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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 26 NE 220 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Gore Street chalk pit, Monkton |
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Summary
A post medieval chalk pit was located near St. Mary Magdelene's Church to the east of Gore Street. The site is marked on the Ordnance Survey 1st and 2nd edition historic maps, indicating it was in use until c.1896 at least. On the 3rd edition Ordnance Survey map the site is marked as 'Old Chalk Pit' suggesting it had fallen out of use by c.1922 when this map was released. There are not though to be any remains of this monument now visible at the site.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2771 6528 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR26NE |
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| Parish: | MONKTON, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CHALK PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1896 AD? (at some time))
Full description
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Chalk pit located as 'Old' on 2nd ed OS 6" map, sheet 37 NW. Not located on 1st ed. Boundary marked on 3rd ed map. (1)
<1> N/A, Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey, KCC 229 (Chart). SKE6452.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Chart: N/A. Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey. KCC 229. |
