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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 96 SE 1165 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | June, English spritsail barge, Conyer Creek, Tonge |
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Summary
June was built at Murston in 1869, and described as a barge yacht (1933-47) and broken up in 1947. Her remains were reported as visible in 1986. .
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9609 6463 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ96SE |
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| Parish: | TONGE, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WRECK (broken up after 1947, Post Medieval to Modern - 1869 AD to 1947 AD)
Full description
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Registration No. ROCHESTER 58497 Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research. JUNE was built at Murston by Smeed Dean in 1869. She was owned successively by Burham Cement, A.P.C.M. and A Bennett. She is described as a barge yacht (1933 - 1947), and is noted as being broken up. Her remains were reported visible in 1986. (1) No access to this part of Conyer Creek during the coastal survey in 2005 (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
