Monument record TQ 67 SW 209 - Northfleet Power Station ash dumping site

Summary

Site of power station; ash dumping site (WX19436) and coal stock site (WX19437); (and WW2 construction works (WX19200)) Location accurate to 2m based on available information

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 631 743 (198m by 123m)
Map sheet TQ67SW
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Northfleet Power Station, built 1956-62, demolished 1994. Significant stage in power station design combining extensive fenestration with functional exterior. Station located at TQ 632 744, coal stock at TQ 630 742 (TQ 67 SW 1055) and ash dump at TQ 631 738 (TQ 67 SW 1054). (1) Associated record: TQ 67 SW 1050 (1,2), additional reference (3), site photographs (4-6). Site of an aggregate works, gravel depot. (7)

Location accurate to 2m based on available information


<1> Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments in England, 1995, Power Stations Of The Lower Thames, RCHME Power Stations of the Lower Thames (1995, Guillery and Williams) (Unpublished document). SWX6965.

<2> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Frank Turner 198? The Maunsell Sea Forts & Reinforced Concrete Floating Dry Docks (booklets pub by a (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<3> RCHME, 1994, The Lower Thames in 1994, a photographic survey from the river Blackwell to Tilbury and Greenwich to Gravesend, Neg. AA94/3435 (Photograph). SWX9333.

<4> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9437.

<5> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9472.

<6> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10059.

<7> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments in England. 1995. Power Stations Of The Lower Thames. RCHME Power Stations of the Lower Thames (1995, Guillery and Williams).
  • <2> Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Frank Turner 198? The Maunsell Sea Forts & Reinforced Concrete Floating Dry Docks (booklets pub by a.
  • <3> Photograph: RCHME. 1994. The Lower Thames in 1994, a photographic survey from the river Blackwell to Tilbury and Greenwich to Gravesend. various. Neg. AA94/3435.
  • <4> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4128. print.
  • <5> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4015. print.
  • <6> Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 3089. print.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of power stations along the lower Thames (EKE8310)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year Two (Ref: 56751) (EWX8626)

Record last edited

Oct 10 2019 10:24AM