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The Town Pier with passenger ferry service to Tilbury. The pier was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1833. A temporary pier was erected in that year, leading to riots by Gravesend watermen protesting about their loss of income. The Riot Act was read and troops were brought in from Tilbury and Chatham. The permanent Town Pier opened in 1834 with compensation being paid to the watermen. A toll of one penny (1d) was charged for every passenger under a previous Act of 1828. The population of Gravesend and Milton in 1831 was 9,445 and in 1833, steamers brought 290,000 passengers to and from the town. See https://www.discovergravesham.co.uk/gravesend-chronology/1821-1837.html '
