Listed Building record TQ 97 NW 1084 - GARRISON POINT FORT

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1669 to 1978. A battery existed from the Tudor period at the tip of the Sheerness promontory at the entrance to the Medway. Its site was included within Sheerness Fort, built in the 1660's and 70's and the Half Moon and Cavalier Battery continued in existence into the mid-19th century. The Royal Commission Report of 1860 recommended a powerful casemated work in their place to protect the narrow entrance of the Medway and the Isle of Grain and for the defence of the dockyard against a coup de main. The result was a casemated granite-fronted fort for 36 heavy guns protected by iron shields. Preparations were made for two turrets on top but these were not built. The fort was completed by 1872 and was armed with 9inch and 10inch Rifled Muzzle Loading (RML) guns. In 1880, there were 9inch, 10inch, 11inch and 12.5inch RML's behind iron shields. Garrison Point was the location of a Brennan Torpedo Station constructed in 1884 and in use until c.1906. By 1909, there were two 6inch breach loaded guns on top of the fort and four 12 pounder QFs in a lower tier. During World War II, two twin 6 pounders were mounted one on top and the other outside the granite front. They remained operational until 1956. The fort is now within the limits of Medway Ports.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 90823 75542 (112m by 94m)
Map sheet TQ97NW
Civil Parish SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT
County KENT
District SWALE, KENT

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

<1> Sheerness Defences, Garrison Point Fort and the Indented Lines/ink survey (Graphic material). SKE6431.

<2> Sheerness Defences, Garrison Point Fort and the Indented Lines/overlay (Graphic material). SKE6432.

<3> Sheerness Defences, Garrison Point Fort (Bibliographic reference). SKE6437.

<4> RCHME: Sheerness Defences, Kent (Collection). SKE6533.

<5> Kent County Council, 1999, Survey of Kent post-1500 defence sites, KD79 (Index). SWX11828.

<6> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England, 1995, Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town (Unpublished document). SWX6974.

<7> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.

<8> 1858, Sheerness Dockyard 1858 labelled plan (Map). SKE18272.

<9> Oxford Archaeological South, 2016, First World War Wireless Stations in England. (Bibliographic reference). SKE31551.

<10> Scott Wilson, 2013, Sheerness Port: Historic Environment Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE29508.

<11> Ramboll Environ, 2016, A characterisation of Sheerness, Kent, Project Report (Unpublished document). SKE31609.

<12> Kent Defence Research Group, c. 1993, Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs' (Unpublished document). SKE52251.

<13> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<14> A. D. Saunders Victor Smith, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Collection). SKE53644.

<15> Dobinson, C., 2000, Twentieth century fortifications in England. Volume 6.1. Coast Artillery, 1900-1956 (Monograph). SWX23710.

<16> Twentieth century fortifications in England. Volume 6.2. Coast Artillery, 1900-1956 (Unspecified Type). SWX20703.

<17> Twentieth century military recording project: World War Two Coastal Batteries (Unspecified Type). SWX20691.

<18> Historic England, Archive material associated with the Sheerness Lines (Archive). SKE56321.

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  • --- Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <1> Graphic material: Sheerness Defences, Garrison Point Fort and the Indented Lines/ink survey. PER. PEN.
  • <2> Graphic material: Sheerness Defences, Garrison Point Fort and the Indented Lines/overlay. PER. PEN.
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: Sheerness Defences, Garrison Point Fort. PAP. TYP.
  • <4> Collection: RCHME: Sheerness Defences, Kent.
  • <5> Index: Kent County Council. 1999. Survey of Kent post-1500 defence sites. KD79.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England. 1995. Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage.
  • <8> Map: 1858. Sheerness Dockyard 1858 labelled plan.
  • <9> Bibliographic reference: Oxford Archaeological South. 2016. First World War Wireless Stations in England..
  • <10> Unpublished document: Scott Wilson. 2013. Sheerness Port: Historic Environment Assessment Report.
  • <11> Unpublished document: Ramboll Environ. 2016. A characterisation of Sheerness, Kent, Project Report.
  • <12> Unpublished document: Kent Defence Research Group. c. 1993. Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs'.
  • <13> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <14> Collection: A. D. Saunders Victor Smith. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage.
  • <15> Monograph: Dobinson, C.. 2000. Twentieth century fortifications in England. Volume 6.1. Coast Artillery, 1900-1956.
  • <16> (No record type): Twentieth century fortifications in England. Volume 6.2. Coast Artillery, 1900-1956.
  • <17> (No record type): Twentieth century military recording project: World War Two Coastal Batteries.
  • <18> Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with the Sheerness Lines.

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: A characterisation of Sheerness, Project Report (Ref: 61034355) (EKE15043)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Buildings survey on Sheerness Dockyard, Defences & Blue Town (EKE8308)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Landscapes of War national recording project (Kent) (EKE20813)

Record last edited

Jul 29 2024 1:40PM