trade but the fish stocks are now depleted. I am also thinking of how food travels now, I heard that Whitby scampi goes all the way to a production line in China to be prepared and the comes right back again to our country…"
HARBOUR INSTALLATION
This viaduct is part of the railway line serving the now disused Folkestone Harbour railway station. It was built in 1843 to serve the ferry services between London and Calais. The cross channel Steam Packet Service was opened, with much razamataz, on the 1st August 1843. In later years the service declined and the station was privatised in 1984, under the Thatcher government. It is now, sadly earmarked for demolition.
The green box is "Foreshore" by Robert Kusmirowski, 14 June - 14 September 2008 Folkestone Triennial. "Robert installed a recreation of a fish stall in the harbour of Folkestone. Due to its position the tide dictated when it was and wasn’t visible. The reason I made this connection is that many coastal parts of Great Britain have fallen into decline in terms of social pleasure but also as working areas, which bring in an economy, livelihood and source of food to the local community. There is a fishing town near to where I grew up – Great Yarmouth - that was thriving in the 1900s for Herring trade but the fish stocks are now depleted. I am also thinking of how food travels now, I heard that Whitby scampi goes all the way to a production line in China to be prepared and the comes right back again to our country…"