TQ 67 SE 210 - Submarine mining establishment, Shorne

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Monument record TQ 67 SE 210 - Submarine mining establishment, Shorne

Summary

Submarine mining establishment, Shorne. Summary from record TQ 67 SE 1147: Late 19th century/early 20th century submarine mining depot, centred in the marshes about 100m west of Shornemead Fort. It consisted of minestores and a tramway which connected them to a loading jetty on the edge of the Thames for minelayers to take the mines on board, both as a training facility and, if necessary, as part of the mining defence of the Thames. The depot appears to have originated in the later 1870s or 80s and to have continued into the First World War or shortly before. There are no surviving traces.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TQ 6904 7473 (239m by 163m) GCE
Map sheet	TQ67SE
County	KENT
District	GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish	SHORNE, GRAVESHAM, KENT

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War Office, 01/01/1893, Map of Shornemead Fort (Map). SKE14007.

War Office, 01/01/1893, Map of Shornemead Fort (Map). Ske14007.

Frank Bowen, 15/02/36, Gravesend and Dartford Reporter (Bibliographic reference). SKE14008.

Frank Bowen, 15/02/36, Gravesend and Dartford Reporter (Bibliographic reference). Ske14008.

<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Site visit by VTC Smith 1995 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9404.

<3> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9420.

<4> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9467.

<5> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9860.

<6> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10003.

<7> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10014.

<8> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10016.

<9> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10067.

<10> 1941, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10113.

<11> 1941, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10114.

<12> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10280.

<13> 1978, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10929.

<14> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

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--- SKE14007 Map: War Office. 01/01/1893. Map of Shornemead Fort.
--- SKE14007 Map: War Office. 01/01/1893. Map of Shornemead Fort.
--- SKE14008 Bibliographic reference: Frank Bowen. 15/02/36. Gravesend and Dartford Reporter.
--- SKE14008 Bibliographic reference: Frank Bowen. 15/02/36. Gravesend and Dartford Reporter.
<1> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Site visit by VTC Smith 1995.
<2> SWX9404 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3041. print.
<3> SWX9420 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3106. print.
<4> SWX9467 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4026. print.
<5> SWX9860 Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4049. print.
<6> SWX10003 Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 36. print.
<7> SWX10014 Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 3016. print.
<8> SWX10016 Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4019. print.
<9> SWX10067 Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4029. print.
<10> SWX10113 Photograph (Print): 1941. Photograph. 2025. print.
<11> SWX10114 Photograph (Print): 1941. Photograph. 2053. print.
<12> SWX10280 Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 180. print.
<13> SWX10929 Photograph (Print): 1978. Photograph. TQ6974/2. print.
<14> SWX12323 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.

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Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year Two (Ref: 56751) (EWX8626)

Record last edited

Oct 23 2017 4:31PM