Gravesend, Lms Ferry Station c.1950
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Photo ref: G47002
Photo of Gravesend, Lms Ferry Station c.1950

Memories of Gravesend, LMS Ferry Station c1950

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Gravesend, Lms Ferry Station c.1950

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The Photo of the LMS Gravesend to Tilbury Ferries brought back memories of my time working on them as Deckhand and Fireman in the 1950s. Those who crossed on the Ferries did not realise the work involved in getting them safely to the other side with the Captain and the Mate on the Bridge and the Deck hands keeping lookout more so when the weather was bad or Foggy I remember a good few near ...see more
I remember the passenger ferry terminal well during the late 1940's. I lived with my family in Wakefield Street which was a ten minute walk away with my little legs - I was 4 or 5 at the time! We had so much freedom in those days. I was a proper street urchin and loved it, every day was an adventure! I would play in the mud underneath the terminal with friends from school. My older brother would dive from ...see more