Edward Reed (naval architect)

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Sir Edward James Reed, KCB, FRS was a British naval architect, author, politician, and railroad magnate. He was the Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy from 1863 until 1870. He was a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1906.

"Naval Construction". Caricature by Ape published in Vanity Fair in 1875

Founder's share of the Channel Tubular Railway Preliminary Company, issued 19. May 1892, signed by Edward James Reed

Sheerness

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Sheerness is a port town and civil parish beside the mouth of the River Medway on the north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 11,938, it is the second largest town on the island after the nearby town of Minster which has a population of 21,319.

Sheerness clock tower

View of Sheerness in the early 1700s; in the background is the fort with its prominent tower and gatehouse, in front of which is the dockyard.

Terraced houses near the seafront

Sheerness beach with the chimney of the Grain Power Station in the distance (since demolished in 2016).