TQ 77 NW 25 - Cliffe Fort, Cliffe - Historic Environment Record

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Monument record TQ 77 NW 25 - Cliffe Fort, Cliffe

Summary

One of four forts constructed in the 1860s to defend the lower Thames: a casemated fort for 8 guns. Converted by Brennan in 1885 to a torpedo station. The torpedo station had been dismantled by World War I, but light guns remained until after World War II. The fort was built of roughly hewn stone blocks and brick with a moat and earthworks on the seaward side. The fort now stands derelict, mostly just a shell with few remaining structural elements.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TQ 706 767 (304m by 317m) FCE
Map sheet	TQ77NW
County	KENT
Civil Parish	CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority	MEDWAY

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<1> OS 1:10000 1980 (OS Card Reference). SKE48166.

<2> DOE(IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 111 (OS Card Reference). SKE41413.

<3> DOE(IAM) plan 01.07.71 (OS Card Reference). SKE41424.

<4> Handbook of Kent's defences 1540-45 1977 5-11 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE43687.

<5> The Medway Forts 1976 20-1 (KR Gulvin) (OS Card Reference). SKE50421.

<6> Coastal Defences of Eng 1856-1956 108-110 (IV Hogg) (OS Card Reference). SKE39039.

<7> KAR 24 1971 116-18 (VTC Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE45274.

<8> RCHME: Cliffe Fort, Kent (Collection). SKE6542.

<9> Saunders, Andrew, 1995, Thames fortifications during the 16th to 19th centuries (Article in monograph). SWX9358.

<10> Kent County Council, 1999, Survey of Kent post-1500 defence sites, KD23 (Index). SWX11828.

<11> Cliffe Fort Brennan Torpedo Station - Launching bays/survey (Graphic material). SKE6376.

<12> Cliffe Fort Brennan Torpedo Station/profile (Graphic material). SKE6377.

<13> Cliffe Fort Brennan Torpedo Station - North Launching Bay/profile (Graphic material). SKE6378.

<14> Cliffe Fort Brennan Torpedo Station - South Launching Bay/profile (Graphic material). SKE6379.

<14> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England, 1993, Cliffe Fort, Brennan Torpedo Launching Bays (Monograph). SWX6969.

<16> Watson-Smyth, M. (ed.), 1993, Deserted Bastions - Historic Naval and Military Architecture (Monograph). SWX9394.

<17> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9635.

<18> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9636.

<19> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9858.

<20> 1941, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10110.

<21> 1941, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10111.

<22> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10273.

<23> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10953.

<24> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10954.

<25> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10955.

<26> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10956.

<27> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10957.

<28> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10958.

<29> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10959.

<30> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10960.

<31> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10962.

<32> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10963.

<33> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10964.

<34> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10965.

<35> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10966.

<36> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10967.

<37> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10968.

<38> 1993, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10969.

<39> 1993, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10970.

<40> 1993, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10971.

<41> 1993, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10972.

<42> 1993, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10976.

<43> 1993, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10977.

<44> 1993, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10979.

<45> 1993, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10980.

<46> 1993, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10981.

<47> 1993, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10982.

<48> 1993, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10983.

<49> 1993, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10984.

<50> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10985.

<51> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10986.

<52> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10987.

<53> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10988.

<54> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10989.

<55> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10990.

<56> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9425.

<57> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

<58> Historic england, 2014, Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Parish. Research Report 2014-54 (Bibliographic reference). SKE31591.

<59> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2008, Sweyne County Primary School, Swanscombe. Field evaluation (Palaeolithic) DRAFT (now Manor Community Primary School) (Unpublished document). SKE30741.

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

Sources/Archives (60)

