Monument record TQ 97 NW 128 - Coast Defence Battery: Centre Bastion, Sheerness

Summary

Coast defence battery of 2 x 7" rifled breech loaders, 2 x 9.2" breech loaders on disappearing carriages and 2 x 64pdr rifled muzzel loaders replacing earlier armament some time between 1845 and 1895. Later gun emplacements have destroyed the 7" gun emplacements located at TQ9127275363 and only one of the emplacements for the 64 pdrs remains at TQ9144975282. The 9.2" emplacements are still visible as slight scaps and a projecting wall, but are probably buried intact. An ammunition store between the guns appears intact although the entrance is now blocked.

Location

Grid reference TQ 9136 7532 (point) Centred on
Map sheet TQ97NW
Civil Parish SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT
District SWALE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.

<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9556.

<3> 1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10227.

<4> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England, 1995, Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town (Unpublished document). SWX6974.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
  • <2> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4023. print.
  • <3> Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. 3338. print.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England. 1995. Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Buildings survey on Sheerness Dockyard, Defences & Blue Town (EKE8308)

Record last edited

Jan 22 2021 1:09PM