TQ 67 SE 63 - Shornemead Fort, Gravesend - Historic Environment Record

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Monument record TQ 67 SE 63 - Shornemead Fort, Gravesend

Summary

Shornemead Fort was built in the 1860s as part of a scheme to remodel the forward defences of the Thames to protect the river route to London. It crossed the fire of its guns with those of Coalhouse Fort on the north bank and with Cliffe Fort further downstream on the south bank. Now in a poor condition having been used by for demolition practise during army training operations.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TQ 6924 7476 (189m by 122m) FCE
Map sheet	TQ67SE
County	KENT
District	GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish	SHORNE, GRAVESHAM, KENT

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<1> OS 1:10000 1982 (OS Card Reference). SKE48168.

<2> Coast Defences of Eng and Wales 1856-1956 1974 106-8 (IV Hogg) (OS Card Reference). SKE39030.

<3> Ant J 40 1960 153 Map (AD Saunders) (OS Card Reference). SKE33187.

<4> A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 9 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE32808.

<5> Kents Arch Rev 25 1971 139-41 (CV Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE45977.

<6> The Medway Forts 1976 19 20 (KR Gulvin) (OS Card Reference). SKE50420.

<7> Saunders, Andrew, 1995, Thames fortifications during the 16th to 19th centuries (Article in monograph). SWX9358.

<8> Kent County Council, 1999, Survey of Kent post-1500 defence sites, KD124 (Index). SWX11828.

<9> Untitled Source (Bibliographic reference). SWX9361.

<10> Bullock, 1852, Gravesend Reach (Chart). SWX8140.

<11> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9420.

<12> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9467.

<13> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9859.

<14> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10003.

<15> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10014.

<16> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10067.

<17> 1941, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10113.

<18> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10271.

<19> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10280.

<20> 1978, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10918.

<21> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10919.

<22> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10920.

<23> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10921.

<24> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10922.

<25> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10923.

<26> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10924.

<27> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10925.

<28> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10926.

<29> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10927.

<30> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10928.

<31> 1978, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10929.

<32> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10930.

<33> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10931.

<34> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10932.

<35> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10933.

<36> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10934.

<37> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10935.

<38> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10936.

<39> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10937.

<40> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10938.

<41> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10939.

<42> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10940.

<43> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10941.

<44> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10942.

<45> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10943.

<46> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10944.

<47> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10945.

<48> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10946.

<49> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10947.

<50> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10948.

<51> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10949.

<52> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10950.

<53> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10951.

<54> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10952.

<55> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9404.

<56> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

<57> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.

<58> Nathalie Barrett, 2007, Shornemead Fort, Shorne Marshes, Kent, NGR 569249 174770, An Archaeological Survey (Unpublished document). SKE13551.

<59> Victor Smith, 2008, Shornmead Fort, Shorne Marshes, near Gravesend, Kent: Report of an archaeological watching brief undertaken in November-December 2007 (Unpublished document). SKE17773.

<60> Kent Defence Research Group, c. 1993, Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs' (Unpublished document). SKE52251.

<61> Victor Smith, 2007, Shornemead Fort Shorne Marshes, near Gravesend, Kent an archaeological desk study (Unpublished document). SKE13101.

<62> Victor Smith, 2007, Shornemead Fort Shorne Marshes, near Gravesend, Kent an archaeological desk study (Unpublished document). Ske13101.

