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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 77 SE 94
Type of record:Monument
Name:Upnor pier, Frindsbury Extra

Summary

Upnor Pier was a merchant vessel landing stage in the River Medway. The original date of is unknown. It was operated by the Medway Conservancy Board from 1928 who added a timber causeway in 1933. The pier is now disused.


Grid Reference:TQ 7606 7087
Map Sheet:TQ77SE
Parish:FRINDSBURY EXTRA, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • PIER (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 1933 AD)

Full description

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River pier for R Medway merchant vessels. Date of construction unsure but operated by the Medway Conservancy Board from 1928 who added a timber causeway in 1933. Presently disused. (1), site photographs (2-10).


<1> Mickleburgh, T 1988 'Guide to British piers' (2nd Ed.) p.128 (OS Card Reference). SKE47196.

<2> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9752.

<3> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9756.

<4> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9758.

<5> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9841.

<6> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9847.

<7> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9871.

<8> 1945, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9892.

<9> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10020.

<10> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10397.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: Mickleburgh, T 1988 'Guide to British piers' (2nd Ed.) p.128.
<2>Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 5186. print.
<3>Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 5199. print.
<4>Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 5217. print.
<5>Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 3084. print.
<6>Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 3102. print.
<7>Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4104. print.
<8>Photograph (Print): 1945. Photograph. 2014. print.
<9>Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 2062. print.
<10>Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 138. print.