Monument record TQ 87 SW 1284 - Post-medieval sea wall

The remains of a post medieval sea wall can be seen on aerial photographs taken in 2007. This sea wall once enclosed part of Bishop Saltings and is depicted on the 1862 Ordnance Survey map. Within this enclosed area was a cement works (NMR 1541788). The 1862 map also depicts a 'Beer House' at the south west corner of the enclosed area at TQ 8086 7058. By 1896 the sea had broken through the sea defences. Surviving lengths are centred on TQ 8093 7074 and TQ 8095 7063. These defences were mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.(1-3)

<1> Next Perspectives, 2007, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TQ8070 21-APR-2007 (Photograph). SKE57307.

<2> 1862, Kent 1:2500 1862 (Map). SKE58928.

<3> 1896, Kent 1:2500 1896 (Map). SKE58923.