<1> SKE48166 OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1980.
<2> SKE41413 OS Card Reference: DOE(IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 111.
<3> SKE41424 OS Card Reference: DOE(IAM) plan 01.07.71.
<4>XY SKE43687 OS Card Reference: Handbook of Kent's defences 1540-45 1977 5-11 (D Bennett). [Mapped feature: #387 Cliffe Fort, ]
<5> SKE50421 OS Card Reference: The Medway Forts 1976 20-1 (KR Gulvin).
<6> SKE39039 OS Card Reference: Coastal Defences of Eng 1856-1956 108-110 (IV Hogg).
<7> SKE45274 OS Card Reference: KAR 24 1971 116-18 (VTC Smith).
<8> SKE6542 Collection: RCHME: Cliffe Fort, Kent.
<9> SWX9358 Article in monograph: Saunders, Andrew. 1995. Thames fortifications during the 16th to 19th centuries. 124-134.
<10> SWX11828 Index: Kent County Council. 1999. Survey of Kent post-1500 defence sites. KD23.
<11> SKE6376 Graphic material: Cliffe Fort Brennan Torpedo Station - Launching bays/survey. PER. PEN.
<12> SKE6377 Graphic material: Cliffe Fort Brennan Torpedo Station/profile. PER. PEN.
<13> SKE6378 Graphic material: Cliffe Fort Brennan Torpedo Station - North Launching Bay/profile. PER. PEN.
<14> SKE6379 Graphic material: Cliffe Fort Brennan Torpedo Station - South Launching Bay/profile. PER. PEN.
<14> SWX6969 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England. 1993. Cliffe Fort, Brennan Torpedo Launching Bays.
<16> SWX9394 Monograph: Watson-Smyth, M. (ed.). 1993. Deserted Bastions - Historic Naval and Military Architecture.
<17> SWX9635 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 1076. print.
<18> SWX9636 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 1078. print.
<19> SWX9858 Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4041. print.
<20> SWX10110 Photograph (Print): 1941. Photograph. 2043. print.
<21> SWX10111 Photograph (Print): 1941. Photograph. 2045. print.
<22> SWX10273 Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 166. print.
<23> SWX10953 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/10. print.
<24> SWX10954 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/11. print.
<25> SWX10955 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/12. print.
<26> SWX10956 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/13. print.
<27> SWX10957 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/14. print.
<28> SWX10958 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/15. print.
<29> SWX10959 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/16. print.
<30> SWX10960 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/17. print.
<31> SWX10962 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/19. print.
<32> SWX10963 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/2. print.
<33> SWX10964 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/20. print.
<34> SWX10965 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/21. print.
<35> SWX10966 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/22. print.
<36> SWX10967 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/23. print.
<37> SWX10968 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/24. print.
<38> SWX10969 Photograph (Print): 1993. Photograph. TQ7076/25. print.
<39> SWX10970 Photograph (Print): 1993. Photograph. TQ7076/26. print.
<40> SWX10971 Photograph (Print): 1993. Photograph. TQ7076/27. print.
<41> SWX10972 Photograph (Print): 1993. Photograph. TQ7076/28. print.
<42> SWX10976 Photograph (Print): 1993. Photograph. TQ7076/31. print.
<43> SWX10977 Photograph (Print): 1993. Photograph. TQ7076/32. print.
<44> SWX10979 Photograph (Print): 1993. Photograph. TQ7076/34. print.
<45> SWX10980 Photograph (Print): 1993. Photograph. TQ7076/35. print.
<46> SWX10981 Photograph (Print): 1993. Photograph. TQ7076/36. print.
<47> SWX10982 Photograph (Print): 1993. Photograph. TQ7076/37. print.
<48> SWX10983 Photograph (Print): 1993. Photograph. TQ7076/38. print.
<49> SWX10984 Photograph (Print): 1993. Photograph. TQ7076/39. print.
<50> SWX10985 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/4. print.
<51> SWX10986 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/5. print.
<52> SWX10987 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/6. print.
<53> SWX10988 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/7. print.
<54> SWX10989 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/8. print.
<55> SWX10990 Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. TQ7076/9. print.
<56> SWX9425 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4038. print.
<57> SWX12323 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.
<58> SKE31591 Bibliographic reference: Historic england. 2014. Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Parish. Research Report 2014-54.
<59> SKE30741 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2008. Sweyne County Primary School, Swanscombe. Field evaluation (Palaeolithic) DRAFT (now Manor Community Primary School).
<60> SKE52251 Unpublished document: Kent Defence Research Group. c. 1993. Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs'.

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Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument 1003403: Cliffe Fort

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Parent of: Cliffe Fort Brennan Torpedo slips, Cliffe (Monument) (TQ 77 NW 1015)

Related Events/Activities (6)

Non-Intrusive Event: Cliffe Fort, Hoo Peninsula, Medway, Kent, Investigation and analysis of the 19th century Coastal Artillery Fort (Ref: 15-2011) (EKE16297)
Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Britain (EKE8520)
Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Parish. Research Report Series 54-2014 (Ref: Research Report Series: 54-2014) (EKE15026)
Non-Intrusive Event: Landscapes of War national recording project (Kent) (EKE20813)
Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of Cliffe Fort Brennan torpedo launching bays, Cliffe (EWX6615)
Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year Two (Ref: 56751) (EWX8626)

Record last edited

Aug 11 2021 6:53PM