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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 87 NE 112 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of a Defence electric light, near Smithfield Marshes, Isle of Grain |
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Summary
The base of an early 20th century searchlight battery on the foreshore to the east of the Southern Water facility. Identified from aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 8930 7605 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ87NE |
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| Parish: | ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY (Modern - 1901 AD? to 1901 AD)
Full description
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Base of early C20 Defence Electric Light installation on foreshore E of Southern Water facility (1), site photographs (2-5).
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Thames Gateway Survey Gazeteer MS by V Smith and R Crowdy (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9555.
<3> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9557.
<4> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10000.
<5> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10237.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Thames Gateway Survey Gazeteer MS by V Smith and R Crowdy. |
| <2> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4018. print. |
| <3> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4026. print. |
| <4> | Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 32. print. |
| <5> | Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 57. print. |
Related records
| TQ 87 NE 8 | Part of: Grain Fort and associated coastal artillery fortifications, Isle of Grain (Monument) |
