Maritime record TQ 96 SE 1164 - Percy, a spritsail barge, Conyer Creek, Tonge
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 959 646 (point) NLO |
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Map sheet | TQ96SE |
County | KENT |
District | SWALE, KENT |
Civil Parish | TONGE, SWALE, KENT |
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Registration No. MALDON 102886 Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research. PERCY was built at Maldon by Howard in 1894. She was owned successively by Keeble and Wife. She is described as a house barge in 1949, being resold in 1960 and a hulk in 1970. Date reported a hulk taken as date of loss. (1). There is a modern marina in this location, the barge has probabaly been removed or buried. (2)
<1> Society for Spiritsail Barge Research, 1996, The last berth of the sailorman, 9.5.h., Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6419.
<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.
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Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year Two (Ref: 56751) (EWX8626)
Record last edited
Jan 8 2025 1:30PM