West Quay

The picture below shows the Paddle Steamer Paris III laid up at the north end of the West Quay.  The iron swing bridge can be seen behind the stern of the ship. Paddle steamers were used on the cross-channel services to Dieppe, but were superseded by screw driven vessels.  The building left of centre is the Mission to Seaman’s hut that is still in use today by the local branch of the Mencap charity.  The curved building on the left is a bonded warehouse, used to hold goods on which customs duty is due.

The colour picture below shows the West Quay being used for yachts and other leisure craft in about 1954.  This was before the Marina was developed in the early 1960s to cater for the growing leisure sailing market.  Today this area is used to moor the local fishing fleet. Left of centre at the top of the picture can be seen two steam cranes used on the coal wharf.  In the background on the right can be seen the engineering workshops on the Railway Quay.

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