Roller city southend on sea

Description:First pier, by Edmund Evans , According to The Illustrated London News of , Herne Bay had fewer than a dozen inhabitants at the beginning of the 19th century, until a military encampment prompted expansion of population. This small development in turn attracted visitors who disembarked via hoys from passing London - Margate steamers. After a few bumpy rides in hoys the visitors decided they needed a pier and family accommodation at Herne Bay, and so the first Herne Bay Pier began. Telford was building Whitstable harbour at the time. A sail trolley vehicle running on tracks, powered by sail and foot and nicknamed Neptune's Car, ran the length of the pier from 13 June , carrying passengers and baggage. When wind was inadequate as commonly happened, pier employees physically pushed the trolley.

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