Abandoned spaces | Hoverport at Pegwell Bay Ramsgate UK

Firstly, a HUGE THANK YOU to #fotoflite - the worlds largest library of aerial ship photos dating back to 1947, for the primary image used in this film.
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This film depicts the former #hoverlloyd #hoverport at #pegwellbay #ramsgate. The footage shows the site as it is now with a direct comparison to how it looked in its heyday thanks to the fantastic image obtained from #fotoflite
Hoverlloyd operated the hovercraft Swift,
Sir Christopher, Prince of Wales and Sure between Ramsgate and Calais until 1982 when it merged with #seaspeed at #dover to create #hoverspeed
The Pegwell Bay site remained for a short time as a maintenance base until finally closing and subsequently being demolished.
You'll be surprised what remains of the terminal if you know where to look.....👀
The Hoverspeed hoverport at the Port of Dover Western Docks has also been demolished and now houses a large cargo terminal and marina.
Of the whole fleet, a single hovercraft remains to this day - the Princess Anne, the worlds largest hovercraft. She is now a static museum at Lee on Solent, Hampshire UK.
A walk about tour of Princess Anne can be found on my TH-cam channel. Here is a link:
th-cam.com/users/c...
Photographs of the hoverports at the
Port of Dover, Calais and Boulogne in France can be found on my website www.a2bviasea.co.uk
Just go to the Ports Blog page.
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