Monument record TQ 97 NW 134 - Harbour Defence Battery: Bastion No.1, Sheerness Lines, Sheerness (1890s)

Summary

Shown on a plan of 1895, but removed within ten years. The north-eastern corner of the bastion retains an emplacement. West of the emplacement are two hoists, one for shells and the other for cartridges, raised for the stoes below. The store is preserved but its brick-lined rooms are partially filled with rubble. Over it lies a mound supporting a direction finder, comprising a platform with low concrete parapet.

Location

Grid reference TQ 9167 7524 (point) Centred
Map sheet TQ97NW
Civil Parish SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT
County KENT
District SWALE, KENT

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Full Description

On No.1 bastion. Single concrete gun pit for a 6-in. BL gun on a disappearing carriage (1), site photographs (2,3).

Shown on a plan of 1895, but removed within ten years. The north-eastern corner of the bastion retains an emplacement. West of the emplacement are two hoists, one for shells and the other for cartridges, raised for the stoes below. The store is preserved but its brick-lined rooms are partially filled with rubble. Over it lies a mound supporting a direction finder, comprising a platform with low concrete parapet(4).


Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England, 1995, Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town (Unpublished document).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

Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England, 1995, Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town (Unpublished document).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

<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> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • --- Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England. 1995. Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town.
  • --- Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England. 1995. Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town.
  • <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> Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002. Defence of Britain Project.

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  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Buildings survey on Sheerness Dockyard, Defences & Blue Town, 1994 (EKE8308)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Britain (EKE8520)

Record last edited

Jun 29 2026 4:46PM