Monument record TQ 57 NE 1076 - Stone columns, possibly from London buildings bombed in World War II, Long Reach, Thames

Summary

Stone columns on the foreshore at Long Reach, Thames. They may be from bomb damaged buildings in London. A barge carrying the stones sank off Long Reach and its cargo ended up on the foreshore

Location

Grid reference TQ 55094 77401 (point) GPS derived
Map sheet TQ57NE
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish DARTFORD, DARTFORD, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Two fluted and one rounded stone columns. The rounded one may be a base. Height about 0.8m to 1.3 m. Possibly being reused in the base of the sea defences? Further columns and dressed stone, including a Corinthian capital, and other dressed stones lie few metres further west, they are almost covered by sand. According to information sent by Dartford Borough Council in the course of the survey, these decorated stones were noted in the 1960s. They are from bomb damaged buildings in London. A barge carrying the stones sank off Long Reach and its cargo ended up on the foreshore. (1)


<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Sep 27 2018 10:44AM