Monument record TQ 77 SE 9 - James battery, Lower Upnor, Frindsbury Extra

Summary

Site of a pre 1688 battery known as James Fort ten guns. Site of monument seen in 2004 during a rapid assessment of the north Kent Coast by Wessex Archaeology. Likely that the battery site is still in use for military purposes.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7596 7091 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ77SE
County KENT
Civil Parish FRINDSBURY EXTRA, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

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

<2> Map of Medway Defences 1724 (IP Desmaretz) scale about 6.2/3" to 1 mile (OS Card Reference). SKE46528.

<3> F1 FGA 12-NOV-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42915.

<4> A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 12 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE32802.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 77 SE 9 - November, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4257.

<6> Anon, 1760, River Medway, 1760 (Chart). SWX9277.

<7> Saunders, Andrew, 1995, Thames fortifications during the 16th to 19th centuries (Article in monograph). SWX9358.

<8> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9752.

<9> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9756.

<10> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9758.

<11> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9871.

<12> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10020.

<13> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document). SWX12121.

Sources/Archives (13)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Map of Medway Defences 1688 (G Collins) scale about 3" to 1 mile.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Map of Medway Defences 1724 (IP Desmaretz) scale about 6.2/3" to 1 mile.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 12-NOV-64.
  • <4>XY OS Card Reference: A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 12 (D Bennett). [Mapped feature: #25738 Battery, ]
  • <5> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 SE 9 - November, 1964.
  • <6> Chart: Anon. 1760. River Medway. 1760.
  • <7> Article in monograph: Saunders, Andrew. 1995. Thames fortifications during the 16th to 19th centuries. 124-134.
  • <8> Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 5186. print.
  • <9> Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 5199. print.
  • <10> Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 5217. print.
  • <11> Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4104. print.
  • <12> Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 2062. print.
  • <13> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year One (Ref: 56750) (EWX8437)

Record last edited

Aug 13 2021 10:51AM