Sources/Archives (62)

<1> SKE48168 OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1982.
<2> SKE39030 OS Card Reference: Coast Defences of Eng and Wales 1856-1956 1974 106-8 (IV Hogg).
<3> SKE33187 OS Card Reference: Ant J 40 1960 153 Map (AD Saunders).
<4> SKE32808 OS Card Reference: A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 9 (D Bennett).
<5> SKE45977 OS Card Reference: Kents Arch Rev 25 1971 139-41 (CV Smith).
<6> SKE50420 OS Card Reference: The Medway Forts 1976 19 20 (KR Gulvin).
<7> SWX9358 Article in monograph: Saunders, Andrew. 1995. Thames fortifications during the 16th to 19th centuries. 124-134.
<8> SWX11828 Index: Kent County Council. 1999. Survey of Kent post-1500 defence sites. KD124.
<9> SWX9361 Bibliographic reference:
<10> SWX8140 Chart: Bullock. 1852. Gravesend Reach. chart.
<11> SWX9420 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3106. print.
<12> SWX9467 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4026. print.
<13> SWX9859 Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4045. print.
<14> SWX10003 Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 36. print.
<15> SWX10014 Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 3016. print.
<16> SWX10067 Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4029. print.
<17> SWX10113 Photograph (Print): 1941. Photograph. 2025. print.
<18> SWX10271 Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 161. print.
<19> SWX10280 Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 180. print.
<20> SWX10918 Photograph (Print): 1978. Photograph. TQ6974/1. print.
<21> SWX10919 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/10. print.
<22> SWX10920 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/11. print.
<23> SWX10921 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/12. print.
<24> SWX10922 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/13. print.
<25> SWX10923 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/14. print.
<26> SWX10924 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/15. print.
<27> SWX10925 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/16. print.
<28> SWX10926 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/17. print.
<29> SWX10927 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/18. print.
<30> SWX10928 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/19. print.
<31> SWX10929 Photograph (Print): 1978. Photograph. TQ6974/2. print.
<32> SWX10930 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/20. print.
<33> SWX10931 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/21. print.
<34> SWX10932 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/22. print.
<35> SWX10933 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/23. print.
<36> SWX10934 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/24. print.
<37> SWX10935 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/25. print.
<38> SWX10936 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/26. print.
<39> SWX10937 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/27. print.
<40> SWX10938 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/28. print.
<41> SWX10939 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/29. print.
<42> SWX10940 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/3. print.
<43> SWX10941 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/30. print.
<44> SWX10942 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/31. print.
<45> SWX10943 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/32. print.
<46> SWX10944 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/33. print.
<47> SWX10945 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/34. print.
<48> SWX10946 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/35. print.
<49> SWX10947 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/4. print.
<50> SWX10948 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/5. print.
<51> SWX10949 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/6. print.
<52> SWX10950 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/7. print.
<53> SWX10951 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/8. print.
<54> SWX10952 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ6974/9. print.
<55> SWX9404 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3041. print.
<56> SWX12323 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.
<57> SKE6956 Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage.
<58> SKE13551 Unpublished document: Nathalie Barrett. 2007. Shornemead Fort, Shorne Marshes, Kent, NGR 569249 174770, An Archaeological Survey.
<59> SKE17773 Unpublished document: Victor Smith. 2008. Shornmead Fort, Shorne Marshes, near Gravesend, Kent: Report of an archaeological watching brief undertaken in November-December 2007.
<60> SKE52251 Unpublished document: Kent Defence Research Group. c. 1993. Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs'.
<61>XY SKE13101 Unpublished document: Victor Smith. 2007. Shornemead Fort Shorne Marshes, near Gravesend, Kent an archaeological desk study. [Mapped feature: #112 Fort, ]
<62>XY SKE13101 Unpublished document: Victor Smith. 2007. Shornemead Fort Shorne Marshes, near Gravesend, Kent an archaeological desk study. [Mapped feature: #112 Fort, ]

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Related Events/Activities (6)

Non-Intrusive Event: Desk based assessment of Shornemead Fort, Gravesend (EKE9393)
Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)
Non-Intrusive Event: Landscapes of War national recording project (Kent) (EKE20813)
Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of Shornemead Fort, Shorne Marshes (EKE9830)
Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year Two (Ref: 56751) (EWX8626)
Intrusive Event: Watching brief at Shornemead Fort (EKE12169)

Record last edited

Apr 4 2023 4:07PM