Monument record TQ 76 NW 128 - Fort Bridgewoods, Rochester

Summary

Part of the Chatham Ring Fortress, dating from 1884. After serving as a barracks during World War I, it became the headquarters of the Rochester batallion of the Home Guard, the Observer Corps and the Rochester Civil Defence Corps in World War II. Also served as a control centre in case of nuclear attack in the 1950s. Declared redundant and sold in 1968. Since then the fort and its defences have been demolished and levelled, its ditches infilled.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7383 6517 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TQ76NW
Civil Parish ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT
County KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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<01> OS 1:10000 1978 (OS Card Reference). SKE48163.

<02> Kent Arch Rev 56 1979 137-38 (KR Gulvin and VT Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE45796.

<03> The Medway Forts: A Short Guide 1976 12-13 (K R Gulvin) (OS Card Reference). SKE50425.

<04> A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1977 12 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE32811.

<05> Victor Smith, 1994, Fort Bridgewoods Delce Tower, Rodmersham, A.A. Site (Unpublished document). SWX7001.

<06> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.

<07> 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 An Overview (Unpublished document).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.

<08> Warren Pickerell Associates Ltd, 1998, Trial Hole Report Fort Bridgewood Rochester (Unpublished document). SKE12459.

<09> Warren Pickrell Associates Ltd, 2003, 411 Grapes Direct Rochester Consolidated Ground Contamination Report (Unpublished document). SKE12460.

<10> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2003, An Archaeological Watching Brief at Fort Bridgewoods, Rochester (Unpublished document). SKE12461.

<11> Kent Defence Research Group, c. 1993, Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs' (Unpublished document). SKE52251.

<12> Smith VTC, 1994, Various Defence Sites; Fort Bridge Woods. (Unpublished document). SKE54628.

Sources/Archives (12)

  • <01> OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1978.
  • <02> OS Card Reference: Kent Arch Rev 56 1979 137-38 (KR Gulvin and VT Smith).
  • <03> OS Card Reference: The Medway Forts: A Short Guide 1976 12-13 (K R Gulvin).
  • <04>XY OS Card Reference: A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1977 12 (D Bennett). [Mapped feature: #23615 fort, ]
  • <05> Unpublished document: Victor Smith. 1994. Fort Bridgewoods Delce Tower, Rodmersham, A.A. Site.
  • <06> Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
  • <07> 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.
  • <08> Unpublished document: Warren Pickerell Associates Ltd. 1998. Trial Hole Report Fort Bridgewood Rochester.
  • <09> Unpublished document: Warren Pickrell Associates Ltd. 2003. 411 Grapes Direct Rochester Consolidated Ground Contamination Report.
  • <10> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2003. An Archaeological Watching Brief at Fort Bridgewoods, Rochester.
  • <11> Unpublished document: Kent Defence Research Group. c. 1993. Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs'.
  • <12> Unpublished document: Smith VTC. 1994. Various Defence Sites; Fort Bridge Woods..

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  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Intrusive Event: Geotechnical test pits at Fort Bridgewood Rochester (EKE8775)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Walkover survey, Fort Bridgewoods, 1994 (EKE21254)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching Brief at Fort Bridgewoods, Rochester (Ref: FBMR-WB-03) (EKE8777)

Record last edited

Jan 10 2022 11:10AM