Building record TQ 77 SE 1230 - Cordite cartridge store

Summary

Ordnance depot dating to 1899 and used for storing cordite, guncotton and other materials for the army. The site consisted of 12 small magazines, each surrounded by an earth bank with woodland planted between them to minimize explosive potential. The site was originally developed by the navy to compensate for the loss of the Chattenden magazines to the army but by 1903 was united with the Chattaeden magazines under the navy to form Royal Naval Ordnance Depots.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7604 7372 (point)
Map sheet TQ77SE
County KENT
Civil Parish HIGH HALSTOW, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Admiralty., 01/01/1909, Map of Naval magazine complex (Collection). SKE14434.

Admiralty., 01/01/1909, Map of Naval magazine complex (Collection). Ske14434.

MMRG, 07/01/07, Cordite Store (Photograph). SKE14575.

MMRG, 07/01/07, Cordite Store (Photograph). Ske14575.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Collection: Admiralty.. 01/01/1909. Map of Naval magazine complex.
  • --- Collection: Admiralty.. 01/01/1909. Map of Naval magazine complex.
  • --- Photograph: MMRG. 07/01/07. Cordite Store.
  • --- Photograph: MMRG. 07/01/07. Cordite Store.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Nov 10 2017 3:01PM