Monument record TQ 76 NE 85 - Woodlands Redoubt, Twydall, east of Gillingham

Summary

Infantry Redoubt c.1890; Part of the Chatham Ring Fortress. An experimental redoubt, originally intended to be built as one of two at Grange and Woodland. These were to house thirty guns and contain a garrison of three hundred men but were downsized due to expense cuts. Grange Redoubt was surrounded by a dry ditch and would have had a drawbridge. Stores, magazines and accomodation surrounded a parade ground. The fort is only thought to have been able to offer small arms fire as there were no apparent positions from which heavy artillery could have been fired. The redoubt is in a damaged state, the moat is practically filled in, but the casements (internal structures) remain. Until recently the redoubt was used as a small factory.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7952 6803 (point) Centred
Map sheet TQ76NE
County KENT
Civil Parish GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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English Heritage, 2013, Grange and Woodlands Redoubts, Twydall, Scheduling Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE31635.

<1> A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 13 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE32804.

<2> The Medway Forts: A Short Guide 1976 17-18 (K R Gulvin) (OS Card Reference). SKE50427.

<3> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.

<4> 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 An Overview (Unpublished document).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.

<5> Kent Defence Research Group, c. 1993, Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs' (Unpublished document). SKE52251.

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  • --- Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2013. Grange and Woodlands Redoubts, Twydall, Scheduling Assessment.
  • <1>XY OS Card Reference: A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 13 (D Bennett). [Mapped feature: #22262 fort, ]
  • <2> OS Card Reference: The Medway Forts: A Short Guide 1976 17-18 (K R Gulvin).
  • <3> Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. 1994.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.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Kent Defence Research Group. c. 1993. Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs'.

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: Grange and Woodlands Redoubts, Twydall, Scheduling Assessment (EKE15071)

Record last edited

Jul 22 2021 3:36PM