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FOURTH PORTAL

GATEWAY TO THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

GRAVESEND

Fourth Portal @ St Andrew's Art Centre, Gravesend, DA12 2BD

Autumn Opening: 11.00am - 5.30pm Wednesday-Saturday

11.30am - 4.00pm Sunday

Our beautiful Fourth Portal, nestled by the river Thames in Gravesend, home to Pocahontas, introduces the latest innovations using old technologies in a chilled out former seafarers chapel.

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In comes Luna, pushing her pram all alone. She parked her pram and went upstairs to chill with a book on the bed. Mum and Nan arrive to say Luna decided she wanted to return to the Fourth Portal

KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE
Mike, 85 (Shakleton Electronics), was back today. While discussing a talk on sonics and electronics in walks, Harrison and Anthony. Anthony immediately says he would like to join the talk. A conversation then ensues with Mike explaining propellor rotation and systems communication. The lads left with a rare insight into how planes fly and how sound travels.
The exchange of knowledge sits at the core of the Fourth Portal concept, a place where random people meet, chat and exchange experiences and expertise.

The famous Neil, founder of one of the oldest online blogs covering the history of South East London, Transpontine.

South East London blogzine - things that are happening, things that happened, things that should never have happened. New Cross, Brockley, Deptford and other beauty spots. EMAIL US: transpontineblog at gmail.com Transpontine: 'on the other (i.e. the south) side of the bridges over the Thames; pertaining to or like the lurid melodrama played in theatres there in the 19th century'.

Darren brought Jack and Jasmine from Jasmine to enjoy the fair and see the Fourth Portal. The children decided to spend more time in the Fourth Portal :)

Tony was Chief Papermaker at the Empire papermaking factory in Greenhithe and provided a great lowdown on the entire paper and print factory set up from Northfleet to Dartford. He will become part of our print industry series of events.

Yunus, Aliyah, Abdul found the Fourth Portal amazing and Addul bought himself the Compact Etymological Dictionary from our bookshelf, which will prove useful when he starts Oxford studying Classics.

Gravesend fire eater Rebecca, who is off to Glastonbury to perform, stumbled on the Fourth Portal with local creative Jasmin who styles hair in the town. They both embraced the concept and the vibe before enjoying our CBD drinks sitting by the beach.

Tia, Ellise, Olivia, Chloe, Nula, Jorja and Dylan are a growing band of teenagers returning to the Fourth Portal.

Business Studies Master students from the University of Sheffield visited Gravesend and were fascinated by the Fourth Portal.

Darren took a few visits before finally deciding that the Kingfisher print by artist Kevin Gavaghan was certainly for his living room wall.

Curator of the Homage to the Homebrew Computer Club, Mark Gladwell, along with fellow enthusiasts Jon and Claudia and a busy room.

Fourth Portal engineer Graham explained the 3D printed monotype tape reader he designed, its purpose and how it will extract data using a mobile phone from punch holes to Ben and Sam.

Tess immediately began dancing on seeing herself on the virtual stage in the Fourth Portal Lucia House. On hearing the gramophone she danced in circles for the entire record.

Mo and Barry, who chaffaurs the Gravesend mayor had a good morning in the Fourth Portal, enjoying the coffee and Dawn Cole's work.

Franco Teez and Zoe loved the gramophone and everything about the Fourth Portal. Memories triggered the links to the future were apparent.

Photo captures the Fourth Portal really becoming a place where the generations just begin to talk.

Auto Engineer, Colín returned with a story from his time on the Thames and that of his father, a tugboat pilot. Possibility of Colin becoming involved with one of our emerging projects.

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Chello player Clementine and daughter Camden are becoming regulars to the Fourth Portal and were fascinated by the pipe organ.

Badges, computer games, books and everything of intrigue were in the family frame of reference.

Ian and Harriet were in Gravesend for a wedding and spent a good chunk of the afternoon in the Fourth Portal. The Lindisfarne album had the now lost view of Newcastle from their home window of the riverfront.

It is not difficult to really begin liking people in Gravesend when people come in with such positive energy.

Chris, Lauren and Tonto live locally with Chris' parents Susanna and Stephen, visitors from Hong Kong. Lauren loved the idea of there being a refill station so close to home, having had the Fourth Portal recommended by Päivi from LV21. All found the place cool, particularly Tonto, who enjoyed the chews.

Ria and Mendip both work in London and stumbled on the Fourth Portal and fell in love with the books, mind space, paintings and coffee. They told that they have been saying Gravesend needs somewhere like this but this was beyond anything they could have expected.

Fourth Portal @ St Andrew's Art Centre is a relaxed place to meet, socialise, work, learn, enjoy performances, art and workshops surrounded by an eclectic array of furnishings, books and technology under stunning stained glass windows.

The emerging Fourth Portal as it settles into the St Andrews Art Centre, Gravesend

The slow emerging Mind Space at St Andrews Art Centre, Gravesend.

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View from grass bank looking at St Andrews Art Centre

First view of St Andrews Art Centre approaching from Gravesend town centre.

St Andrews Art Centre main entrance from Royal Pier road.

St Andrews Art Centre ceiling represents the hull of a ship.

St Andrews Art Centre working pipe organ keyboard.

A mosaic representing St. Andrew 'who became associated with protection at sea and is now considered a patron saint of sailors'.

St Andrews Gravesend Victorian Italian tiles

St Andrews Art Centre beach

Beach and St Andrews Art Centre looking towards Essex across the Thames.

Stain glass representing St. Andrew and St. Peter at St Andrews Art Centre.

Stain glass representing the saints and Virgin Mary at St Andrews Art Centre

Stain Glass Alter Window.

Stain glass of Christ's crucifixion over the exit of St Andrews Art Centre.

Before opening the Fourth Portal at St Andrews Art Centre.

St Andrews Art Centre Stage

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Statue Mahinder Singh Pujji torso

Statue of WWII RAF squadron leader Mahinder Singh Pujji plinth situated on grass outside St Andrews Art Centre.

Andrews Art Centre chapel and bell tower next to the Mission House, which is now offices.

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St Andrew's Art Centre is a challenging site for such an intervention due to the building's age, listed status and location.

We will have two artists in residence, a Mind Space and a stage.

There is a rich history with plaques to the 1845 doomed John Franklin northwest passage expedition and wind scale creator Sir Francis Beaufort.

Charles Dickens made a significant contribution to the cost of constructing the building.

OPENING TIMES

BUILDING

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ARTISTS

EVENTS

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MIND ROOM

YARMOUTH

TRANSFORMATION

The transformation of St Andrew's Art Centre in Gravesend, within one week, from an almost empty chapel to a relaxed social gathering space attracting more than 400 people without any advertising.