Erith: William Cory Promenade
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Erith: William Cory Promenade
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 2 Mar 2008
This promenade along the River Thames frontage and Riverside Gardens commemorates William Cory who was a well-established coal merchant in North Kent. It may be that this area was once a wharf that the Cory company used to transport coal.
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Image Location
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51.482522
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0.177544