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Monument record TQ 57 SE 277 - NORTH KENT RAILWAY
Summary
The South Eastern Railway Company's North Kent Line was constructed between the North Kent East Junction near London Bridge via Lewisham, Woolwich, Erith and Dartford to Gravesend. In 1846 the South Eastern Railway purchased the Thames and Medway Canal tunnel near Higham and laid railway tracks through it; in 1847 trains were working through from the Strood terminus, on the River Medway to Gravesend. From 30 July 1849 the line was extended, via Blackheath, to a junction with the London and Greenwich Railway at North Kent East Junction, near Deptford. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information)
Location
Grid reference | Centred TQ 5522 7434 (38056m by 9773m) |
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Map sheet | TQ57SE |
Civil Parish | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
Civil Parish | ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
County | KENT |
District | DARTFORD, KENT |
Civil Parish | DARTFORD, DARTFORD, KENT |
Civil Parish | STONE, DARTFORD, KENT |
Civil Parish | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
Civil Parish | HIGHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
Civil Parish | SHORNE, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
Civil Parish | FRINDSBURY EXTRA, MEDWAY, KENT |
Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> Kent Past, 2010, Kent Past - History of South East Railway (Website). SKE53557.
<2> Museum of London Archaeology Service, 2008, Thames and Medway Canal, Kent: Archaeological and built heritage assessment (Unpublished document). SKE17830.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (6)
- Parent of: GRAVESEND RAILWAY STATION (DOWNSIDE) (Listed Building) (TQ 67 SW 1154)
- Parent of: GRAVESEND RAILWAY STATION (UP SIDE) (Listed Building) (TQ 67 SW 1103)
- Parent of: Greenhithe Station (Building) (TQ 57 SE 122)
- Parent of: Higham station (Building) (TQ 77 SW 88)
- Parent of: Site of Denton Halt (Monument) (TQ 67 SE 217)
- Parent of: Swanscombe halt rail station, Swanscombe (Monument) (TQ 67 SW 198)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Desk based assessment of the Thames and Medway Canal (EKE12218)
Record last edited
Jan 18 2024 4:52PM