Monument record TQ 67 SW 1018 - Northfleet Hope Lighthouse

Summary

Northfleet Hope Lighthouse is shown on this historic OS mapping of the area. The lighthouse does not look to have survived and the area is today occupoied by a car park (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Not recorded
Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Northfleet Hope Lighthouse indicated on the 1st ed OS map (1). It is still present in the fourth edition OS (2) Whole area IS NOW built over by Lafarge Bluecircle Cements. No remains of a lighthouse noted during the 2005 coastal survey, today the area is occupied by a car park, it is not known wherther there are below ground remains. (3)


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

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947 (Map). SKE12644.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1862-1875. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875. 1:2500.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Sep 18 2020 11:22AM