TQ 67 SE 216 - Medieval remains at site of old sea school

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Monument record TQ 67 SE 216 - Medieval remains at site of old sea school

Summary

Medieval revetment

Location

Grid reference	TQ 6526 7440 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ67SE
Civil Parish	GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County	KENT
District	GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

REVETMENT (REVETMENT, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full Description

Excavation revealed a tie-back in the centre of the site which relates to an unseen revetment and is probably Medieval. Closer to the river was a post-medieval pine slipway with 2 north-south revetments (TQ 67 SE 1038) representing small scale inlets or jetties.(1-7)

<1> Museum of London Archaeology Service, 1998, The Old Sea School Site, Commercial Place, Gravesend, Kent: An Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SWX6914.

<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9436.

<3> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10026.

<4> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10037.

<5> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10048.

<6> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10071.

<7> 1941, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10117.

Sources/Archives (7)

<1> SWX6914 Unpublished document: Museum of London Archaeology Service. 1998. The Old Sea School Site, Commercial Place, Gravesend, Kent: An Archaeological Evaluation.
<2> SWX9436 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4126. print.
<3> SWX10026 Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4093. print.
<4> SWX10037 Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 3081. print.
<5> SWX10048 Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4003. print.
<6> SWX10071 Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4001. print.
<7> SWX10117 Photograph (Print): 1941. Photograph. 2061. print.