It was used by the HMS Ganges training ship, moored nearby, from 1905 to the 1970s. The HMS Ganges naval base , which sprang up in Shotley Gate, was occupied by the Royal Navy until 1976. Image ...

The 600ft (180m) Shotley Railway Pier at Shotley Gate was built by the Marquis of Bristol and used to serve as the HMS Ganges naval training base. The pier, which was bought by the group in ...

Shotley Pier built in 1894 as landing stage for ferry ... once toll pier for people to take boat trip Royal Navy's famous HMS Ganges training ship and centre was set up at the pier in 1905 before ...

For the residents of Shotley in Suffolk, the restoration of their beloved pier means a lot. The 600ft structure has stood in the river Stour for more than 100 years. It's a huge part of the ...

HMS Ganges was a training centre for naval recruits from 1905 until its closure in 1976. For years, it has been the subject of much debate and was last used as a police training base until 2001.

You will have often seen me write about HMS Ganges, the boys' training establishment at Shotley, near Ipswich, but we did of course have our own version in Gosport ...

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MANY people may not be aware that this association, now in its 26th year and with nearly 4,000 members worldwide, is looking for all former Ganges… ...

A proposal to build nearly 300 homes on the site of the former HMS Ganges training centre at Shotley Gate is to be debated by councillors on Wednesday. Members of Babergh Council’s planning ...

A fundraising campaign to save a 122-year-old Victorian pier has been boosted with an offer of £100,000 of match funding. The 600ft (180m) Shotley Railway Pier at Shotley Gate, Suffolk, was built ...

The pier was built in 1894 as a landing stage for ferries between Shotley, Felixstowe and Harwich A fundraising campaign to save a 122-year-old Victorian pier has been boosted with an offer of £ ...