🗼 Trinity House Pilot Station

Trinity House Pilot Station was a port tower located at Folkestone Harbour. The building was first announced by Trinity House in 1967 as a method of relocating pilotage services in Dover, to a new base in Folkestone. Construction began in 1967, with the building itself designed by architect John Hill in collaboration with structural engineers Andrews, Kent & Stone Limited. The building opened in 1971 and operated until its eventual shutdown in 1988, owing to improving technologies and the passing of the 1987 Pilotage Act. The building was declared structurally unsound and was ultimately demolished in 2014, to make way for new developments in the surrounding area.