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Monument record TQ 54 NE 43 - Straight Mile or the New Cut
Summary
Remains of canal and towpath built c.1830 to make this part of the Medway navigatable but never completed.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 55555 45661 (812m by 155m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ54NE |
| Civil Parish | TONBRIDGE, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | LEIGH, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Remains of canal and towpath built c.1830 by James Christe who founded the Penshurst Canal Company to make this part of the Medway navigatable. Although three cuts were made, only the section above Barden, "the Long Reach", was completed. Christie went bankrupt and fled to America. (1-2)
Additional Information (3)
<1> Nicola Bannister, Historic landscape survey of Penshurst Estate, Tonbridge (Unpublished document). SKE6946.
<2> P. A. L. Vine, 1989, Kent and East Sussex Waterways (Monograph). SKE6959.
<3> Cluttons, 1994, Penshurst Place: Whole estate management plan (Unpublished document). SKE6947.
Sources/Archives (3)
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Historic Landscape Survey of Penshurst Estate (EKE5124)
Record last edited
Mar 25 2013 11:30AM