Monument record TQ 76 NE 57 - Fort Horsted, Chatham

Summary

Artillery fort completed c.1889 as part of the Chatham Ring Fortresses. It was the largest of these forts which were built in a half-ring two miles outside Chatham. The regular Pentagon shaped forts were made from brickwork and cement but due to improved gunnery they were out of date almost as soon as they were complete. The ring forts are scheduled due to their importance as the last major work of traditional fortificiations in the country.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 7510 6509 (327m by 256m) Centred
Map sheet TQ76NE
Civil Parish ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT
County KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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<1> OS 1:10000 1981 (OS Card Reference). SKE48167.

<2> DOE(IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 111 (OS Card Reference). SKE41413.

<3> DOE(IAM) Record Form 01.07.71 plan (OS Card Reference). SKE41433.

<4> Post Md Arch 10 1076 110-115 plan (OS Card Reference). SKE48530.

<5> Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 (D Bennett) 10-12 (OS Card Reference). SKE43669.

<6> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, 1994, From Tudor Rose to Mushroom Cloud. The Gazetter of Defence Heritage Sites in the Kentish Part of the Thames Gateway. An Overview (Unpublished document). SKE12458.

<7> Wessex Archaeology, 2004, Land adjacent to Fort Horsted, Chatham, Kent: desk-based assessment (Unpublished document). SKE52174.

<8> Kent Defence Research Group, c. 1993, Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs' (Unpublished document). SKE52251.

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1981.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: DOE(IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 111.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: DOE(IAM) Record Form 01.07.71 plan.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Post Md Arch 10 1076 110-115 plan.
  • <5>XY OS Card Reference: Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 (D Bennett) 10-12. [Mapped feature: #291 fort, ]
  • <6> Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. 1994. From Tudor Rose to Mushroom Cloud. The Gazetter of Defence Heritage Sites in the Kentish Part of the Thames Gateway. An Overview.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2004. Land adjacent to Fort Horsted, Chatham, Kent: desk-based assessment.
  • <8> Unpublished document: Kent Defence Research Group. c. 1993. Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs'.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Desk-based assessment, Fort Horstead, Chatham, 2004 (Ref: 55650.03) (EKE19230)

Record last edited

Jul 21 2021 4:14PM