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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 97 NW 1094
Type of record:Monument
Name:Concrete jetty and floating berth, sheerness

Summary

The concrete jetty and floating berth are close to the site of the former Brennan Torpedo Station slipway and a 2008 assessment suggested that the structure may incorporate part of the torpedo firing mechanism. Any surviving elements of this would be of historic interest.


Grid Reference:TQ 9070 7555
Map Sheet:TQ97NW
Parish:SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

  • JETTY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD?)
  • BRENNAN TORPEDO STATION? (Post Medieval to Unknown - 1893 AD)

Full description

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The concrete jetty and floating berth are close to the site of the former Brennan Torpedo Station slipway and a 2008 assessment suggested that the structure may incorporate part of the torpedo firing mechanism. Any surviving elements of this would be of historic interest.(1)


<1> Scott Wilson, 2013, Sheerness Port: Historic Environment Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE29508.

Sources and further reading

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<1>Unpublished document: Scott Wilson. 2013. Sheerness Port: Historic Environment Assessment Report.