TQ 77 NW 34 - Site of Hope Point battery, Cliffe

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Monument record TQ 77 NW 34 - Site of Hope Point battery, Cliffe

Summary

Hope Point Battery was originally constructed as an open earthwork battery in 1796. It housed four 24 pounder cannons. It was subsequently listed as part of Gravesend Fort. Map evidence from a chart of 1852 marks the battery as 'Old Battery House' suggesting by this time it was out of use. A public house (see TQ 77 NW 1090) is also shown in the 'Old Battery House' on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map (c.1858-1873). A large elevated earth bank behind the may be the remains of the battery. Possible site for breech-loading positions in 1905?.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 715 788 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ77NW
County	KENT
Civil Parish	CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority	MEDWAY

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BATTERY (Post Medieval - 1796 AD to 1852 AD?)

Full Description

<1> A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 11 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE32801.

<2> Coast Defences of England and Wales 1974 110 (I V Hogg) (OS Card Reference). SKE39037.

<3> Saunders, Andrew, 1995, Thames fortifications during the 16th to 19th centuries (Article in monograph). SWX9358.

<4> Bullock, 1852, Gravesend Reach (Chart). SWX8140.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1862-1875, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875 (Map). SWX11831.

<6> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11000.

<7> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11003.

<8> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11004.

<9> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11005.

<10> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11006.

<11> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11011.

<12> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11016.

<13> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11017.

<14> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11024.

<15> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11035.

<16> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11037.

<17> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11038.

<18> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11039.

<19> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11040.

<20> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11041.

<21> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11042.

<22> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11043.

<23> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11062.

<24> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9466.

<25> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

Sources/Archives (25)

<1>XY SKE32801 OS Card Reference: A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 11 (D Bennett). [Mapped feature: #25420 battery, ]
<2> SKE39037 OS Card Reference: Coast Defences of England and Wales 1974 110 (I V Hogg).
<3> SWX9358 Article in monograph: Saunders, Andrew. 1995. Thames fortifications during the 16th to 19th centuries. 124-134.
<4> SWX8140 Chart: Bullock. 1852. Gravesend Reach. chart.
<5> SWX11831 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1862-1875. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875. 1:2500.
<6> SWX11000 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7178/1. print.
<7> SWX11003 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7178/12. print.
<8> SWX11004 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7178/13. print.
<9> SWX11005 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7178/14. print.
<10> SWX11006 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7178/15. print.
<11> SWX11011 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7178/2. print.
<12> SWX11016 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7178/3. print.
<13> SWX11017 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7178/4. print.
<14> SWX11024 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7278/1. print.
<15> SWX11035 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7278/2. print.
<16> SWX11037 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7278/21. print.
<17> SWX11038 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7278/22. print.
<18> SWX11039 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7278/23. print.
<19> SWX11040 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7278/24. print.
<20> SWX11041 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7278/25. print.
<21> SWX11042 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7278/26. print.
<22> SWX11043 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7278/27. print.
<23> SWX11062 Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7278/7. print.
<24> SWX9466 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4024. print.
<25> SWX12323 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.

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Protected Status/Designation

Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Hope Point Battery was originally constructed as an open earthwork battery in 1796. It housed four 24 pounder cannons. It was subsequently listed as part of Gravesend Fort

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Related Events/Activities (3)

Non-Intrusive Event: Curtis's and Harvey Ltd Explosives Factory, Cliffe and Cliffe Woods, Medway. Archaeological Survey and Analysis of the factory remains. (Ref: Research Department Report Series 11-2011) (EKE15033)
Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)
Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year Two (Ref: 56751) (EWX8626)

Record last edited

Aug 12 2021 12:06PM