Monument record TQ 87 NW 1010 - Site of Gold Nugget Wharf, Colemouth Creek, Stoke

Summary

The post medieval wharf known as Gold Nugget wharf was situated on Colemouth Creek. This wharf was depicted on the 1870 Ordnance Survey map and is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. This feature was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The site was visited during an assessment of the north Kent coast by Wessex Archaeology in 2004. Part of the wharf frontage was still visible marked by a row upright and trasnverse timbers. Brick wasters and pottery were also identified, possibly dumped to make ground behind the wharf.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 84745 75595 (24m by 11m)
Map sheet TQ87NW
County KENT
Civil Parish STOKE, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Gold Nugget wharf marked on 1st Ed. OS (1). Photographs (2-4). In 2004, wharf frontage is still visible marked by a row of substantial upright squared timbers approximately 20 cm square in section, upright approx. 2 metres apart. There are large transverse timbers attached with iron bolts. Brick wasters and pottery lie behind the wharf frontage, perhaps dumped there to make ground behind the wharf. (5)

The post medieval wharf known as Gold Nugget wharf was situated on Colemouth Creek at TQ 8473 7559. This wharf was depicted on the 1870 Ordnance Survey map and is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. This feature was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.(6-7)


<1> Ordnance Survey, 1862-1875, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875 (Map). SWX11831.

<2> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10435.

<3> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9561.

<4> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9560.

<5> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document). SWX12121.

<6> RAF, 1946, RAF 106G/UK/1444 4031-4032 1-MAY-1946 (Photograph). SKE55955.

<7> OS 1:10560 1870 (OS Card Reference). SKE55702.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1862-1875. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875. 1:2500.
  • <2> Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 29. print.
  • <3> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4034. print.
  • <4> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4032. print.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report.
  • <6> Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1444 4031-4032 1-MAY-1946. RAF 106G/UK/1444 4031-4032 1-MAY-1946.
  • <7> OS Card Reference: OS 1:10560 1870.

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year One (Ref: 56750) (EWX8437)

Record last edited

Mar 23 2026 3:57PM