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Building record TQ 57 SE 164 - Tram tunnel for quarry site, North of London Road
Summary
Tram tunnel for quarry site link to another site to the south. Brick construction built sometime after 1899. The 12 m long tunnel west of Swanscombe Cross and under London Road, Greenhithe, Kent was used informally during the Second World War as an air raid shelter by workers in the cement industry site on the north side of London Road. Its entrance is blocked with brickwork.
Location accurate to 2m based on available information
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 59745 74947 (14m by 26m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ57SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | DARTFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
<1> Essex County Council, 2003, Aggregates Levy Survey Industrial Sites, KN832 (Unpublished document). SKE12009.
<2> CgMs, 2019, Historic building record, Land at London Road, Swanscombe, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE53085.
<3> Archaeology South-East, 2019, Land to the north of London Road, Swanscombe, Kent, Historic Building Recording, Historic England Level 2 (Unpublished document). SKE53509.
<4> Archaeology South-East, 2016, LAND AT CRAYLANDS LANE/LONDON ROAD, LITTLE SWANSCOMBE, KENT. HISTORIC BUILDINGS RECORD, (HISTORIC ENGLAND LEVEL 3) (Unpublished document). SKE31665.
<5> VTC Smith, 27/08/2008, Site visit by the surveyor and passed-on local knowledge (Verbal communication). SKE24205.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SKE12009 Unpublished document: Essex County Council. 2003. Aggregates Levy Survey Industrial Sites. KN832.
- <2> SKE53085 Unpublished document: CgMs. 2019. Historic building record, Land at London Road, Swanscombe, Kent.
- <3> SKE53509 Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2019. Land to the north of London Road, Swanscombe, Kent, Historic Building Recording, Historic England Level 2.
- <4>XY SKE31665 Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2016. LAND AT CRAYLANDS LANE/LONDON ROAD, LITTLE SWANSCOMBE, KENT. HISTORIC BUILDINGS RECORD, (HISTORIC ENGLAND LEVEL 3). [Mapped feature: #103494 tram tunnel, ]
- <5> SKE24205 Verbal communication: VTC Smith. 27/08/2008. Site visit by the surveyor and passed-on local knowledge.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (5)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Aggregates Levy Survey: Industrial Sites (EKE8258)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Desk-Based Assessment and Walkover Survey of Land adjacent to London Road and Craylands Lane, Swanscombe (March 2005) (Ref: Project No. 1996) (EKE14431)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Historic building recording of land at Craylands Lane/London Road, Little Swanscombe, Kent. (Ref: CLI 16) (EKE15388)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Land north of London Road at Swanscombe, Kent, Historic Environment desk-based assessment, heritage statement (Ref: 171003) (EKE19349)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Land to the north of London Road, Swanscombe, Kent, Historic Building Recording, Historic England Level 2 (Ref: 2019034) (EKE19700)
Record last edited
Jan 12 2024 11:02AM