TR 36 SW 289 - Thorne Farm chalk pit, near Cliffs End, Minster parish

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Monument record TR 36 SW 289 - Thorne Farm chalk pit, near Cliffs End, Minster parish

Summary

A chalk pit was formerly located in fields near Cliffs End. The site is marked as "Old Chalk Pit" on the 1st and 2nd editions of the Ordnance Survey historic maps (c.1861 - 1898). The boundary of the pit is marked on the 3rd and 4th editions (c.1906 - 1940). The outline of the pit is still visible today as a small reservoir.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TR 3398 6495 (83m by 73m)
Map sheet	TR36SW
County	KENT
District	THANET, KENT
Civil Parish	MINSTER, THANET, KENT

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CHALK PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? (at some time) to 1860 AD? (at some time))

Full Description

Chalk pit boundary indicated on 1st ed 1872 and 2nd ed OS 6" maps, sheet 37. Located on modern map as a reservoir. Boundary marked on 3rd ed 1908 map, and disused by 1930s revised ed. (1). Interestingly shown as the approximate position as indicated on German fortifications map (11.1940), described as "Anlage unbekannter Art". A chalk quarry is visible in 1946 aerial vertical photo . (1)

A post medieval chalk pit is visible as an earthwork on RAF/HLA/564 V 6045 01-JUN-1942. The feature has been levelled/converted into a pond on the latest Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. The feature was mapped as part of Historic England's Thanet Landscape Mapping project. (2-3)

<1> N/A, Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey, KCC 233 (Chart). SKE6452.

<2> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/HLA/564 V 6045 01-JUN-1942 (Archive). SKE57101.

<3> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-202 (Archive). SKE57110.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SKE6452 Chart: N/A. Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey. KCC 233.
<2> SKE57101 Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/HLA/564 V 6045 01-JUN-1942.
<3> SKE57110 Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-202.

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

Record last edited

Nov 6 2024 2:45PM