Monument record TQ 97 NW 126 - Remains of a battery of 2 x 12 pounder QF guns and related structures
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 9109 7547 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ97NW |
| Civil Parish | SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | SWALE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Rampart to the right of Albemarle Battery. Concrete aprons but battery badly mutilated. May be slight traces remaining (1), site photographs (2,3).
Largely overgrown by vegetation the remains of a gun battery survive on top of the Indented Lines, Sheerness. The group of structures includes an engine room for electric lights, stores and 2 x 12 pounder QF gun positions as well as a further battery of two guns that was abandoned in 1899. There is an exntrance ot the west.(4)
<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.
<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9556.
<3> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9810.
<4> Scott Wilson, 2013, Sheerness Port: Historic Environment Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE29508.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SKE6445 Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
- <2> SWX9556 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4023. print.
- <3> SWX9810 Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4012. print.
- <4> SKE29508 Unpublished document: Scott Wilson. 2013. Sheerness Port: Historic Environment Assessment Report.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Sheerness Port: Historic Environment Assessment Report (EKE14762)
Record last edited
Oct 20 2020 3:19PM