TQ 87 NE 10 - Remains of Grain battery, renamed Dummy Battery, Isle of Grain

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Monument record TQ 87 NE 10 - Remains of Grain battery, renamed Dummy Battery, Isle of Grain

Summary

Coastal artillery battery built between 1867 and 1869. Rebuilt and rearmed in the early twentieth century, it was later given anti-aircraft guns during the First World War to defend Grain Air Station. It had no weaponry after World War I and was abandoned by the military in 1956.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TQ 8926 7565 (106m by 227m) Centred
Map sheet	TQ87NE
County	KENT
Civil Parish	ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority	MEDWAY

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BATTERY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1867 AD (between) to 1956 AD (between))

Full Description

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

<01> OS 25" 1933 (OS Card Reference). SKE48261.

<02> Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 14 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE43673.

<03> Coast Defences of Eng and Wales 1856-1956 1974 114 (IV Hagg) (OS Card Reference). SKE39034.

<04> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9557.

<05> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9811.

<06> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9998.

<07> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10000.

<08> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10235.

<09> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10439.

<10> Kent County Council, 1999, Survey of Kent post-1500 defence sites, KD93 (Index). SWX11828.

<11> RCHME, 1998, Coastal Artillery Fortifications on the Isle of Grain, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE12515.

<12> Wessex Archaeology, 2001, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase II: Preliminary Field Investigation (Unpublished document). SWX11839.

<13> English Heritage, 2014, Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Historic area assessment (Monograph). SKE29397.

Sources/Archives (14)

--- SKE54271 Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with Grain Tower, Isle of Grain.
<01> SKE48261 OS Card Reference: OS 25" 1933.
<02> SKE43673 OS Card Reference: Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 14 (D Bennett).
<03> SKE39034 OS Card Reference: Coast Defences of Eng and Wales 1856-1956 1974 114 (IV Hagg).
<04> SWX9557 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4026. print.
<05> SWX9811 Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4017. print.
<06> SWX9998 Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 27. print.
<07> SWX10000 Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 32. print.
<08> SWX10235 Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 52. print.
<09> SWX10439 Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 39. print.
<10> SWX11828 Index: Kent County Council. 1999. Survey of Kent post-1500 defence sites. KD93.
<11>XY SKE12515 Unpublished document: RCHME. 1998. Coastal Artillery Fortifications on the Isle of Grain, Kent. [Mapped feature: #480 battery, ]
<12> SWX11839 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2001. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase II: Preliminary Field Investigation.
<13> SKE29397 Monograph: English Heritage. 2014. Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Historic area assessment.

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Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument 1303285: COASTAL ARTILLERY DEFENCES ON THE ISLE OF GRAIN, IMMEDIATELY EAST AND SOUTH EAST OF GRAIN VILLAGE

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: Grain Fort and associated coastal artillery fortifications, Isle of Grain (Monument) (TQ 87 NE 8)

Related Events/Activities (4)

Non-Intrusive Event: Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula: Historic Area Assessment (EKE15428)
Non-Intrusive Event: Landscapes of War national recording project (Kent) (EKE20813)
Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of coastal artillery fortifications on the Isle of Grain (EKE5289)
Non-Intrusive Event: Walkover survey for the North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase II (EWX8090)

Record last edited

Sep 27 2021 8:02PM