Folkestone?s former gasworks site, Ship Street

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Folkestone?s former gasworks site, Ship Street by John Baker as part of the Geograph project.

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Folkestone?s former gasworks site, Ship Street

Image: © John Baker Taken: 22 Aug 2021

Folkestone and Hythe District Council has bought the derelict site and is proposing to build 100 new mixed tenure homes, including affordable properties, to help meet the needs of local people.

Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

Image Location

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Latitude
51.084354
Longitude
1.176381