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Monument record TQ 67 NE 1000 - Navigation Light, Shornemead, Shorne
Summary
Navigation Light at Shornemead. Built in 1913 - now just a a large circular concrete and sheet piling platform in the river channel, but this was once the base of the navigation light.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 6980 7516 (point) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ67NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
| Civil Parish | SHORNE, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Shornmead Navigation Light originally built 1913 and designed by Sir Thomas Matthews. (1). Large circular concrete and sheet piling platform in the river channel, probably the base of the light? (2) Due to erosion the lighthouse was replaced in 2004. The original structure is believed to stand in the Port of London depost at Denton Wharf, Gravesend.
<1> Eve, D., 1999, A guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Kent, I32 (Monograph). SWX9293.
<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
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
Oct 11 2016 2:18PM