Monument record TR 36 SW 111 - Site of Cliffsend Crossing chalk pit

Summary

A chalk pit was formerly located at the Cliffsend railway crossing. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey 1st and 2nd edition maps (c.1858-1898) as 'Old Chalk Pit'. The outline is still visible on the 3rd and 4th edition maps (c.1905-1940).

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3456 6469 (119m by 85m)
Map sheet TR36SW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish CLIFFSEND, THANET, KENT

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Full Description

Chalk pit located on 1st ed OS 6" 1872 map, and 2nd ed map, sheet 37. Boundary marked on 3rd ed 1908 map. Disused by 1930s revised ed. (1)

The edge of the quarry was located during an evaluation in 2002. (2)

Cliffsend Crossing Chalk Pit of Post Medieval date was visible as an earthwork in RAF/HLA/564 V 6045 01-JUN-1942. The feature 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. (3-4)


<1> N/A, Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey, KCC 232 (Chart). SKE6452.

<2> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 2003, 26 Clive Road, Cliffsend, Nr. Ramsgate, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE17524.

<3> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/HLA/564 V 6045 01-JUN-1942 (Archive). SKE57101.

<4> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Chart: N/A. Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey. KCC 232.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 2003. 26 Clive Road, Cliffsend, Nr. Ramsgate, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment.
  • <3> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/HLA/564 V 6045 01-JUN-1942.
  • <4> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021.

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  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (4)

  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation at 26 Clive Road, Cliffsend (EKE11899)
  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation at 26 Clive Road, Cliffsend - Site strip (EKE23154)
  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation at 26 Clive Road, Cliffsend - Trench 1 (EKE23153)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)

Record last edited

Mar 6 2025 11:44AM