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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NE 1342 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | St Mary's Hornwork, Chatham |
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Summary
During the early part of the Napoleonic Wars (c. 1804) a gun tower, St Mary's Hornwork was built in the form of a casemated guardhouse at the northern end of the Lower Lines. A gate through the south-eastern corner of the hornwork (St Mary's gate) allowed access to the defended area from Gillingham. The hornwork was eventually destroyed during the late 19th century during construction of the naval barracks.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7692 6975 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NE |
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| Parish: | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- HORNWORK (Post Medieval - 1804 AD? to 1860 AD)
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 1003364: Brompton Lines |
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Full description
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During the early part of the Napoleonic Wars (c. 1804) a gun tower, St Mary's Hornwork was built in the form of a casemated guardhouse at the northern end of the Lower Lines. A gate through the south-eastern corner of the hornwork (St Mary's gate) allowed access to the defended area from Gillingham. The hornwork became obsolte by the later 19th century and was eventually destroyed during the construction of the naval barracks. (1)
Peter Kendall, 2012, The Royal Engineers at Chatham 1750-2012 (Bibliographic reference). SKE51751.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | 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) |
