Monument record TQ 87 NE 1026 - Remains of Grain Battery, Isle of Grain

Summary

Grain Coastal Artillery Battery, built in 1900-1901. The battery was disarmed in 1935-6 and the military pulled out in 1956. Parts of the site were infilled or sealed between 1961 and 1966. Summary from record TQ 87 NE 1085: Coastal artillery battery for4 x 6" breach loading guns, built as a training battery.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 88973 76402 (108m by 150m) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TQ87NE
County KENT
Civil Parish ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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War Department., 01/01/1909, Medway defence scheme. (Collection). SKE14372.

War Department., 01/01/1909, Medway defence scheme. (Collection). Ske14372.

MMRG, 07/01/14, Grain Battery (Photograph). SKE14630.

MMRG, 07/01/14, Grain Battery (Photograph). Ske14630.

<1> Kent County Council, 1999, Survey of Kent post-1500 defence sites, KD92 (Index). SWX11828.

<2> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10000.

<3> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9998.

<4> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9555.

<5> RCHME, 1998, Coastal Artillery Fortifications on the Isle of Grain, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE12515.

<6> English Heritage, 2014, Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Historic area assessment (Monograph). SKE29397.

<7> Kent Defence Research Group, c. 1993, Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs' (Unpublished document). SKE52251.

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  • --- Collection: War Department.. 01/01/1909. Medway defence scheme..
  • --- Collection: War Department.. 01/01/1909. Medway defence scheme..
  • --- Photograph: MMRG. 07/01/14. Grain Battery.
  • --- Photograph: MMRG. 07/01/14. Grain Battery.
  • <1> Index: Kent County Council. 1999. Survey of Kent post-1500 defence sites. KD92.
  • <2> Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 32. print.
  • <3> Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 27. print.
  • <4> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4018. print.
  • <5> Unpublished document: RCHME. 1998. Coastal Artillery Fortifications on the Isle of Grain, Kent.
  • <6> Monograph: English Heritage. 2014. Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Historic area assessment.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Kent Defence Research Group. c. 1993. Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs'.

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  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula: Historic Area Assessment (EKE15428)

Record last edited

Nov 19 2019 12:41PM