Monument record TQ 67 SE 20 - Thames and Medway Canal

Summary

The Thames and Medway Canal. Originally intended as a means of avoiding coastal attacks on shipping. It was a particularly expensive undertaking and never successful, the original motivation having passed by the time of completion and all budgets being exceeded in the process. Eventually, a railway was built utilising the tunnel and the canal was effectively and subsequently actually cut into two sections. The northern half remained in use for some time whilst the southern length quickly fell out of use.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 69963 71859 (8672m by 4919m)
Map sheet TQ67SE
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish HIGHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish SHORNE, GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish FRINDSBURY EXTRA, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> "Canals of England" 1955 98-101, 275-6 (C.Hadfield) (OS Card Reference). SKE32598.

<2> F1 CFW 28-OCT-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42801.

<3> Field report for monument TQ 67 SE 20 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3609.

<4> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9417.

<5> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9469.

<6> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10037.

<7> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10048.

<8> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10071.

<9> 1941, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10116.

<10> 1941, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10117.

<11> 1940, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10127.

<12> Gravesham Borough Council, 2001, Discover Facts on Gravesend: The Thames and Medway Canal (Monograph). SKE8389.

<13> Soder S. Smith L. & Smith V., 2000, Canal Basin Gravesend: An Archaeological Desk Study of the Canal Basin and Wider Canal Area Proposed for Redevelopment (Unpublished document). SKE11946.

<14> Alan Ward, 2010, An archaeological watching brief along the Thames and Medway Canal, Gravesend (Unpublished document). SKE16979.

<15> Museum of London Archaeology Service, 2008, Thames and Medway Canal, Kent: Archaeological and built heritage assessment (Unpublished document). SKE17830.

<16> Historic england, 2014, Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Parish. Research Report 2014-54 (Bibliographic reference). SKE31591.

Sources/Archives (16)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: "Canals of England" 1955 98-101, 275-6 (C.Hadfield).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 28-OCT-64.
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 67 SE 20 - October, 1964.
  • <4> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3098. print.
  • <5> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4021. print.
  • <6> Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 3081. print.
  • <7> Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4003. print.
  • <8> Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4001. print.
  • <9> Photograph (Print): 1941. Photograph. 2059. print.
  • <10> Photograph (Print): 1941. Photograph. 2061. print.
  • <11> Photograph (Print): 1940. Photograph. 1798. print.
  • <12> Monograph: Gravesham Borough Council. 2001. Discover Facts on Gravesend: The Thames and Medway Canal.
  • <13> Unpublished document: Soder S. Smith L. & Smith V.. 2000. Canal Basin Gravesend: An Archaeological Desk Study of the Canal Basin and Wider Canal Area Proposed for Redevelopment.
  • <14> Unpublished document: Alan Ward. 2010. An archaeological watching brief along the Thames and Medway Canal, Gravesend.
  • <15> Unpublished document: Museum of London Archaeology Service. 2008. Thames and Medway Canal, Kent: Archaeological and built heritage assessment.
  • <16> Bibliographic reference: Historic england. 2014. Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Parish. Research Report 2014-54.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (9)

Related Events/Activities (4)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Desk based assessment of the Thames and Medway Canal (EKE12218)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Parish. Research Report Series 54-2014 (Ref: Research Report Series: 54-2014) (EKE15026)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching brief along the Thames and Medway Canal, Gravesend (Ref: TMC.G.2009) (EKE11241)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching brief at Strood Riverside, Sustainable Transport Link (Ref: CWD11) (EKE11113)

Record last edited

Feb 19 2024 1:29PM