TQ 76 NW 333 - Acorn Wharf and site of Ross Shipyard, near Rochester Bridge

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Monument record TQ 76 NW 333 - Acorn Wharf and site of Ross Shipyard, near Rochester Bridge

Summary

Wharf just downstream of Rochester Bridge. It was the site of Ross Shipyard between 1795 and at least 1814, when it built ten ships for the navy ranging from 12 to 74 guns, as well as a number of merchant ships. It's later use is unknown.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 7429 6889 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet	TQ76NW
Civil Parish	ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT
County	KENT
Unitary Authority	MEDWAY

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Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13236.

Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). Ske13236.

The Riverside (Bibliographic reference). SKE13232.

The Riverside (Bibliographic reference). Ske13232.

R Ratcliffe, 2000, Rochester Riverside Areas of Archaeological Interest (Unpublished document). SKE7911.

R Ratcliffe, 2000, Rochester Riverside Areas of Archaeological Interest (Unpublished document). SKe7911.

AOC Archaeology Group, 2005, Rochester Riverside, Rochester, Medway, Kent: Historic Environment and Industrial Archaeology Report (Unpublished document). SKE15868.

AOC Archaeology, 2008, Archive Report on Archaeological Works (Phases II-IV): Rochester Riverside Kent (Unpublished document). SKE31289.

<1> Philip Banbury, 1971, Shipbuilders of the Thames and Medway, p 43 151 & 152 (Monograph). SKE7910.

Sources/Archives (9)

--- SKE13232 Bibliographic reference: The Riverside.
--- SKE13232 Bibliographic reference: The Riverside.
--- SKE13236 Verbal communication: Jim Preston Personal Communication.
--- SKE13236 Verbal communication: Jim Preston Personal Communication.
--- SKE15868 Unpublished document: AOC Archaeology Group. 2005. Rochester Riverside, Rochester, Medway, Kent: Historic Environment and Industrial Archaeology Report.
--- SKE31289 Unpublished document: AOC Archaeology. 2008. Archive Report on Archaeological Works (Phases II-IV): Rochester Riverside Kent.
--- SKE7911 Unpublished document: R Ratcliffe. 2000. Rochester Riverside Areas of Archaeological Interest.
--- SKE7911 Unpublished document: R Ratcliffe. 2000. Rochester Riverside Areas of Archaeological Interest.
<1> SKE7910 Monograph: Philip Banbury. 1971. Shipbuilders of the Thames and Medway. p 43 151 & 152.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Intrusive Event: Archaeological Works (Phases II-V): Rochester Riverside Kent (EKE14804)
Non-Intrusive Event: Historic Environment and Industrial Archaeology Report of Rochester Riverside, Rochester. (EKE10209)

Record last edited

Sep 4 2015 11:54AM