This new quay was opened in 1883 by Charles H. Parkes, the Chairman of the Great Eastern Railway company, the port being named after him as Parkeston Quay. The port had its own railway station, and a hotel was built between the northern platform and the quay; the hotel building is now used as offices.
In 1883, Charles H. Parkes, Chairman of the Great Eastern Railway company, opened this new quay named Parkeston Quay. The port had its own railway station, and a hotel was built between the northern platform and the quay; today, that building serves as offices.