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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 26 NE 209 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Down barton chalk pit, St. Nicholas at Wade |
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Summary
A chalk pit is located at Down Barton Farm. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition map, and appears on the 2nd edition c.1896 as 'Old Chalk Pit'. The pit boundary is still visible on the 3rd and 4th edition maps of c.1906-1940. The site also is marked on the present days Ordnance Survey map as 'disused pit'.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2580 6620 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR26NE |
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| Parish: | ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CHALK PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1896 AD? (between))
Full description
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'Old chalk pit' located on 2nd edition 1898 map sheet 24, disused pit boundary present on revised present edition. (1)
<1> N/A, Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey, KCC 193 (Chart). SKE6452.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Chart: N/A. Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey. KCC 193. |
