Monument record MWX43987 - Patent Slip located within Folkestone Outer Harbour

Summary

A slipway is only visible on the Epoch 1 edition (1877) of historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping. The area was given a monument polygon during historic mapping enhancement as part of Phase 1 of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.

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Grid reference Centred TR 23521 36099 (20m by 116m)
Map sheet TR23NW
Civil Parish FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT

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Full Description

A slipway, labelled as Patent Slip, is only visible on the Epoch 1 edition (1877) of historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping [1], and is located inside the Outer Harbour of Folkestone Harbour (MKE16024). It is no longer visible on any later mapping, including the Epoch 2 (1899) edition [2]. The slipway extends for 115m parallel to the East Pier (MWX43989).
The feature was given a monument polygon during historic mapping enhancement as part of Phase 1 of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.


<1> Ordnance Survey, 1862-1875, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875, 1877/1:2500 (Map). SWX11831.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898, 1899/1:2500 (Map). SWX11832.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1862-1875. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875. 1:2500. 1877/1:2500.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500. 1899/1:2500.

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  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10072)

Record last edited

Jan 14 2014 3:31PM