Monument record TQ 97 NW 133 - 19th Century Harbour Defence Battery, Bastion No.1, Sheerness Lines, Sheerness

Summary

Emplacements for 64 pdr rml guns. The outer two, of three, survive on the north-western side.

Location

Grid reference TQ 91622 75260 (point) Centred
Map sheet TQ97NW
Civil Parish SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT
District SWALE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

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

<2> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England, 1995, Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town (Unpublished document). SWX6974.

<3> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9556.

<4> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9993.

<5> 1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10227.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England. 1995. Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town.
  • <3> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4023. print.
  • <4> Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 19. print.
  • <5> Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. 3338. print.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Mar 22 2004 1:31AM