A NEW ferry shelter on the landing stage at Tilbury will give passengers crossing to Gravesend protection from the elements.
There hasn’t been a shelter on the spot since the 1950s and over the years there have been many requests for a replacement. A nine per cent rise in ferry passengers in the last year also boosted numbers waiting to board by the riverside.
Thurrock Council’s Local Sustainable Transport Fund has provided £30,000 to build the shelter which stands on the Grade II listed landing stage. The period-style design has been approved by the Port of Tilbury, which owns the landing stage, and English Heritage.
Mayor of Thurrock, Cllr Steve Liddiard welcomed the new addition, saying: “Before passengers were really exposed to the wind and rain while waiting for the ferry, and sometimes even the sunshine!
“This is a great bonus and hopefully will encourage more people to pop over the river to our neighbours in Kent.”
A new leaflet jointly produced by Thurrock Council and Kent County Council called See How The Other Half Lives promotes attractions on both sides of the river. The leaflet is available from: Tilbury local housing office, Tilbury Library, the Civic Offrices, New Road, Grays and Ensign buses that serve Tilbury.
