Monument record TQ 77 NW 1059 - Floating jetty, Higham Creek, Cliffe

Summary

Floating jetty visible in 1946 aerial photograph, Higham Creek, by Cliffe Fort. A 2005 caostal survey identified wooden piles and planks, as well as a a concrete platform standing on concrete piles that was not thought to be part of the jetty.

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Grid reference TQ 70731 76448 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TQ77NW
County KENT
Civil Parish CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Floating jetty in 1946 AP. Photographs (1-5). A double and partly triple row of squared wooden piles and planks approximately 150 m long . It stands up to 3 m high, and the piles are 0.3m x0.3 m in diameter. The structure is braced with iron transverse bars. There is a concrete platform standing on concrete piles towards the northwestern end. Does not seem to be part of the jetty. Another concrete structure, destroyed, immediately beneath the jetty. There are wooden construction remains lying between the jetty remains. (6)


<1> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10273.

<2> 1941, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10111.

<3> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9858.

<4> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9635.

<5> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9425.

<6> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 166. print.
  • <2> Photograph (Print): 1941. Photograph. 2045. print.
  • <3> Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4041. print.
  • <4> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 1076. print.
  • <5> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4038. print.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Sep 27 2007 2:24PM