VIEW OF HERNE BAY, SHOWING THE PROPOSED PIER AS DESIGNED BY THO.s TELFORD Esq. F.R.S. L.and E. A Company has been formed for the erection of the above Pier at Herne Bay situated 15 miles on this side of Margate, to be incorporated by Act of Parliament. - Capital £50,000. in Shares of £50. deposits £2 each Share. - Prospectuses Etc. may be had of the Directors or of the Solicitors to the Company, mess., Clift and Fisher, 23 Red Lion Sq., and Mr Peirce Burgate Canterbury. N.B. This Pier will extend into the Sea 3,000 feet and will be 30 feet wide - The Pier Head will be 220 feet long with an inclined Plain on each side of 20 feet in width, for the landing of Passengers, Carriages, etc., at all times of the Tide.

Published by R. Cartwright Litho. 1 Warwick Place. n.d. but c., 1830

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Lithograph printed on india paper, 17 x 12 inches. Some slight foxing but a fine copy with good margins. A delightful imaginary view of Telford's proposed pier taken from the sea looking at the coast with the infant town of Herne Bay undeveloped in the middle distance. A windmill stands near the beach and another in the background. The coastguard station with its flagpole also stands on the shore and some 20 or 30 houses dot the foreshore. At the pier head are two paddle-steamers discharging passengers from London. With the coming of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway in 1830 the way was open for the development of nearby Herne Bay as a watering place. With the Railway offering fast and efficient communication with Canterbury, the opportunity to usurp Margate as a major tourist resort was pivotal on a pier, thus speculative investment schemes were proposed to build such a pier. The respected name of Telford added considerable weight to this proposal's success; and the pier was built nearly exactly as here shown and was opened in 1833. A very rare view of considerable historical and topographical interest. PRINTS/MAPS HERNE BAY KENT PRINTS 19TH CENTURY THANET ARCHITECTURE- TOPOGRAPHY TOWNS- PRINTS/MAPS.…

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VIEW OF HERNE BAY, SHOWING THE PROPOSED PIER AS DESIGNED BY THO.s TELFORD Esq. F.R.S. L.and E. A Company has been formed for the erection of the above Pier at Herne Bay situated 15 miles on this side of Margate, to be incorporated by Act of Parliament. - Capital £50,000. in Shares of £50. deposits £2 each Share. - Prospectuses Etc. may be had of the Directors or of the Solicitors to the Company, mess., Clift and Fisher, 23 Red Lion Sq., and Mr Peirce Burgate Canterbury. N.B. This Pier will extend into the Sea 3,000 feet and will be 30 feet wide - The Pier Head will be 220 feet long with an inclined Plain on each side of 20 feet in width, for the landing of Passengers, Carriages, etc., at all times of the Tide.
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HERNE BAY.
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R. Cartwright Litho. 1 Warwick Place. n.d. but c.
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1830

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Founded by Patrick Marrin's father George in 1946, Marrin's Bookshop has been based in its current Folkestone location since 1963. Patrick has worked in bookselling since 1970. As well as rare antiquarian books, maps and prints, the stock includes a wide range of literature, library sets, travel, history and illustrated books in all fields. We also offer a bookbinding and restoration service. Visitors to the shop are welcome and we exhibit at UK book fairs. A large proportion of our stock can be searched on this website, or at http://www.marrinbook.co.uk.…

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