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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 96 NE 36 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible site of jetty, Oare |
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Summary
A 1961 aerial photograph suggests the location of a possible jetty, probably one used by the Explosives Loading Company factory. It was no longer visible in 1990.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9930 6581 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ96NE |
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| Parish: | OARE, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- JETTY? (Modern - 1912 AD? to 1990 AD?)
Full description
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Method of Fix: Aerial Photograph Interpretation Photograph Number: KCC 1961 Line 9: 6566 A structure partially buried in the intertidal mud, site photographs (1-3). It has the appearance of a section of rail or track. It lies roughly east - west. The 1985 survey does not cover this area and nothing was seen on that for 1990.
Probbaly part of a rail jetty for the loading of mumitions assocated with the Expolosives Loading Company factory
Percival, Arthur, 1985, The Great Explosion at Faversham 2 April 1916 (Article in serial). SKE12717.
Percival, Arthur, 1985, The Great Explosion at Faversham 2 April 1916 (Article in serial). Ske12717.
<1> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9530.
<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9537.
<3> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10378.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Article in serial: Percival, Arthur. 1985. The Great Explosion at Faversham 2 April 1916. C p425 -463. |
| <1> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3179. print. |
| <2> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3241. print. |
| <3> | Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 85. print. |
Related records
| TQ 96 NE 1039 | Part of: Explosives Loading Company Gunpowder Works, Swale (Monument) |
