Monument record TQ 96 NW 1041 - Ridham Dock, Iwade

Summary

The dock was designed to provide a deep dock for ships servicing the paper mill at Sittingbourne and replace the need to use Milton Creek. Construction began in 1913 but was halted by the onset of World War I during which the dock was used during the war for loading ammunition. It was completed in 1919, Until 1922 it was operated by the Royal Navy. It was expanded after 1923 and the opening of Europe's largest paper mill at Kemsley and linked to both paper mills by the Bowaters Paper Railway. Part of this is preserved as the Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway.

Location

Grid reference TQ 92115 68647 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TQ96NW
County KENT
District SWALE, KENT
Civil Parish IWADE, SWALE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10359.

<2> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10358.

<3> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9604.

<4> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9584.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 27. print.
  • <2> Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 25. print.
  • <3> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4194. print.
  • <4> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4147. print.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: 106G/UK/1444 (Ref: 353) (EWX6413)

Record last edited

May 17 2016 12:09PM