Tilbury, West

Tilbury, West

Tilbury, West (spr. tillbĕrĭ), Dorf in der engl. Grafschaft Essex, an der Themse, 35 km unterhalb London, Gravesend gegenüber; dabei das Fort T., ursprünglich von Heinrich VIII. erbaut, von Karl II. ausgebaut. Hier hielt die Königin Elisabeth Heerschau über die englische Armee, als die spanische Armada England bedrohte. Oberhalb sind 1882–86 vier großartige Docks (zusammen 21 Hektar), von denen das größte 554 m lang, 183 m breit und 11,5 m tief ist, und ein Flutbassin von 8 Hektar Fläche angelegt worden. An den 14 Kais von 4260 m Länge können 32 der größten Dampfer ankern.


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