Description: EXTRA INFOPHOTO 'THE WORLD'S END' TILBURY THIS PUB STANDS ON THE ESSEX SHORE OF THE RIVER DOWNSTREAM FROM THE JETTY USED BY THE TILBURY-GRAVESEND FERRY. THE BUILDING IS TIMBER-FRAMED AND IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN THE FERRY HOUSE IN DAYS BEFORE IT BECAME A PUB. IT CLAIMS A CONNECTION WITH SAMUEL PEPYS AND THE MANAGEMENT HAVE ADORNED THE INTERIOR WITH QUOTATIONS FROM PEPYS' DIARY.WHETHER PEPYS EVER SET FOOT IN THIS BUILDING ISN'T CLEAR BUT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT THAT HE WAS WELL ACQUAINTED WITH THIS STRETCH OF THE RIVER. IT OFTEN FIGURES IN HIS DIARY PARTICULARLY IN THE SUMMER OF 1667 WHEN THE DUTCH BLOCKADED THE THAMES CAPTURED SHEERNESS AND RAIDED THE MEDWAY - MAKING OFF WITH THE BRITISH FLAGSHIP 'ROYAL CHARLES'. 2011 COPYRIGHT (Photograph and text in Extra Info) STEFAN CZAPSKI PHOTO PAPER THICKNESS NORMAL PHOTOGRAPH THICKNESS NOTES REF NO SKV-1116 PHOTO SIZE SIZE 6 X 4 inches CONDITION: SOME CROPPING OR WHITE LINES TOP/BOTTOM MAY OCCUR DUE TO PHOTO RATIO WATERMARK IF PRESENT ON THE IMAGE WILL NOT APPEAR ON ITEM SENT TO YOU: NOTES This is a print and supply service for an image that is COPYRIGHT (Photograph and text in Extra Info) Stefan Czapski obtained from GEOGRAPH and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License Details available here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ MANY OTHER ITEMS ARE BEING ADDED TO MY SHOP DAILY
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Type: Photographs
Theme: Topographical
Sub-Theme: England
Number of Items: Single
Period: 1945 - Present
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