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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NW 397 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Wouldham Rectory Quarry tramway |
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Summary
A tramway ran from Wouldham Rectory chalk quarry to a wharf on the river Medway. It carried chalk which was loaded onto barges. There are traces of a cast iron pipe which was used to pump slurry towards the western end.
See also TQ76 NW 396 and TQ 76 NW 398
| Grid Reference: | TQ 71146 65544 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NW |
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| Parish: | WOULDHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TRAMWAY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1880 AD? to 1920 AD?)
Full description
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Line of the tramway which carried chalk from Wouldham Rectory quarry to a wharf for loading barges on the Medway. Has traces of cast iron pipe for pumping slurry towards the western end. (1) O.S. 2nd and 3rd editions
<1> Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13236.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Verbal communication: Jim Preston Personal Communication. |
