Sunset over the Hope © Stefan Czapski cc-by-sa/2.0

TQ7077 : Sunset over the Hope

taken 8 years ago, 3 km from East Tilbury, Thurrock, Great Britain

Sunset over the Hope

In the foreground is Cliffe dredger pier, beyond that the Lower Hope (the Thames below Tilbury); and beyond that the sun is going down over Essex.

This final reach of the Thames, before it swings due east along Sea Reach to the open sea, is named on current maps as the 'Lower Hope' - but in earlier centuries it was simply 'the Hope'. That was the name Samuel Pepys knew it by - and he knew the lower Thames very well.

For a good many years dredged material has been pumped ashore here, and deposited in the Cliffe pools area: Link

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Grid Square: TQ7077, 46 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Stefan Czapski (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Friday, 26 July, 2013 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 29 July, 2013
Geographical Context: Industry Air, Sky, Weather Docks, Harbours Flat landscapes Estuary, Marine
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 7057 7759 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:28.2939N 0:27.2704E
Camera Location: OSGB36: TQ 7094 7747
View Direction: West-northwest (about 292 degrees)