Dover Harbour developments

• Martyn Webster

  • Registered: 18 Nov 2017
  • Posts: 56
  7 November 2020     20:57366157
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  An interesting development (if that is the right word for it) within the old Dover harbour has occurred at some unknown date recently which may not be widely known .A pontoon has been placed across the entrance to the Wellington Dock swing bridge and lock gates.It would seem that boat access through there will no longer be possible and that as a result the lock gates dating I think from 1845 and the swing bridge will probably not now open in future,or if they did,it would be to little purpose.At the same time the lock gates through the new cut are now opened at high tides when previously the old gates were opened at such times.
  
  
  

  
• Reginald Barrington

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 17 Dec 2014
  • Posts: 3,261
  7 November 2020     22:10366158
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  I believe they are starting stage 3 of the development, the reclamation of Granville dock and tidal harbour, about 12 months late.
  Arte et Marte
• Guest 649

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 14,118
  8 November 2020     05:28366159
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  There is a hold up with the new births on the other side they cannot use them I have been told.
• Reginald Barrington

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 17 Dec 2014
  • Posts: 3,261
  8 November 2020     10:20366166
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   Vic Matcham wrote:

  There is a hold up with the new births on the other side they cannot use them I have been told.

  
  The new marina can't be used at the moment as the original tidal flow predictions were wrong and there is too high a swell on the births, they have a monitoring buoy in the entrance and the data it provides will dictate the remedial works required.
  Likely it won't be open until late next year
  Arte et Marte
• Bob Whysman

  • Registered: 23 Aug 2013
  • Posts: 1,948
  8 November 2020     17:30366183
  #5      
   Vic Matcham wrote:

  There is a hold up with the new births on the other side they cannot use them I have been told.

  
  
  
  
  
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