Monument record TQ 67 NW 1019 - Transmission tower, Swanscombe Marshes

Summary

193m tall transmission tower carying power lines across Thames linking with another 1600m away on the north bank adjoining West Thurrrock Power Station. Constructed in 1965 and the two towers may be the tallest electricity pylons in the UK. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 6024 7620 (69m by 69m)
Map sheet TQ67NW
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> RCHME, 1994, The Lower Thames in 1994, a photographic survey from the river Blackwell to Tilbury and Greenwich to Gravesend, Neg. AA94/3419 (Photograph). SWX9333.

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

<3> Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society, 2003, Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society website (Website). SKE30210.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Photograph: RCHME. 1994. The Lower Thames in 1994, a photographic survey from the river Blackwell to Tilbury and Greenwich to Gravesend. various. Neg. AA94/3419.
  • <2>XY Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report. [Mapped feature: #107058 transmission tower, ]
  • <3> Website: Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society. 2003. Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society website.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Photographic survey of the lower Thames in 1994 (Ref: 93460/1) (EWX6637)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year Two (Ref: 56751) (EWX8626)

Record last edited

Sep 17 2020 11:16AM