TQ 67 SE 227 - Causeway (c.1870), by Shornemead Fort

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Monument record TQ 67 SE 227 - Causeway (c.1870), by Shornemead Fort

Summary

The remains of a stone slab causeway or jetty thought to date from c.1870 located immediately to the north of Shornmead Fort. A pier attached to this was seen on aerial photographs. The hard lies immediately to the east of a Second World War embarkation hard construcuted for the D-Day Landings. It is possible that this earlier hard was re-used during the war for the same purpose.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TQ 6923 7487 (42m by 87m)
Map sheet	TQ67SE
County	KENT
District	GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish	SHORNE, GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Full Description

Foreshore in front of Shornemead Fort. Stone slab pier from land to river edge. Very damaged and eroded condition. (1) Probably associated with adjacent Jetty on 3rd ed. OS map (2). Photos (3-41) A timber, stone and concrete structure. It has totally collapsed. There are two rows of upright squared and rectangular section timbers running down to the river with a great deal of stone and concrete debris. The surviving timbers stand up to 2m high. There is a revetment on the shore up to 60m long running to the east parallel to the river. The end of the pier has rubble behind the timbers, again standing up to 2m high. (42)

The remains of a causeway or hard with an attached jetty or mooring structure thought to date from c.1870 located at TQ 6924 7486, immediately to the north of Shornmead Fort. Attached to this was was a pier seen on aerial photographs and mapped as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The hard appears as a consolidated area 30m x 11m with a pier like structure extending NW into the river for c.50m. The hard lies immediately to the east of a Second World War embarkation hard (NMR Monument Number: 1470603) construcuted for the D-Day Landings. It is possible that this earlier hard was re-used during the war for the same purpose.(43-44)

A field visit in 2005 for the North Kent Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment confirmed that the pier, a timber, stone and concrete structure, had collapsed. There are two rows of upright squared and rectangular section timbers running down to the river with a great deal of stone and concrete debris. The surviving timbers stand up to 2m high. There is a revetment on the shore up to 60m long running to the east parallel to the river. The end of the pier has rubble behind the timbers, again standing up to 2m high. (42)

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

<2> N/A, Ordnance Survey Map. Old Monarch record with attached monuments (Map). SKE6458.

<3> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9420.

<4> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9859.

<5> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10003.

<6> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10067.

<7> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10271.

<8> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10280.

<9> 1978, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10918.

<10> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10919.

<11> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10920.

<12> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10921.

<13> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10922.

<14> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10923.

<15> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10924.

<16> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10925.

<17> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10926.

<18> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10927.

<19> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10928.

<20> 1978, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10929.

<21> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10930.

<22> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10931.

<23> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10932.

<24> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10933.

<25> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10935.

<26> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10936.

<27> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10937.

<28> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10938.

<29> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10939.

<30> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10940.

<31> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10941.

<32> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10942.

<33> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10943.

<34> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10944.

<35> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10945.

<36> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10946.

<37> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10949.

<38> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10950.

<39> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10951.

<40> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10952.

<41> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9404.

<42> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

<43> RAF, 1945, RAF 26K/UK/1455 6555 14-MAR-1945 (Photograph). SKE56109.

<44> RAF, 1953, RAF V540/1015 0105 05-FEB-1953 (Photograph). SKE56117.

Sources/Archives (44)

<1> SKE6445 Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
<2> SKE6458 Map: N/A. Ordnance Survey Map. Old Monarch record with attached monuments.
<3> SWX9420 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3106. print.
<4> SWX9859 Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4045. print.
<5> SWX10003 Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 36. print.
<6> SWX10067 Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4029. print.
<7> SWX10271 Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 161. print.
<8> SWX10280 Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 180. print.
<9> SWX10918 Photograph (Print): 1978. Photograph. TQ6974/1. print.
<10> SWX10919 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/10. print.
<11> SWX10920 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/11. print.
<12> SWX10921 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/12. print.
<13> SWX10922 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/13. print.
<14> SWX10923 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/14. print.
<15> SWX10924 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/15. print.
<16> SWX10925 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/16. print.
<17> SWX10926 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/17. print.
<18> SWX10927 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/18. print.
<19> SWX10928 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/19. print.
<20> SWX10929 Photograph (Print): 1978. Photograph. TQ6974/2. print.
<21> SWX10930 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/20. print.
<22> SWX10931 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/21. print.
<23> SWX10932 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/22. print.
<24> SWX10933 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/23. print.
<25> SWX10935 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/25. print.
<26> SWX10936 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/26. print.
<27> SWX10937 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/27. print.
<28> SWX10938 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/28. print.
<29> SWX10939 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/29. print.
<30> SWX10940 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/3. print.
<31> SWX10941 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/30. print.
<32> SWX10942 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/31. print.
<33> SWX10943 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/32. print.
<34> SWX10944 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/33. print.
<35> SWX10945 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/34. print.
<36> SWX10946 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/35. print.
<37> SWX10949 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/6. print.
<38> SWX10950 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/7. print.
<39> SWX10951 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/8. print.
<40> SWX10952 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/9. print.
<41> SWX9404 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3041. print.
<42> SWX12323 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.
<43> SKE56109 Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 26K/UK/1455 6555 14-MAR-1945. RAF 26K/UK/1455 6555 14-MAR-1945.
<44> SKE56117 Photograph: RAF. 1953. RAF V540/1015 0105 05-FEB-1953. RAF V540/1015 0105 05-FEB-1953.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)
Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year Two (Ref: 56751) (EWX8626)

Record last edited

May 24 2024 11:11AM