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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NE 1343 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Townshend Redoubt |
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Summary
During the second main phase of construction at the Chatham Lines (after 1779) a redoubt was constructed within the northern part of the defended area. Townshend's Redoubt was a large, square fortification with a main entrance facing the dockyard. It was removed by 1804
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7655 6926 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NE |
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| Parish: | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- REDOUBT (Post Medieval - 1779 AD? to 1804 AD?)
Full description
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During the second main phase of construction at the Chatham Lines (after 1779) a redoubt was constructed within the northern part of the defended area. Townshend's Redoubt was a large, square fortification with a main entrance facing the dockyard. It was removed by 1804 (1)
Peter Kendall, 2012, The Royal Engineers at Chatham 1750-2012 (Bibliographic reference). SKE51751.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | --- | Bibliographic reference: Peter Kendall. 2012. The Royal Engineers at Chatham 1750-2012. |
