Designed by William Tierney Clark. During its early years it was used by millions of passengers, but by the turn of the century, it had fallen into disuse owing to the arrival of the railways. A Grade II* listed building, it is the oldest surviving cast iron pier in the world.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Gravesend Pier
William Tierney Clark 1783 - 1852 {Beneath Clark's portrait and a representat...
Built 1739–50 by Swiss bridge engineer Charles Labelye. Until this was opened there was no bridge between Putney Bridge (1729) and London Bridge. Replaced with the current bridge opened on 24 May 1...
Designed by William Tierney Clark, it spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest. It was the first permanent bridge across the Danube.
Elizabethan seafarer. With Robert Bell he co-founded the St Mary Rotherhithe Free School, to educate the sons of local seafarers.
"In use in the 18th and 19th centuries" so the dates we give are very approximate.
Established in 1541. Rebuilt in 1901. By 1893 the address had changed from 26 Castle Street to 26 Furnival Street. Source: London Wiki.
Sculptor and painter. Best known for his architectural and decorative sculptures featuring allegorical and religious subjects. President of the Royal Society of Sculptors 1961-66. Other work in Lo...
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