Maritime record TQ 76 NW 196 - Violet

Summary

VIOLET, BRITISH BARGE

Location

Grid reference TQ 7223 6681 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ76NW
Civil Parish ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT
County KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Full Description

Method of Fix: Aerial Photograph Interpretation Photograph Number: KCC 1967 Line 29: 1201 Method of Fix: Aerial Photograph Interpretation Photograph Number: KCC 1985 Line 11: 0027 The most downstream of three barges on a wharf by the Medway Bridge. The Society for Spritsail Research record this as Violet built by Howard at Maldon in 1889. She was owned successively by Bentall, Littlebury, Marriage, Francis AND Gilders and Daniels. She is noted as being laid up in 1951 but then as a barge yacht at Brambletree Wharf, Borstal.


<1> Society for Spiritsail Barge Research, 1996, The last berth of the sailorman, 9.2.j., Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6419.

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  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Society for Spiritsail Barge Research. 1996. The last berth of the sailorman. 9.2.j., Page Nos. N/a.

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Record last edited

Jan 31 2025 12:27PM