Yanlet Creek Coastguard Station, shown as being housed in an unnamed boat on the 1st ed OS 6 inch (1). There are concrete blocks and modern plank remains of a building visible beside what is recorded as an old enclosure; these may be the remains of the Coastguard station. Also remains of an old tarmacadam road and a concrete gate post. (2) Also marked on the OS 2nd edition map (3).

This feature is recorded in the English Heritage Historic Area Assessment for Allhallows Parish. The report states: "The remoteness of Avery and its proximity to the Thames and the Yantlet Creek provided ideal conditions for smuggling. This led to the establishment of a coastguard station here presumably occupying a moored hulk on the riverside. This was swept away in 1897 and the station was reestablished in Avery, presumably in the building now known as Coastguard Cottage to the north of Avery House, which also housed a port signal station." (4)

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

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

<3> KCC, 2007-9, EKPO/HERO pers comm (Miscellaneous Material). SKE13005.

<4> historic england, 2014, Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Allhallows Parish. Research Report 11-2014 (Bibliographic reference). SKE31596.