The Old Dover Road - now the A226 - at Gadshill
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The Old Dover Road - now the A226 - at Gadshill
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 3 Apr 2011
Looking at this road these days it is hard to imagine that until about 40 years ago it was the main road linking London to the Continent - and had been so for centuries. It seems a shame that it is now known simply as Gravesend Road - centuries of history stand to be forgotten. It was as the Dover Road that it was known to both Shakespeare and Dickens Image - whoever looks after tourism in this part of Kent seems to have missed an opportunity.
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Image Location
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