Monument record TR 26 NE 208 - Belle Isle chalk pit, St. Nicholas at Wade

Summary

A disused chalk pit is located at Belle Isle near St. Nicholas at Wade.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 2534 6681 (58m by 56m)
Map sheet TR26NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

'Old Chalk Pit' located on 2nd ed 6" 1898 map, sheet 24. It is marked on the c.1861 1st edition Ordnance Survey map as 'Chalk Pit', and again on the c.1896 2nd edition as 'Old Chalk Pit'.Disused pit boundary present on revised ed map. The pit boundary is still visible at the site. (1)

A chalk pit of post-Medieval date was visible as an earthwork in OS/64018 V 33 12-MAY-1964. It was recorded as a levelled earthwork on Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. This feature was mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (2-3)


<1> N/A, Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey, KCC 194 (Chart). SKE6452.

<2> Historic England Archive, 1964-2005, Historic England Archive Ordnance Survey vertical aerial photographs, OS/64018 V 33 12-MAY-1964 (Archive). SKE57105.

<3> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Chart: N/A. Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey. KCC 194.
  • <2> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1964-2005. Historic England Archive Ordnance Survey vertical aerial photographs. OS/64018 V 33 12-MAY-1964.
  • <3> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)

Record last edited

Nov 7 2024 4:54PM