Sandwich Schools Time Capsule - A256 Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent, UK.
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A 4 in 1 Time capsule alongside the A256 Ramsgate Road at Sandwich, Kent, UK.
Waymark Code: WME94H
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/21/2012
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In 2007 the £16 million Phase 1C of the
East Kent Access Road was completed 4 months ahead of schedule by the contractor
May Gurney. The 4 year scheme, costing £23 million, was to ease congestion along
the then busy and narrow Sandwich corridor. In truth, much of the congestion was
caused by the thousands of employees heading in and out of the Pfizer complex,
which promptly shut up shop in 2011, leaving East Kent with a major unemployment
headache, but a nice new dual carriageway.
Phase 1C saw major engineering obstacles
overcome with the relocation of main electricity, gas and sewage pipelines and a
large sluice gate at Stonar Cut - Stonar Cut was constructed in the 1770's by
King George III to link 2 branches of the River Stour and crossed by a narrow
bridge.
In celebration of the completed Phase
1C, 4 local schools from Sandwich were invited to mark the occasion by burying
time capsules alongside the new dual carriageway at Stonar Cut. On July 9th
2007, 40 pupils and attending staff from Sandwich Infant School, Sandwich Junior
School, Sandwich Technology School and Sir Roger Manwood's Schools joined local
dignitaries and representatives from Pfizer's, May Gurney and Kent County
Council to place 4 lead time capsules in a specially prepared concrete lined
time capsule. Children's TV presenter 'Raven' from CBBC was in attendance to
pick 4 pupils to place their respective school time capsule in the vault. Items
included were school uniforms, letters from pupils and a DVD about school life.
It is intended the time capsule be opened in 2057.
A plaque on the concrete plinth reads;
4 TIME CAPSULES WERE PLACED HERE
ON 9th JULY 2007 BY
SANDWICH INFANT SCHOOL
SANDWICH JUNIOR SCHOOL
SANDWICH TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL
SIR ROGER MANWOOD'S SCHOOL
TO BE OPENED IN 2057