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Monument record TQ 97 NW 112 - No 1 Bastion, Sheerness Lines, Sheerness
Summary
Construction began on Bastion 1 around 1780 and had been completed by 1794 with Bastion No.2 completed around the same time although they were not linked by a curtain wall until 1813. In 1994 a survey found that the rampart round the bastion had been reduced to a height of 1m on its southern and eastern sides, above a well defined berm. Where a small bridge crossed the moat to the Ravelin Battery (TQ 97 NW 15). The rampart has been flattened to the north. At this point the moat has been filled in sometime between 1972 and 1990. To the north at TQ9170675258 the moat has been filled cutting of the moat section along the north-eastern, sea, side of Blue Town and the Dockyard.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 91 75 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ97NW |
| Civil Parish | SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT |
| District | SWALE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Historic England, Archive material associated with the Sheerness Lines (Archive). SKE56321.
<1> Sheerness Defences, the Sheerness Lines/ink survey (Graphic material). SKE6433.
<2> Sheerness Defences, the Sheerness Lines/overlay (Graphic material). SKE6434.
<3> Sheerness Defences, the Sheerness Lines (Bibliographic reference). SKE6438.
<4> RCHME: Sheerness Defences, Kent (Collection). SKE6533.
<5> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England, 1995, Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town (Unpublished document). SWX6974.
<6> Twentieth century military recording project: World War Two Coastal Batteries (Unspecified Type). SWX20691.
<7> CBA Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE14710.
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SKE56321 Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with the Sheerness Lines.
- <1> SKE6433 Graphic material: Sheerness Defences, the Sheerness Lines/ink survey. PER. PEN.
- <2> SKE6434 Graphic material: Sheerness Defences, the Sheerness Lines/overlay. PER. PEN.
- <3> SKE6438 Bibliographic reference: Sheerness Defences, the Sheerness Lines. PAP. TYP.
- <4> SKE6533 Collection: RCHME: Sheerness Defences, Kent.
- <5> SWX6974 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England. 1995. Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town.
- <6> SWX20691 (No record type): Twentieth century military recording project: World War Two Coastal Batteries.
- <7> SKE14710 Digital archive: CBA Defence of Britain Project.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
Related Monuments/Buildings (6)
- Parent of: 19th Century Harbour Defence Battery, Bastion No.1, Sheerness Lines, Sheerness (Monument) (TQ 97 NW 133)
- Parent of: Harbour Defence Battery: Bastion No.1, Sheerness Lines, Sheerness (1890s) (Monument) (TQ 97 NW 134)
- Parent of: Second World War Harbour Defence 6" Battery Bastion No.1, Sheerness Lines, Sheerness (Monument) (TQ 97 NW 132)
- Parent of: Spigot Mortar (Site of) , Bastion No.1, Sheerness (Monument) (TQ 97 NW 131)
- Part of: The Ravelin, Sheerness Lines, Sheerness (Monument) (TQ 97 NW 15)
- Part of: The Sheerness Lines (Monument) (TQ 97 NW 109)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Buildings survey on Sheerness Dockyard, Defences & Blue Town (EKE8308)
Record last edited
Jul 29 2024 12:52PM