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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 96 SE 1163 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | Gold Belt, spritsail barge, Conyer Creek |
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Summary
The Gold Belt, an English spritsail barge, was constructed in 1892 at Rochester, reported as an auxiliary in 1942 and then later as a barge yacht. The last report was as a house barge.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 962 646 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ96SE |
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| Parish: | TONGE, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WRECK (a house barge in 1942, Post Medieval to Modern - 1892 AD to 1942 AD)
Full description
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Registration No. FAVERSHAM 89868 Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research. GOLD BELT (ex ORION) was built at Rochester by Gill in 1892. She was owned successively by Payne, W Green and J Corello. She is described as an auxilliary in 1942, then as a barge yacht and a house barge. (1). This part of the creek is filled with houseboats. None look like spritsail barges. The road by the creek is private so no access was available at this point during the 2005 coastal survey (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
