Monument record TQ 77 SW 1144 - Chattenden Railway Depot, a late nineteenth and early twentieth century military railway depot

Summary

Chattenden Railway Depot, a late nineteenth and early twentieth century military railway depot constructed in the early 1870s at the same time as the Chattenden and Upnor Railway (Monument 1545587), associated with Chattenden Barracks (Monument 1545088) and Magazines (Monument 1481790). It comprises a compact cluster of sheds and workshops arranged around a number of sidings immediately adjacent to the east side of the Barracks, and was removed when the Barracks site was enlarged and rebuilt on a different axis in the 1960s. The railway depot has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 7565 7203 (271m by 154m)
Map sheet TQ77SE
County KENT
Civil Parish FRINDSBURY EXTRA, MEDWAY, KENT
Civil Parish HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

<1> RAF, 1950, NMR RAF/541/591 3029 29-JUN-1950 (Photograph). SKE56038.

<2> RAF, 1942, NMR RAF/HLA/617 6-100-6-101 20-JUN-1942 (Photograph). SKE56029.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Photograph: RAF. 1950. NMR RAF/541/591 3029 29-JUN-1950. NMR RAF/541/591 3029 29-JUN-1950.
  • <2> Photograph: RAF. 1942. NMR RAF/HLA/617 6-100-6-101 20-JUN-1942. NMR RAF/HLA/617 6100-6101 20-JUN-1942.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Ref: Research Report Series no 21-2013) (EKE15020)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Ref: Research Report Series No. 21-2013) (EKE15021)

Record last edited

May 8 2024 10:50AM