TQ 87 NE 1079 - GRAIN TOWER, Isle of Grain - Historic Environment Record

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Listed Building record TQ 87 NE 1079 - GRAIN TOWER, Isle of Grain

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1847 to 1945. Defensive tower, constructed between 1848 and 1855. It served as a coastal artillery battery until 1956. Situated in the Medway estuary on Grain Spit. Extensively altered during the second world war. Summary from record TQ 87 NE 1097: Victorian constructed coastal defence tower, converted to 4.7" quick fire battery World War I and twin-6 pounder quick firer battery World War II.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 89869 76038 (point)
Map sheet	TQ87NE
County	KENT
Civil Parish	ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority	MEDWAY

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Army., 01/01/41, Fixed Defences Thames and Medway. (Collection). SKE14370.

MMRG, 07/01/14, Grain Tower (Photograph). SKE14631.

<01> OS 1:1000 1971 (OS Card Reference). SKE48147.

<02> The Medway Forts 1976 23-4 (K R Gulvin) (OS Card Reference). SKE50424.

<03> DOE (HHR) City of Rochester Upon Medway 28 (1986) (OS Card Reference). SKE40176.

<04> Coast Defences of Eng and Wales 1856-1956 1974 114-115 (IV Hogg) (OS Card Reference). SKE39035.

<05> A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 14 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE32805.

<06> Ant 5 40 1960 153 172 (AD Saunders) (OS Card Reference). SKE33119.

<07> DOE (IAM) SAMS 1988 Kent (OS Card Reference). SKE40766.

<08> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9555.

<09> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9557.

<10> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9998.

<11> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9999.

<12> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10000.

<13> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10237.

<14> Kent County Council, 1999, Survey of Kent post-1500 defence sites, KD96 (Index). SWX11828.

<15> RCHME, 1998, Coastal Artillery Fortifications on the Isle of Grain, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE12515.

<16> English Heritage, 2014, Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Historic area assessment (Monograph). SKE29397.

<17> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<18> Kent Defence Research Group, c. 1993, Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs' (Unpublished document). SKE52251.

<19> Historic England, Archive material associated with Grain Tower, Isle of Grain (Archive). SKE54271.

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--- SKE14370 Collection: Army.. 01/01/41. Fixed Defences Thames and Medway..
--- SKE14631 Photograph: MMRG. 07/01/14. Grain Tower.
<01> SKE48147 OS Card Reference: OS 1:1000 1971.
<02> SKE50424 OS Card Reference: The Medway Forts 1976 23-4 (K R Gulvin).
<03> SKE40176 OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) City of Rochester Upon Medway 28 (1986).
<04> SKE39035 OS Card Reference: Coast Defences of Eng and Wales 1856-1956 1974 114-115 (IV Hogg).
<05> SKE32805 OS Card Reference: A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 14 (D Bennett).
<06> SKE33119 OS Card Reference: Ant 5 40 1960 153 172 (AD Saunders).
<07> SKE40766 OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) SAMS 1988 Kent.
<08> SWX9555 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4018. print.
<09> SWX9557 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4026. print.
<10> SWX9998 Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 27. print.
<11> SWX9999 Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 28. print.
<12> SWX10000 Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 32. print.
<13> SWX10237 Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 57. print.
<14> SWX11828 Index: Kent County Council. 1999. Survey of Kent post-1500 defence sites. KD96.
<15> SKE12515 Unpublished document: RCHME. 1998. Coastal Artillery Fortifications on the Isle of Grain, Kent.
<16> SKE29397 Monograph: English Heritage. 2014. Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Historic area assessment.
<17>XY SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #29596 Listed Building, ]
<18> SKE52251 Unpublished document: Kent Defence Research Group. c. 1993. Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs'.
<19> SKE54271 Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with Grain Tower, Isle of Grain.

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Non-Intrusive Event: Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula: Historic Area Assessment (EKE15428)
Non-Intrusive Event: Landscapes of War national recording project (Kent) (EKE20813)

Record last edited

Sep 25 2023 12:51PM