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Monument details

HER Number:TR 37 SE 273
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of Harley Tower, near Kingsgate, Broadstairs and St. Peters

Summary

A folly tower to Holland House, built between 1755 and 1765.

Grid Reference:TR 3933 7064
Map Sheet:TR37SE
Parish:BROADSTAIRS AND ST PETERS, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

  • TOWER (Demolished, Post Medieval to Modern - 1755 AD? to 1940 AD?)

Full description

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Folly tower to Holland House built between 1755 and 1765. Demolished. Marked on Drury map of 1769 and named on 1st edition OS 6". (1 2 3)


<1> Untitled Source, Wessex Arch DBA 1997. (Unpublished document). SKE6451.

<2> N/A, Ordnance Survey Map. Old Monarch record with attached monuments, 1ST ED 6" OS (Map). SKE6458.

<3> Andrews,Dury and Herbert, 1769, Andrews,Dury and Herbert Topographical Map of the County of Kent 1769 (Map). SKE6460.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897, 1877/1:2500 (Map). SWX11831.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 1938/1:2500 (Map). Ske12644.

<6> Google Earth, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 02-MAY-2007 ACCESSED 18-JAN-2011 (Graphic material). SWX15704.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Unpublished document: Wessex Arch DBA 1997..
<2>Map: N/A. Ordnance Survey Map. Old Monarch record with attached monuments. 1ST ED 6" OS.
<3>Map: Andrews,Dury and Herbert. 1769. Andrews,Dury and Herbert Topographical Map of the County of Kent 1769.
<4>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1858-73. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897. 1:2500. 1877/1:2500.
<5>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. 1938/1:2500.
<6>Graphic material: Google Earth. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 02-MAY-2007 ACCESSED 18-JAN-2011.

Related records

TR 36 NE 398Parent of: Site of Whitfield tower, near Northdown, Broadstairs and St. Peters (Monument)