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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 57 NW 55 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 20th century explosive stores, by Dartford Marshes |
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Summary
20th century explosive stores by the Dartford Marshes
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5385 7605 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ57NW |
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| Parish: | DARTFORD, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- MAGAZINE (MAGAZINE, Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- SITE (Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Four rectangular and butressed concrete structures with traversed entrances. Still standing but with some structural failure (1), site photographs (2-10). The stores have some structural failure. in area of very straight ditches and embankments that may be contemporary. They are heavily overgrown and small trees are growing in every structure. (11)
<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.
<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9411.
<3> 1945, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9696.
<4> 1945, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9714.
<5> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9770.
<6> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9772.
<7> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10045.
<8> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10052.
<9> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10055.
<11> 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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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> | Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites. |
| <2> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3077. print. |
| <3> | Photograph (Print): 1945. Photograph. 6041. print. |
| <4> | Photograph (Print): 1945. Photograph. 3099. print. |
| <5> | Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 6149. print. |
| <6> | Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 6160. print. |
| <7> | Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4135. print. |
| <8> | Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 3219. print. |
| <9> | Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4270. print. |
| <11> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report. |
