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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NW 335 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Acorn Yard, Bridge Reach, Rochester |
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Summary
Site of the main base of the New Medway Steam Packet Company which used it for the maintenance of their paddle steamer fleet. The yard, slipway and gridiron still remain. The company ran steamers from Rochester to Sheerness and Southend.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7445 6904 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NW |
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| Parish: | ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- GRIDIRON (Post Medieval to Modern - 1865 AD? to 2050 AD)
- SHIPYARD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1865 AD? to 2050 AD (post))
- SLIPWAY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1865 AD? to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Site of the main base of the New Medway Steam Packet Company which used it for the maintenance of their paddle steamer fleet. The yard, slipway and gridiron still remain. The comapny ran steamers from Rochester to Sheerness and Southend. No further informaiton about the company is current available.(1- 2)
Preston, J. M., 1977, Industrial Medway: An Historical Survey (Monograph). SKE6455.
Preston, J. M., 1977, Industrial Medway: An Historical Survey (Monograph). SKE6455.
AOC Archaeology, 2008, Archive Report on Archaeological Works (Phases II-V): Rochester Riverside Kent (Unpublished document). SKE31289.
<1> R Ratcliffe, 2000, Rochester Riverside Areas of Archaeological Interest (Unpublished document). SKE7911.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: AOC Archaeology. 2008. Archive Report on Archaeological Works (Phases II-V): Rochester Riverside Kent. |
| --- | Monograph: Preston, J. M.. 1977. Industrial Medway: An Historical Survey. |
| <1> | Unpublished document: R Ratcliffe. 2000. Rochester Riverside Areas of Archaeological Interest. |
