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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 97 NW 135 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Harbour defence: boom defence (1890s+) |
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Summary
Harbour def.: boom defence (1890s+)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9175 7556 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ97NW |
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| Parish: | SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BOOM (BOOM DEFENCE, Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Outside Garrison Point Fort. Iron pulleys used for raising boom chain across the river Medway. Terminated on other side of the river at Grain Tower. Corroding. (1)
<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites. |
