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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 76 NE 1210
Type of record:Listed Building
Name:QUEENS STAIRS WITH OVERTHROW ARCH

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1767 to 1799

Summary from record TQ 76 NE 135 :

Landing stage, possibly late 18th century

Grid Reference:TQ 7577 6911
Map Sheet:TQ76NE
Parish:ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • ARCH (ARCH, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTY (JETTY, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SITE (Post Medieval - 1767 AD to 1799 AD)
Protected Status:Scheduled Monument 1003376: Chatham Dockyard, Queen's Stairs; Listed Building (II) 1268249: QUEENS STAIRS WITH OVERTHROW ARCH

Full description

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The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ 76 NE CHATHAM ANCHOR WHARF
762-1/8/33 Queen's Stairs with overthrow
arch
24.5.71
GV II
Overthrow and steps to landing stage. Probably late C18. Wrought-iron overthrow. Depressed iron arch has scrolled decoration and a central square lantern. Set above the head of the steps of the landing stage.
Listing NGR: TQ7578369108

Description from record TQ 76 NE 135 :
(TQ 7577 6912) SAM No. 218 [Queen's Stairs: scheduled]. (1) A landing stage at the foot of a flight of steps alongside the Assistant Queens Harbour Masters Office. At the top of the stairs is a wrought iron overthrow, possibly late 18th centruy. It is known that a landing stage existed here in 1755. The date of the present structure is unknown. (2)


<1> English Heritage 1:1250 SAM location maplet (OS Card Reference). SKE41612.

<2> English Heritage SAM Record Description (J Coad) (OS Card Reference). SKE41626.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: English Heritage 1:1250 SAM location maplet.
<2>OS Card Reference: English Heritage SAM Record Description (J Coad).

Related records

TQ 77 SE 220Part of: Chatham Royal Naval Dockyard (Monument)