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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NE 463 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Chalk mine and tunnel system, Albion Road, St Peters |
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Summary
An extensive tunnel system deriving from a chalk mine has been found beneath the corner of Albion Road and Livingstone Road, St Peters.
| Grid Reference: | TR 38422 68676 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NE |
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| Parish: | BROADSTAIRS AND ST PETERS, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CHALK PIT (Post Medieval - 1900 AD? to 1900 AD)
- TUNNEL (Post Medieval - 1900 AD? to 1900 AD)
Full description
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In 2001 a small collapse crater appeared behind the garage in Albion Road, St Peters. The crater was c. 5 m across. Members of the Kent Underground Research Group were invited to survey the site on 25th February 2001.
In the base of the crater, about 4 m below ground level, a tunnel led to the main mine workings. C. 250 m of tunnels were found, on average 2 m wide and up to 7 m high. The workings were in very poor condition and the floors were covered in up to 3 m of debris. All the tunnels that headed towards the chalk quarry to the south were blocked, probably by infill. A few modern finds were recovered, mostly of modern-style pickaxes and old boots.
The mine was surveyed by KURG but is now believed to have been destroyed.(1)
<1> Kent Underground Research Group, 2001, Caves and Tunnels in South East England Part 15 (Unpublished document). SKE8205.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Kent Underground Research Group. 2001. Caves and Tunnels in South East England Part 15. |
