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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 57 SE 1099
Type of record:Monument
Name:Tunnel within old chalk pit, Swanscombe.

Summary

Tunnel in Old Chalk Pit to the west of Craylands Lane, Swanscombe is visible on historic OS maps of the area. (location accurate to the neartest 10m based on available information)


Grid Reference:TQ 5984 7470
Map Sheet:TQ57SE
Parish:SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

Monument Types

  • TUNNEL (Modern - 1925 AD? to 1990 AD?)

Full description

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The tunnel on former tramway in Old Chalk Pit west of Craylands Lane, Swanscombe is shown on the 1929-52 O/S map. (1) The tunnel does not appear to still be present and many of the other tunnels within this area were blocked when the chalk pit was used for landfill. No further informaiton available.


<1> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952) (Map). SKE30967.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>XYMap: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952). [Mapped feature: #105614 tunnel, ]

Related records

TQ 57 SE 150Part of: Barnfield Pit (Collyers Pit or New Craylands Lane Pit), (Monument)