TQ 76 NE 53 - Site of Gillingham fort, Gillingham

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Monument record TQ 76 NE 53 - Site of Gillingham fort, Gillingham

Summary

Gillingham Fort was a 17th century artillery fort. It housed 24 guns but was thought to have already been in a state of decay by 1806. The fort was marked on charts and is visible in site photographs, but no recognisable remains of this fort survive. Now the site of Gillingham Pier.

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Grid reference	TQ 7781 6978 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ76NE
County	KENT
Civil Parish	GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority	MEDWAY

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FORT (Post Medieval - 1600 AD to 1806 AD)

Full Description

[TQ 77816978] Gillingham Forte 24 guns (1) Gillingham Fort (2) Gillingham Fort was in a state of decay in 1806. (3) There are no recognisable remains of this fort the site of which is occupied by Gillingham Pier (4). Additional bibliography and references (5,6). Fort indicated on early charts (7-9) and site photographs (10-13).

<1> Map of Medway Defences 1688 (G Collins) scale about 3" to 1 mile (OS Card Reference). SKE46524.

<2> Map of Medway Defences 1724 (I P Desmaretz) scale about 6.2/3" to 1 mile (OS Card Reference). SKE46526.

<3> Defence Commissioners Report 1860 xlviii (OS Card Reference). SKE39704.

<4> F1 CFW 05-NOV-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42439.

<5> A handbook of Kent's Defences 1977 13 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE32812.

<6> Field report for monument TQ 76 NE 53 - November, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4074.

<7> Anon, 1760, River Medway, 1760 (Chart). SWX9277.

<8> Anon, c.1690, A draught of the River Medway (Chart). SWX9272.

<9> Bullock, 1835, River Medway (Chart). SWX8076.

<10> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9424.

<11> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9574.

<12> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9745.

<13> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10021.

Sources/Archives (13)

<1> SKE46524 OS Card Reference: Map of Medway Defences 1688 (G Collins) scale about 3" to 1 mile.
<2> SKE46526 OS Card Reference: Map of Medway Defences 1724 (I P Desmaretz) scale about 6.2/3" to 1 mile.
<3> SKE39704 OS Card Reference: Defence Commissioners Report 1860 xlviii.
<4> SKE42439 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 05-NOV-64.
<5> SKE32812 OS Card Reference: A handbook of Kent's Defences 1977 13 (D Bennett).
<6>XY SKE4074 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 76 NE 53 - November, 1964. [Mapped feature: #21938 ford, ]
<7> SWX9277 Chart: Anon. 1760. River Medway. 1760.
<8> SWX9272 Chart: Anon. c.1690. A draught of the River Medway.
<9> SWX8076 Chart: Bullock. 1835. River Medway. chart.
<10> SWX9424 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3179. print.
<11> SWX9574 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4125. print.
<12> SWX9745 Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 5156. print.
<13> SWX10021 Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 2059. print.

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Event - Survey: 106G/UK/1444 (Ref: 353) (EWX6413)

Record last edited

Jul 21 2021 3:39PM