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Monument record TQ 67 SE 359 - An early post medieval denehole, Whitehill Road, Gravesend
Summary
An early post medieval denehole, outside No. 30 Whitehill Road.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 6525 7282 (point) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ67SE |
| Civil Parish | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
In 2011 Kent Underground Research Group investigated some subsidence outside No. 30 Whitehill Road, Gravesend. A denehole shaft was found, 7.7m deep to the top of debris filling the chamber. The shaft had been capped possibly in the 17th century and then again in the Victorian period by brick-built domes. It was thought that the debris in the shaft may represent a Victorian attempt to fill the void when the earlier brick dome failed. (1)
<1> LeGear, R., 2012, Two chalkwells at Gravesend, Archaeologia Cantiana CXXXII 2012: 311-312 (Article in serial). SKE25122.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE25122 Article in serial: LeGear, R.. 2012. Two chalkwells at Gravesend. Arch Cant CXXXII: 311-312. Archaeologia Cantiana CXXXII 2012: 311-312.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 27 2013 1:32PM