Monument record TQ 45 NE 11 - Fort Halstead, Dunton Green

Summary

This formed part of a scheme implemented in the 1890s for the land defence of London against the possibility of a Continental invasion. Fort Halstead was constructed in 1895 on a commanding position on the chalk ridge overlooking the Darent Valley. As with most of the other permanent positions, this was both a defensive position in its own right and a store for the ammunition for the artillery to be used in the line and for tools needed to construct the fieldworks. The permanent sites were labelled as ‘mobilisation centres’ in contemporary Parliamentary statements.

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Grid reference Centred TQ 4990 5914 (235m by 242m) FCE
Map sheet TQ45NE
County KENT
Civil Parish DUNTON GREEN, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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English Heritage, 2001, Cold War Monuments: an assessment by the Monuments Protection Programme (Unpublished document). SKE17446.

<1> DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 112 (OS Card Reference). SKE40688.

<2> DOE (IAM) Record Form 17 1 75 plan (OS Card Reference). SKE40736.

<3> Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 47 51-52 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE43682.

<4> Notes on the History of the Old Fort 1957 (LB Timmis ARDE Fort Halstead) Typescript (OS Card Reference). SKE47703.

<5> F1 CFW 07-Sep-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42475.

<6> Field report for monument TQ 45 NE 11 - September, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2677.

<7> Palmerston Forts Society, 2000, The London Mobilisation Centres, Page 33-37 (Monograph). SKE7544.

<8> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

<9> English Heritage, 2010, Fort Halstead, Dunton Green, Sevenoaks, Kent: A brief assessment of the role of Fort Halstead in Britain's early rocket programmes and the atomic bomb project (Unpublished document). SKE17058.

<10> Neill Griffiths, 1984, R.A.R.D.E. Fort Halstead: A Short History (Unpublished document). SKE17062.

<12> Waterman Engery, Environment and Design, 2009, Fort Halstead, Kent: Heritage Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE17061.

<13> Waterman CPM, 2008, Desk-based Archaeological Assessment: Fort Halstead, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE31168.

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  • --- Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Cold War Monuments: an assessment by the Monuments Protection Programme.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 112.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) Record Form 17 1 75 plan.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 47 51-52 (D Bennett).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Notes on the History of the Old Fort 1957 (LB Timmis ARDE Fort Halstead) Typescript.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 07-Sep-64.
  • <6> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 45 NE 11 - September, 1964.
  • <7> Monograph: Palmerston Forts Society. 2000. The London Mobilisation Centres. Page 33-37.
  • <8>XY Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #893 fort, ]
  • <9> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2010. Fort Halstead, Dunton Green, Sevenoaks, Kent: A brief assessment of the role of Fort Halstead in Britain's early rocket programmes and the atomic bomb project.
  • <10> Unpublished document: Neill Griffiths. 1984. R.A.R.D.E. Fort Halstead: A Short History.
  • <12> Unpublished document: Waterman Engery, Environment and Design. 2009. Fort Halstead, Kent: Heritage Assessment.
  • <13> Unpublished document: Waterman CPM. 2008. Desk-based Archaeological Assessment: Fort Halstead, Kent.

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Related Events/Activities (4)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Desk based assessment for Fort Halstead (EKE11321)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Desk based assessment on Fort Halstead (EKE11324)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Desk-based Archaeological Assessment: Fort Halstead, Kent (Ref: H2803_01a) (EKE14610)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Field observation of Fort Halstead (EKE11325)

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Record last edited

Mar 4 2021 12:15PM