BTPJoe
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The Bee Ness jetty was part of the Berry Wiggins & Co Oil refinery, formed in 1922 to supply bitumen (asphalt). By 1924 the company was producing bitumen from a plant at Sharnal Street on the Isle of Grain and in 1929 the company expanded, becoming a public company with premises at several locations including Manchester and Stratford. The 323 acres the company purchased at Kingsnorth included a number of buildings that were formerly part of the RAF Kingsnorth base which closed in 1920. This included a jetty used to deliver crude oil although it wasn’t used for long as the company built Bee Ness Jetty which was opened in 1937. Stretching out for over 2.5km into the River Medway, this makes the jetty the longest in Britain.
Very easy to explore although I wouldn't want to walk along it! Even taking a step onto the start it, the boards seemed to be loose. Further along the jetty splits at several points. At the very end there is a platform which is cut off which has two cranes on it. More info and pics here: Bee Ness Jetty - Beyond the Point
Very easy to explore although I wouldn't want to walk along it! Even taking a step onto the start it, the boards seemed to be loose. Further along the jetty splits at several points. At the very end there is a platform which is cut off which has two cranes on it. More info and pics here: Bee Ness Jetty - Beyond the Point