thinking about buying a house in tilbury does anyone know anything about the town?

Answer 1

It's a dock town. There are docks there that bring in a lot of timber from different countries. NOT AN IDEAL PLACE TO LIVE IF YOU HAVE KIDS DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC USING THE ROADS AND FUMES FROM THEM AS WELL AS THE SHIPS.

Answer 2

Stick to East Tilbury and not west, it's the nicer side. There are some parts of East Tilbury that have a countryside feel to them. A friend of mine lives in Coronation Avenue, big houses with character and good size gardens, most just need a bit of a face lift. Happy house hunting!

Answer 3

Tilbury is located on the north bank of the River Thames, in the borough of Thurrock in England, at the point where the river suddenly narrows to about 800 yards/740 metres in width.

Tilbury has a deep water port, a fort and was the site of an important ferry to Gravesend on the south bank of the river.

The county's speedway team can be found nearby at Arena Essex, next to Thurrock Lakeside along the A1306. Here the top speedway riders from around the world can be seen racing weekly from March to October.
Queen Elizabeth I unwisely placed her main army at Tilbury where they would have found it difficult to cross the river and prevent the attacking Spanish army from capturing London after it had been landed in Kent by the Armada.

Forts at Tilbury were an important defence of London, particularly during the Spanish Armada and the Anglo-Dutch Wars. The first permanent fort at Tilbury was a D-shaped blockhouse built in 1539 by Henry VIII and designed to cross-fire for palisading and a boom of ships' masts, chains and cables was stretched across the Thames to Gravesend anchored to lighters.

The fort fell into neglect again and did not feature in the English Civil War. In 1651 its garrison was a governor, a lieutenant, an ensign, four corporals, one drummer, a master gunner, 16 matrosses [gunner's mates] and 44 soldiers.he Victorian modernisation was, in due course, partly built over again prior to the First World War and it is these later concrete emplacements and expense magazines which visitors see today on the south-east curtain.

The fort's sole military success was in the First World War when anti-aircraft guns on the parade ground shot down a Zeppelin airship. Bombing damage in the Second World War destroyed the 18th century solders' barrack block but the officers' terrace still survives. De-mobilised in 1950 and placed in the care of the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works and opened to the public, the site is now cared for by English Heritage.

The fort has several interesting features. The Water Gate, circa 1682, is an ornate opening in the south wall allowing access to the quay on the river. The outer defences consist of two wet moats, a ravelin and a redan.

There is a separate fort at Coalhouse, East Tilbury, which has a Napoleonic and Victorian history
The docks at Tilbury operated as London's passenger liner terminal until the 1960s, and were reopened by the Port of Tilbury group as the London Cruise Terminal.Today the port handles a variety of cargo, container, and passenger liner traffic and remains, along with Southampton and Felixstowe, one of Britain's three major ports.
Tilbury has one railway station on the c2c (London, Tilbury and Southend) rail route:

* Tilbury Town railway station

Tilbury Riverside railway station was closed in 1993 and a bus service now connects Tilbury Town railway station and the ferry to Gravesend.

A form of transport in the 19th century as alluded to by Patrick O'Brian in his book "Desolation Island", page 40, "the post-boy...feigned interest in a passing tilbury, calling out to its driver 'that the knacker's yard was only a quarter of a mile along the road...'"

Answer 4

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hope this helps :)

Answer 5

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Answer 6

TILBURY:- WAS THE LAST TOWN IN ENGLAND I SET MY EYES ON BEFORE SAILING FOR AUSTRALIA IN 1959.
I HAVE NEVER RETURNED .........

Answer 7

has this anything to do with quotations? any way you are likely to end up in a house with loads of radon gas flowing merrily out from under it, its full of murderers, and the pubs are all crap. (i made all that up i dont really know)

Answer 8

It has a grotty International Cruise Terminal.

Answer 9

don't do it. its a dump mate and it has very high level of crime. i believe 1 of the highest in the south of England

Answer 10

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