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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 67 SW 4
Type of record:Monument
Name:Well (c.1770)-site of

Summary

Well (c.1770)-site of.


Grid Reference:TQ 6268 7280
Map Sheet:TQ67SW
Parish:GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT

Monument Types

  • WELL (WELL, Post Medieval - 1770 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

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A chalk well which appeared in 1963 in the front garden of 18 Mitchell Avenue, Northfleet, at TQ 62687280, was investigated by J. Caiger. (a) The shaft was 6 feet in diameter and 38 feet deep: There were three chambers. Finds dated the well to c. 1770. Subsequently, it was sealed off with concrete; there are now no surface indications of its site. (b) (1)


<1> Arch. Cant. 78, 1963, lii, (A.F. Allen) (OS Card Reference). SKE37060.

<2> Inf: J.E.L. Caiger, Three Ways, 43A Barnehurst Avenue, Barnehurst, Kent. (OS Card Reference). SKE44414.

<3> F1 ASP 10-NOV-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42036.

<4> Field report for monument TQ 67 SW 4 - November, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3630.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: Arch. Cant. 78, 1963, lii, (A.F. Allen).
<2>OS Card Reference: Inf: J.E.L. Caiger, Three Ways, 43A Barnehurst Avenue, Barnehurst, Kent..
<3>OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 10-NOV-64.
<4>XYBibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 67 SW 4 - November, 1964. [Mapped feature: #16793 Well, ]