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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 SE 1314 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | HOO JUNCTION AND PORT VICTORIA RAILWAY |
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Summary
Single track railway from Hoo Junction on the North Kent Line to Port Victoria on the Isle of Grain.
Monument Types
- RAILWAY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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Single track railway from Hoo Junction on the North Kent Line to Port Victoria on the Isle of Grain. Passengers alighting at Port Victoria caught a ferry across to Queenborough to connect with the Dutch Steamers. The line opened in 1882 but never flourished. The ferry ceased to operate in 1901 and in 1916, Port Victoria pier was closed due to decay. Only high freight receipts kept the line profitable after World War I. Despite a double track branch line to Allhallows opening in 1932, the attempt to turn Allhallows into an attractive resort failed and the branch line closed in 1961. The opening of the Isle of Grain oil refinery in 1951 gave the line a new lease of life, and it continues to transport oil to and from the refinery.
Mentioned in Isle of Grain Historic Area Assessment conducted by English Heritage in 2014 (1).
<1> English Heritage, 2014, Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Historic area assessment (Monograph). SKE29397.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: English Heritage. 2014. Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Historic area assessment. |
Related records
| TQ 87 SW 82 | Parent of: Former Beluncle Halt, Hoo St. Werburgh. (Building) |
| TQ 87 NE 122 | Parent of: Site of Grain crossing, Isle of Grain (Monument) |
| TQ 77 NE 34 | Parent of: Site of High Halstow halt (Monument) |
| TQ 87 NW 51 | Parent of: Site of Middle Stoke railway station, Stoke (Monument) |
| TQ 67 SE 342 | Parent of: Site of Milton Range halt (Monument) |
| TQ 87 SE 152 | Parent of: Site of Port Victoria halt, Isle of Grain (Monument) |
| TQ 77 SE 114 | Parent of: Site of Sharnal Street Station, High Halstow (Monument) |
| TQ 77 SW 90 | Parent of: Site of Uralite Halt (Monument) |
| TQ 87 NW 52 | Parent of: Stoke junction railway crossing and sidings (halt), near Stoke Great Fleet (Monument) |
| TQ 87 NW 15 | Parent of: Stoke Junction to Allhallows branch line (dismantled) (Monument) |
