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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 96 NE 17 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | Henry and Jabez,spritsail barge Conyer Creek, Tonge |
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Summary
Henry and Jabez is a spritsail barge built in Sittingbourne in 1890 and rebuilt in 1908. It was noted as a house barge in 1945 and later as a hulk. No remains were visible in 2005.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9610 6550 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ96NE |
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| Parish: | TONGE, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WRECK (Post Medieval to Modern - 1890 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Registration No. ROCHESTER 97727 Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research. HENRY AND JABEZ was built at Sittingbourne in 1890, and was rebuilt in 1908. She was owned successively by H Packham, Wills and Packham, and in 1934 by Ellis and Andrews. She is noted as a house barge in 1945 and then a hulk. (1). No remains were visible during the 2005 coastal survey, it may have been removed, buried in the mud or incorrectly located (2)
<1> Society for Spiritsail Barge Research, 1996, The last berth of the sailorman, 9.5.h., Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6419.
<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: Society for Spiritsail Barge Research. 1996. The last berth of the sailorman. 9.5.h., Page Nos. N/a. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report. |
