KING EDWARD QUAY, LIGHTHOUSE SHIP, POWER STATION & SCRAPYARD, THE HYTHE,EAST COLCHESTER, ESSEX.

DATE OF RECCE: SUMMER, 2004, SUMMER - AUTUMN, 2006

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HISTORY & INTRODUCTION.........

 KING EDWARD QUAY, LOCATED JUST TO THE SOUTH OF HYTHE QUAY & RAILWAY STATION, LIES VACANT, WITH JUST A HANDFUL OF BUSINESSES LEFT IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE MAIN DOCKSIDE AREA IS NOW QUIET, APART FROM THE OCCASIONAL CORRIER LORRY COMING & GOING FROM THE NEARBY DEPOT. THE NICE OLD LIGHTHOUSE SHIP "T.S. COLNE LIGHT" HAS UNDERGONE RESTORATION, AND NOW THE BRIGHT RED PAINT SHINES OUT AS BRIGHT AS THE LIGHT ITSELF, AND IS NOW USED BY THE SEA CADETS. AS A NOTE OF INTEREST, THERE IS ANOTHER LIGHTHOUSE SHIP AT HARWICH, WHICH I BELIEVE IS STILL IN USE, PERHAPS BECAUSE "TRINITY HOUSE", WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE LIGHTHOUSES & NAVIGATION BUOYS IN ENGLAND & WALES, ARE BASED THERE. KING EDWARD QUAY IS CURRENTLY SURROUNDED BY INDUSTRIAL ESTATES, NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, NOT FORGETTING A NUMBER OF SCRAP YARDS. IT WOULD BE FAIR TO SAY THAT THIS AREA IS IN NEED OF MAJOR REGENERATION, AND PLANS ARE WELL UNDER WAY (SEE LINK). NO HISTORIC BUILDINGS SURVIVE, BUT IT's STILL IMPORTANT TO INCORPORATE SOME OF THE HISTORY INTO WHATEVER REPLACES THESE TIRED, WORN-OUT BUILDINGS. HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY THE TOUR OF THIS AREA --JUST A SHAME I COULDN'T FIND A WAY UP INTO THE "COLDOCK" TOWER.......... --BET THERE ARE SOME GREAT VIEWS FROM THE TOP!!!

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