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Touring Shotley in United Kingdom

Shotley in the region of England is located in United Kingdom - some 67 mi or ( 108 km ) North-East of London , the country's capital city .

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Time in Shotley is now 02:58 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Woodbridge, Walton-on-the-Naze, Shotley Gate, Shotley, and Parkeston. Being here already, consider visiting Woodbridge . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Shotley ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Harwich to Esbjerg on the DFDS Dana Sirena May 2009.

5:03 min by eurodestination
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A mini-cruise taken on the 2nd May 2009 aboard the DFDS "Dana Direna" from Harwich to Esbjerg. Full blog and review is available to read at eurodestination.com ..

Celebrity Constellation leaving Harwich for Scandinavia

5:01 min by gregvideo07
Views: 7899 Rating: 3.75

Celebrity Constellation as she leaves Harwich, England, for a two week cruise of Scandinavia and Russia. The scene is captured from the beach at Shotley Gate, across the river from Harwich. The date i ..


HMS GANGES

0:45 min by Dave44able
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HMS GANGES May 2009 ..

Memories of the Essex Coast DVD clip

0:54 min by TIMEREELTV
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Memories of the Essex Coast DVD available from - www.timereel.co.uk Makes an ideal gift. From Harwich to Brightlingsea and Mersea Island to Southend, take a journey back in time to see how life has ch ..


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Interesting facts about this location

RNTE Shotley

RNTE Shotley, known in the Royal Navy as HMS Ganges, was a naval training establishment at Shotley, near Ipswich in Suffolk. Starting in 1905, it trained boys for naval service until it closed in 1976, following the raising of the school leaving age from 15 to 16. It had a mixed reputation in the Royal Navy, both for its reputed harsh methods of training boys in order to turn out professionally able, self-reliant ratings and for the professionalism of its former trainees.

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Located at 51.96 1.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1905 establishments in England, 1976 disestablishments in England, Defunct schools in Suffolk, Educational institutions disestablished in 1976, Educational institutions established in 1905, Military schools, Training establishments of the Royal Navy

Shotley Battery

Shotley Battery was built in 1865 on the Shotley Peninsula to guard the port of Felixstowe, within HMS Ganges Naval Training school, on the same site as an existing Martello Tower. Originally with 14 64 pound guns, it has suffered much damage since HMS Ganges closed, and became a police training centre which has in turn closed. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:51.958|1.274|type:landmark_region:GB-SFK|||||| |primary |name= }}

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Located at 51.96 1.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Suffolk, Napoleonic forts in England, Palmerston Forts, River Orwell

Harwich International railway station

Harwich International is a railway station serving Harwich International Port in Essex, England. The station is located on the electrified Mayflower Line from Manningtree to Harwich Town. The station is located in and serves the community of Parkeston, and was known as Harwich Parkeston Quay until 1995.

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Located at 51.95 1.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: DfT Category E stations, Former Great Eastern Railway stations, Railway stations in Essex, Railway stations opened in 1883, Railway stations served by Greater Anglia, Railway stations serving harbours and ports in the United Kingdom

River Orwell

The River Orwell flows through the county of Suffolk in England. Its source river, above the tidal limit at Stoke Bridge, is known as the River Gipping. It broadens into an estuary at Ipswich where the Ipswich dock has operated since the 7th century and then flows into the North Sea at Felixstowe after joining with the River Stour at Shotley. The large Orwell Bridge carries the A14 trunk road over the estuary just east of Ipswich.

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Located at 51.97 1.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: River Orwell, Rivers of Suffolk

Bath Side Battery

Bath Side Battery was built in 1811 to cover the anchorage of the port of Harwich, Essex, England as part of the same complex as the Redoubt, armed with 3 x 24 pdr (11 kg) cannon. The battery was allowed to decay, and after 1990 excavations is marked out on the ground in front of the Anchor pub, Stour Road. This Public House has since been demolished, with the land earmarked for Private Residences.

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Located at 51.94 1.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1811 establishments in England, Forts in Essex, Harwich, Military history of Essex, Napoleonic forts in England

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