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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 SE 9 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | James battery, Lower Upnor, Frindsbury Extra |
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Summary
Site of a pre 1688 battery known as James Fort ten guns. Site of monument seen in 2004 during a rapid assessment of the north Kent Coast by Wessex Archaeology. Likely that the battery site is still in use for military purposes.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7596 7091 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77SE |
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| Parish: | FRINDSBURY EXTRA, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BATTERY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1688 AD to 2007 AD)
Full description
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[TQ 75977091] James's Forte ten guns. (1) James Battery (2). There are no visible remains of this fort (3). Additional index entries and relevant references in field reports (4,5). Site indicated on early chart (6) and for reference in context with other fortification sites see (7). Site photographs (8,9). Site of monument seen in 2004, although unable to gain close access. Likely that the battery site is still in use for military purposes. (13)
<1> Map of Medway Defences 1688 (G Collins) scale about 3" to 1 mile (OS Card Reference). SKE46524.
<2> Map of Medway Defences 1724 (IP Desmaretz) scale about 6.2/3" to 1 mile (OS Card Reference). SKE46528.
<3> F1 FGA 12-NOV-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42915.
<4> A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 12 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE32802.
<5> Field report for monument TQ 77 SE 9 - November, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4257.
<6> Anon, 1760, River Medway, 1760 (Chart). SWX9277.
<7> Saunders, Andrew, 1995, Thames fortifications during the 16th to 19th centuries (Article in monograph). SWX9358.
<8> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9752.
<9> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9756.
<10> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9758.
<11> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9871.
<12> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10020.
<13> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document). SWX12121.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Map of Medway Defences 1688 (G Collins) scale about 3" to 1 mile. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Map of Medway Defences 1724 (IP Desmaretz) scale about 6.2/3" to 1 mile. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 12-NOV-64. |
| <4>XY | OS Card Reference: A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 12 (D Bennett). [Mapped feature: #25738 Battery, ] |
| <5> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 SE 9 - November, 1964. |
| <6> | Chart: Anon. 1760. River Medway. 1760. |
| <7> | Article in monograph: Saunders, Andrew. 1995. Thames fortifications during the 16th to 19th centuries. 124-134. |
| <8> | Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 5186. print. |
| <9> | Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 5199. print. |
| <10> | Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 5217. print. |
| <11> | Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4104. print. |
| <12> | Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 2062. print. |
| <13> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report. |
