It should not be assumed that this site is publicly accessible and it may be on private property. Do not trespass.
Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 NW 54 |
|---|
| Type of record: | Findspot |
|---|
| Name: | Possible ship/jetty timbers, former quarry site, Cliffe Marshes |
|---|
Summary
Timbers found in c.1962 during clay extraction at what is now the site of a small lake. The submersed timbers were investigated by Greenwich Maritime Museum c.1980 and are now thought to be part of an old jetty.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7223 7605 |
|---|
| Map Sheet: | TQ77NW |
|---|
| Parish: | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
|---|
Monument Types
Associated Finds
Full description
If you do not understand anything on this page please contact us.
[TQ 7224 7605] Possible ships timbers found around 1962 during clay extraction. Now small lake - timbers under water. Site investigated by Greenwich Maritime Museum. Verbal reports that divers worked therein 1980. The "timbers" are now thought to be part of an old jetty "1982". (1). Additional references (2,3) and site photographs (4,5).
<1> Inf from D Dowsett foreman at Conoco 1980 (OS Card Reference). SKE44319.
<2> Oral: D Garrod 1982 (OS Card Reference). SKE48024.
<3> Kent Arch Res Unit Record Form m143 (OS Card Reference). SKE45734.
<4> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9440.
<5> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9449.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | OS Card Reference: Inf from D Dowsett foreman at Conoco 1980. [Mapped feature: #25640 ship/jetty, ] |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Oral: D Garrod 1982. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Kent Arch Res Unit Record Form m143. |
| <4> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3068. print. |
| <5> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4071. print. |
