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Explore Hoo in United Kingdom
Hoo in the region of England with its 5,377 inhabitants is a town in United Kingdom - some 30 mi or ( 49 km ) East of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Hoo is now 09:55 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Southend-on-Sea, Sharnal Street, Peterborough, Norwich, and Maidstone. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Southend-on-Sea . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Hoo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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World Tour - Video Journal ep.6 - Osho Leela
Baba dez Nichols and Ryan Nichols are on a world tour to share Knowledge of the Shamanic healing arts. This is the Sixth post, We will be posting new videos every few days Sharing our experiences and ..
Cotswold lift gillingham station
a cotswold lift at gillingham train station. this lift keeps breaking down. benobve.110mb.com ..
Medway Campus - University of Greenwich
www.gre.ac.uk Housed in the spectacular former naval offices, our Medway campus has benefited from £50million of investment since 1996 and offers a beautiful, modern environment for students. Europe i ..
Otis gen2 lift at Dockside towers
Otis gen2 lift at one of the new tower blocks at Dockside in Chatham. There are 2 lifts but only one stops at the ground floor! It has taken me a several atempts to get into this tower (There isn't a ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Fort Hoo
Fort Hoo, like Fort Darnet was built on the recommendations of the 1859 Royal Commission on an island covering the inner navigable channel of the River Medway, in Medway.
Located at 51.40 0.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
PS Medway Queen
The PS Medway Queen is a paddle driven steamship, the only estuary paddle steamer left in the United Kingdom. She was one of the "little ships of Dunkirk", making a record 7 trips and rescuing 7000 men in the evacuation of Dunkirk. Presently deconstructed, she is the subject of a £1.8 million National Lottery Heritage Memorial Fund grant to restore her hull. Funds are being raised to restore the rest of her to operational condition.
Located at 51.40 0.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Hoo Peninsula
The Hoo Peninsula is a peninsula in England separating the estuaries of the rivers Thames and Medway. It is dominated by a line of sand and clay hills, surrounded by an extensive area of marshland composed of alluvial silt. The name Hoo is the Old English word for spur of land.
Located at 51.42 0.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Chattenden and Upnor Railway
The Chattenden and Upnor Railway (later known as the Lodge Hill and Upnor Railway) was a narrow gauge railway serving the military barracks and depot at Upnor and associated munitions and training depots. It was built in 1873 as a 18 gauge railway, converted to 30 gauge around 1885 and continued in use until 1961.
Located at 51.42 0.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Fort Darnet
Fort Darnet, like Fort Hoo was built on the recommendations of the 1859 Royal Commission on an island covering the inner navigable channel of the River Medway, Kent. Originally designed for two tiers of guns mounted in a circle, with a boom strung between them, there were many problems with subsidence, and after extensive cost overruns the forts were completed in 1871 with one tier, and 11 guns : a mixture of 9-inch and 7-inch rifled muzzle-loaders, and no boom.
Located at 51.41 0.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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