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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NE 116 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Chatham Royal naval dockyard |
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Summary
Two small houses incoperated into the perimeter wall of Chatham Dockyard c.1718. Subsequently used as guard rooms and accomadation.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7604 6911 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NE |
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| Parish: | ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- GUARDHOUSE (GUARDHOUSE, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HOUSE (HOUSE, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument KE 239 |
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Full description
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(TQ 7600 6904, TQ 7608 6919) SAM No. 239 [Two 'Vanbrugh' type houses: scheduled]. (1) Two small buildings incorporated into the line of the early 18th century dockyard wall [See Associated Monuments], more in the nature of follies than miltary defences and were never used as watch towers. Mainly used as accomodation and guardrooms, and at least one was used as a powder magazine. (2)
<1> English Heritage 1:1250 SAM location maplet (OS Card Reference). SKE41612.
<2> Jonathan G Coad, 1989, The royal dockyards 1690-1850: architecture and engineering works of the sailing navy. No.1, Page Nos. 83, Plate Nos. 68 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6362.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: English Heritage 1:1250 SAM location maplet. |
| <2> | Bibliographic reference: Jonathan G Coad. 1989. The royal dockyards 1690-1850: architecture and engineering works of the sailing navy. No.1. Page Nos. 83, Plate Nos. 68. |
Related records
| TQ 76 NE 1093 | Parent of: MAIN GATE AND ATTACHED DOCKYARD PERIMETER WALL TO SOUTH WEST (Listed Building) |
| TQ 77 SE 220 | Part of: Chatham Royal Naval Dockyard (Monument) |
