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Testun Gwreiddiol (Anodiad: EPW001413 / 2081197)
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The 850 foot river frontage of Northfleet Dockyard, including 6 slipways with a dry dock at the western end. The Dockyard was founded by Thomas Pitcher in 1788 and passed to his sons William and Henry upon his death. It closed in 1860 upon William's death. The site was mainly unused for many years until it was purchased by Bowaters in May 1914 for its new paper mill. The First World War prevented development of the site until 1923, paper production commencing in 1924. For several dockyard buildings that survived the initial Bowaters' development, see EPWO19895. '