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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NE 1330 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Upper and Lower Barrier (above Church Hill), Chatham Lines |
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Summary
The first major phase of the development of the Chatham Lines (1755-1758) included the construction of the Barrier Ditch - ultimately a 300 m long ditch barring access to the Royal Dockyard from the south. The ditch was pierced by a narrow bridge that allowed access to Fort Amherst and by Church Hill. The ditch extended west of Church Hill (see TQ 76 NE 1) although the part closest to the river is now buried.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7587 6827 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NE |
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| Parish: | ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DITCH (Post Medieval to Unknown - 1755 AD?)
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 1003364: Brompton Lines |
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Full description
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The first major phase of the development of the Chatham Lines (1755-1758) included the construction of the Barrier Ditch - ultimately a 300 m long ditch that was part of the defences barring access to the Royal Dockyard from the south. The ditch was pierced by a narrow bridge that allowed access to Fort Amherst and by Church Hill. The ditch extended west of Church Hill (see TQ 76 NE 1) although the part closest to the river is now buried. It became redundant by 1860 by which time the Chatham Lines had become obsolete. (1)
<1> Peter Kendall, 2012, The Royal Engineers at Chatham 1750-2012 (Bibliographic reference). SKE51751.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: Peter Kendall. 2012. The Royal Engineers at Chatham 1750-2012. |
Related records
| TQ 76 NE 58 | Part of: The Chatham Lines, Chatham and Gillingham (Monument) |
