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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) |
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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.
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Protected Status/Designation
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Record last edited
Nov 10 2017 3:01PM