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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NE 349 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of St. Lawrence chalk pit, Ramsgate |
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Summary
A chalk pit was formerly located near St. Lawrence Station. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey 1st and 2nd edition maps (c.1858-1898) as 'Old Chalk Pit'. The outline is still visible on the 3rd and 4th edition maps (c.1905-1940).
| Grid Reference: | TR 3640 6589 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NE |
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| Parish: | RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CHALK PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1858 AD? (at some time))
Full description
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Boundary marked on 1st ed (1872), 3rd ed (1908), and revised ed (1931) OS 6" maps. Named as 'Old Chalk Pit' on 2nd ed 1899 map. (1)
<1> N/A, Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey, KCC 235 (Chart). SKE6452.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Chart: N/A. Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey. KCC 235. |
