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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 96 NE 21 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | Gore Court, English spritsail barge, Conyer Creek, Tonge |
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Summary
Gore Court was built at Murston in 1882. She was described as a motor barge, then a house barge and later still as being broken up around 1966. The location of her remains is unknown.
| 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 (broken up around 1966, Post Medieval to Modern - 1882 AD to 1966 AD)
Full description
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Registration No. ROCHESTER 84429 Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research. Gore Court was built at Murston by Smeed Dean in 1882. She was owned by Smeed Dean. She is described as a motor barge, house barge then a hulk, and is noted as being broken up around 1966. Date reported broken up taken as date of loss. (1)
<1> Society for Spiritsail Barge Research, 1996, The last berth of the sailorman, 9.5.h., Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6419.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: Society for Spiritsail Barge Research. 1996. The last berth of the sailorman. 9.5.h., Page Nos. N/a. |
