Image: OS map Hampton-on-Sea 1878 114

Description: Part of 1878 OS map (inch-map; England and Wales sheet 273) of Hampton-on-Sea in East Kent, England, showing oyster fishery buildings and fishponds, although the workers' houses are not shown on this inch-map. It does, however, show that the tramway did not go in a straight line south to the railway line, but diverted to the west, reaching the line it where the Westbrook crosses it. In 1866, the oyster fisheries company told an enquiry commission that it had not yet extended the tramway along the pier, but this map shows the tramway along the pier by 1878. This map shows early stages of coastal erosion initiated by the construction of the pier in 1865. The high water level on the north coast to the east of the pier is moving north as the beach material mounts up; the coastline to the west of the pier is being eroded away and is moving south. For progression of building and erosion, compare this map with: File:OS map Hampton 1872 004.jpg File:OS map Hampton 1898 002.jpg File:Hampton 1978 001b.jpg
Title: OS map Hampton-on-Sea 1878 114
Credit: Scan of photocopy of original map
Author: Ordnance Survey
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