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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 96 SE 29 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | Persevere, English spritsail barge, Conyer Creek, Tonge |
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Summary
Persevere, an English spritsail barge, was built at Murston in 1889. She is described as a motor barge in 1946 and later as a house barge in 1977.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9622 6459 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ96SE |
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| Parish: | TONGE, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WRECK (last mentioned 1946, Post Medieval to Modern - 1889 AD to 1977 AD)
Full description
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Registration No. ROCHESTER 94572 Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research. PERSEVERE was built at Murston by Smeed Dean in 1889. She was owned successively by Smeed Dean, A.P.C.M., Leigh Building Supply and Carey. She is described as a motor barge in 1946 and as a house barge. (1) This part of Conyer Creek was not accessible 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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
