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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 67 SE 49
Type of record:Monument
Name:Swing bridge on Thames and Medway Canal

Summary

A disused swing bridge over the Thames and Medway Canal (opened 1824). There is a large cast iron counter weight on the north side of the bridge but there is no sign of cables or gearing for operating the bridge.

Grid Reference:TQ 6757 7395
Map Sheet:TQ67SE
Parish:GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT

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[TQ676 739] Swing Bridge. This bridge is over a section of the Thames and Medway Canal which is still in water. There is a large cast iron counter weight on the landward N end of the bridge but there is no sign of cables or gearing for operating the bridge. As it appears to be only an accomodation bridge it was probably opened by hand (1), site photographs (2-11). The bridge has been restored, but it is blocked at the south end and can only be crossed by foot. (12)


<1> The Ind Arch of SE Eng 1978 42 (AJ Haselfoot) (OS Card Reference). SKE50369.

<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9430.

<3> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9431.

<4> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9434.

<5> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9468.

<6> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10014.

<7> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10016.

<8> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10066.

<9> 1941, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10115.

<10> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10282.

<11> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10285.

<12> 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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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>XYOS Card Reference: The Ind Arch of SE Eng 1978 42 (AJ Haselfoot). [Mapped feature: #16245 Bridge, ]
<2>Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4103. print.
<3>Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4101. print.
<4>Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4121. print.
<5>Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4024. print.
<6>Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 3016. print.
<7>Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4019. print.
<8>Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4026. print.
<9>Photograph (Print): 1941. Photograph. 2056. print.
<10>Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 184. print.
<11>Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 190. print.
<12>Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.