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107 Comments (2000) The site was originally known as Clifton Slipways and has always been used for boatbuilding. A railway line used to run over the top <strong>of</strong> the site (the workshops are housed in the arches <strong>of</strong> the viaduct) when paddle steamers used to call at Gravesend. The Lay Group also operate White Horse Fast Ferries who have a contract to operate passenger ferries on the River Thames. The site has been established to build the ferries and is fully equipped with facilities including 3 laminating shops, a plating shop, an engine shop, an electrical shop and a boatshed. Comments (2007) In 2000 this site was probably the largest boatbuilding operation on the tidal River Thames. The boatyard built high-speed ferries for White Horse Fast Ferries that sought to provide a Gravesend to London service. White Horse Fast Ferries went into receivership in 2000. The boatyard closed and the adjoining areas have been granted consent for residential development. <strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boatyard</strong> <strong>Facilities</strong> on the River Thames Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd - April 2007
108 <strong>Boatyard</strong> Record Sheet <strong>Boatyard</strong> number: 42 (52) Premises Trading Name: Denton Ship Repairs Telephone no: (01474) 567881 Address : Wharf Road Gravesend Kent Postcode: DA12 2RU Operator: John Bridges Tenant: Yes Freeholder: Feabrex Limited <strong>Facilities</strong> Open slipway: Yes Land storage: Yes Covered slipway: No Pontoon moorings: No Dry dock: No Buoy/bankside moorings: Yes Boat Hoist/Crane: Yes (Crane - 8 tonne capacity) Covered workshop: Yes Chandlery: No Max dimension <strong>of</strong> craft that can be slipped / dry docked / lifted / moored Length: 45.7 metres Beam: 9.1 metres Tonnage: N/A Employee numbers 18 staff in total: 10 platers/welders 1 machinist 7 labourers Context Planning and environmental health issues: Mr Bridges was not aware <strong>of</strong> any complaints about activities on the site. The slipways have suffered with siltation problems since a series <strong>of</strong> groynes were constructed on the northern bank to protect the shoreline. Relationship to adjoining land uses/other boatyard facilities: The site is surrounded by other commercial and industrial uses. The PLA Marine Services at Denton Wharf are located approximately 250 metres downstream. Access arrangements (capacity, proximity to major roads): The Site has direct access onto Wharf Road (a local road). Comments (2000) Denton Ship Repairs is one <strong>of</strong> the most important commercial sites on Thames, due to the two large slipways that it possesses. These are able to accommodate most <strong>of</strong> the commercial passenger craft currently in use on the Thames, the maintenance, inspection and repair <strong>of</strong> which, is the bulk <strong>of</strong> Denton’s business. The site is geared up <strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boatyard</strong> <strong>Facilities</strong> on the River Thames Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd - April 2007
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