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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NE 385 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | site of Clay pits at dismantled railway works, Broadstairs and St. Peters |
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Summary
A number of clay pits were formerly located near a dismantled railway works near Westwood. The pits are not marked on the 1st edition Ordnance survey map but appear on the 2nd edition of c.1891-1898 as 'Old Clay Pits'. The boundary of these features remains in the 3rd edition map of c.1905-1922.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3650 6765 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NE |
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| Parish: | BROADSTAIRS AND ST PETERS, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BRICKWORKS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1891 AD? (at some time))
- CLAY PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1891 AD? (at some time))
Full description
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Named 'Old Clay Pits' on O.S. 6" 2nd ed (1898). Just the boundary is marked on the 3rd ed (1908). (1)
<1> N/A, Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey, KCC 275 (Chart). SKE6452.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Chart: N/A. Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey. KCC 275. |
