Arthur Percival’s History of Faversham Creek- Part 1

History of Faversham Creek by Arthur Percival – Part 1 24 years isn’t a long time – or is it? In 1987 in its ‘Nutshell Guide’ series the Faversham Society published a booklet on Faversham Creek. This took the form

History of Faversham Creek by Arthur Percival – Part 2 We focussed in Part 1 on the geological origins of Faversham and Oare Creeks and the pattern of well-watered valleys which once fed them. Now a look at their early

History of Faversham Creek by Arthur Percival – Part 3 From Part 2 you’ll remember that there was a port (Cilling) somewhere in the Faversham area in 699; that Faversham itself was a town, and a Royal one at that,

History of Faversham Creek by Arthur Percival – Part 4 When he died in 1533, successful local businessman Henry Hatch left the town money for (among other things) the installation of a sluice to flush the Creek of silt. This

History of Faversham Creek by Arthur Percival – Part 5 How a sluice installed at the head of the Creek in 1558 transformed its fortunes we learnt in Part 4. Its operation cleared the waterway of mud and silt, enabling

History of Faversham Creek by Arthur Percival – Part 6 Faversham Creek prospered for over 250 years after a sluice to clear it of mud and silt was installed in 1558. However… In the shape of the Whitstable & Canterbury

History of Faversham Creek by Arthur Percival – Part 7 By the 18th century there was a bridge at the head of the Creek, by the north end of Stonebridge Pond, linking West Street via Flood Lane with Brent Hill.

History of Faversham Creek by Arthur Percival – Part 8 In Part 7, we recorded how in 1878 the £1,500 cost of the new (present) Creek bridge was shared equally between the Faversham Navigation Commission, the Faversham Pavement Commission (a

History of Faversham Creek by Arthur Percival – Part 9 We have seen how the Creek’s viability as a commercial waterway was in jeopardy after the opening of Whitstable Harbour in 1832 and how it was successfully revived at the

History of Faversham Creek by Arthur Percival – Part 10 A look at the history of the Creekside. In this series of features on the Creek let’s now start a stroll along its banks to see how its town reach