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1/15 Good morning everyone. I’m excited to be presenting the first paper at #PATC5 - on @CITiZAN1 #EastKentCoast #DiscoveryProgramme work at Pegwell Bay Hoverport, Kent, including collaboration with @EastKentMencap there A slide with the title Hovering on the edge: natural heritage, cultural heritage and public archaeology at Pegwell Bay Hoverport. This is next to a map showing where the Hoverport is.
2/15 Construction began in 1968, using waste from Chislet Colliery 10 miles away to build up the ground: “a fleet of 100 lorries is carrying away over ¼ million tons of black shale – disposing of an unsightly tip and improving the local amenities” bit.ly/3ae1LSd #PATC5
3/15 4000 crossings planned p.a. “The new hopping off point for Europe!” bit.ly/2ZN9ghE Ramsgate, famous for seaside hols, now sends people away instead. ‘Pilots’ ‘fly’ hovercraft; pillbox hatted stewardesses attend passengers. Souvenirs of glamour & connectivity #PATC5 Prince Philip cuts a ribbon. In the background is a brick building and a crowd of peopleA postcard with a drawing of the hovercraft route over the channel between Ramsgate and Calais, photographs of a hovercraft and the replica Viking ship and the words Ramsgate International Hoverport
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