A building Record of a boundary wall at Ingress abbey.

The section of the wall due for removal and reconstruction measured over 23m, and bounds part of Ingress Park on its western boundary with The Avenue. There are three distinct building methods. The Avenue drops away towards the Thames as it runs north from London Road. The wall follows this slope.
Flint section- The most northern part of the wall to be dismantled was a section 3.62m long and 0.30m wide constructed of faced flint with rubble behind, facing northwest. The wall at this point is 1.41m high. The flint is evenly coursed the size of the stones no more than 0.15m across, in courses 0.12m thick.
Limestone blocks- the section of the boundary wall immediately southwest of the flint area is built of squared blocks of limestone with a stone pier at each end. The piers and block work wall appear to be contemporary, built in a single episode. This part of the boundary wall is set within a cut, like the flint section. Two piers mark the limits of the stone wall; each built using the same method. The shafts of the piers are made of pairs of blocks up to 0.34 tall and 0.11m wide. Each course is rotated by 90 degrees.
Gothic railings- The area which features railings spans 7.37m. This part of the wall is distinctly different: There is no evidence for loosely coursed flint; rather the lowest part of the wall is formed of large narrow limestone blocks set on edge. The blocks have a rectangular profile of 0.16m by 0.42m and are present in three different lengths: 0.92m and 1.12m. These blocks are set in a narrow cut into the parkland soils. The railings are supported by posts which are set in holes drilled in to the base blocks. The railing area is bound to the north by a pier shared with the stone section and to the south by a third pier. Against the piers are extra stones with ogee moulding which smoothly reduces the width of the wall from 0.53m at the piers to 0.16m of the base. There seems to be few supports for the railings, the base blocks are not set very firmly. Possibly, the weight of the railings and being bolted together added to structural strength. (1)

<1> AOC Archaeology Group, 2008, The Fastrack Rout at Ingress Abbey, Greenhithe, Kent: A Historic Building Record of the Boundary Wall (Unpublished document). SKE16028.