TQ 76 NW 613 - FORT CLARENCE - Historic Environment Record

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Listed Building record TQ 76 NW 613 - FORT CLARENCE

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1812 to 1812 Fort built as part of the Chatham defences, but shortly after construction used as a pyschiatric hospital. The fort then went on to be a military prison, a TA and Home Guard centre and finally a GPO storage site. All that remains of the fort complex is its tower.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 73901 67683 (point)
Map sheet	TQ76NW
Civil Parish	ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT
County	KENT
Unitary Authority	MEDWAY

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Peter Kendall, 2006, Historic barracks in Medway (Unpublished document). SKE15939.

<01> OS 1:10000 1975 (OS Card Reference). SKE48160.

<02> DOE(IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 112 (OS Card Reference). SKE41414.

<03> DOE(IAM) Rec Form plan (OS Card Reference). SKE41429.

<04> The Medway Forts 1976 (KR Gulvin) 10,11 (OS Card Reference). SKE50415.

<05> Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 (D Bennett) 10-14 (OS Card Reference). SKE43670.

<06> Kent Arch Rev 53 1978 53-7 plan (OS Card Reference). SKE45789.

<07> Untitled Source, pers. comm. Peter Dawson to KCC 27.03.97 (Unpublished document). SKE6451.

<08> Lower Medway Archaeological Research Group, 1997, Watching Brief at Fort Clarence, Rochester (Unpublished document). SKE7224.

<09> Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit, 2000, Fort Clarence St Margaret's Street Rochester Kent Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Revision 0 (Unpublished document). SKE7443.

<10> Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit, 2000, Fort Clarence, St. Margaret's Street, Rochester, Kent. Archaeological Evaluation, Revision 1. (Unpublished document). SKE7675.

<11> Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit, 2000, Fort Clarence, Desk-Based Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE7732.

<12> Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit, 2000, Fort Clarence, St Margaret's Street, Rochester, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE7733.

<13> English Heritage, 2001, Fort Clarence, Rochester, Kent: Napoleonic gun tower and defensive line (Unpublished document). SKE54045.

<13> Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit, 2001, Watching Brief at Fort Clarence Maidstone Road Guardhouse, St Margaret's Street Rochester (Unpublished document). SKE7734.

<14> 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.

<15> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

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--- SKE15939 Unpublished document: Peter Kendall. 2006. Historic barracks in Medway.
<01> SKE48160 OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1975.
<02> SKE41414 OS Card Reference: DOE(IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 112.
<03> SKE41429 OS Card Reference: DOE(IAM) Rec Form plan.
<04> SKE50415 OS Card Reference: The Medway Forts 1976 (KR Gulvin) 10,11.
<05> SKE43670 OS Card Reference: Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 (D Bennett) 10-14.
<06> SKE45789 OS Card Reference: Kent Arch Rev 53 1978 53-7 plan.
<07> SKE6451 Unpublished document: pers. comm. Peter Dawson to KCC 27.03.97.
<08> SKE7224 Unpublished document: Lower Medway Archaeological Research Group. 1997. Watching Brief at Fort Clarence, Rochester.
<09> SKE7443 Unpublished document: Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit. 2000. Fort Clarence St Margaret's Street Rochester Kent Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Revision 0.
<10> SKE7675 Unpublished document: Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit. 2000. Fort Clarence, St. Margaret's Street, Rochester, Kent. Archaeological Evaluation, Revision 1..
<11> SKE7732 Unpublished document: Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit. 2000. Fort Clarence, Desk-Based Assessment.
<12> SKE7733 Unpublished document: Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit. 2000. Fort Clarence, St Margaret's Street, Rochester, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation.
<13> SKE54045 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Fort Clarence, Rochester, Kent: Napoleonic gun tower and defensive line.
<13> SKE7734 Unpublished document: Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit. 2001. Watching Brief at Fort Clarence Maidstone Road Guardhouse, St Margaret's Street Rochester.
<14> SKE12458 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.
<15>XY SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #29817 Fort, ]

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Related Events/Activities (5)

Non-Intrusive Event: Destk Based assessment of Fort Clarence, Rochester (EKE20864)
Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Fort Clarence, St. Margaret's St, Rochester (Ref: Project 727) (EKE5740)
Intrusive Event: Fort Clarence, Rochester (EKE5340)
Non-Intrusive Event: Measured survey of Fort Clarence, Clarence Tower and the West Casemates (EKE20863)
Intrusive Event: WB at Fort Clarence, Maidstone Rd G'Hse (Ref: 727) (EKE5741)

Record last edited

Jul 28 2021 12:35PM