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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NE 130 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of a mast pond, Chatham Royal Naval Dockyard |
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Summary
Site of a Mast pond at the Chatham Royal Naval Dockyard. Scheduled as an Ancient Monument.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7608 6949 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NE |
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| Parish: | ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- MAST POND (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD? (at some time))
- TIMBER SEASONING SHED (Post Medieval to Modern - 1795 AD to 1932 AD)
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 1003414: Chatham Dockyard, Site of South Mast Pond |
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Full description
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(TQ 7610 6950) SAM No. 391 [site of South Mast Pond: scheduled] (1) and additional site photographs (2-6).
An evaluation trench in the northwest corner of the pond found remains of timber pile and beam structures known from maps (1795 to 1932) as "Plank seasoning House", "The Plank House" and "Store and Mast House". They were built into and over the water and their pitched roofs can be seen on an early photo of the dockyard (1869) (7).
Coad, J., 1982, Historic Architecture of Chatham Dockyard 1700-1850 (Article in serial). SWX7760.
CgMs Consulting, 2006, Archaeological Desk Based Study and Impact Assessment - Chatham Interface Land, Chatham Dockyard, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE15833.
CgMs Consulting, 2006, Preliminary historic building assessment Chatham Interface Land (Unpublished document). SKE15834.
<1> English Heritage 1:1250 SAM location maplet (OS Card Reference). SKE41612.
<2> 1945, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9886.
<3> 1945, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9887.
<4> 1945, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9889.
<5> 1945, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9890.
<6> 1945, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9896.
<7> Wessex Archaeology, 2007, Chatham Dockyard Interface Land, Chatham, Kent - Archaeological Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE15836.
<8> Chatham world Heritage, 2011, Chatham Dockyard and its Defences: World Heritage Site Management Plan (Unpublished document). SKE29452.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. 2006. Archaeological Desk Based Study and Impact Assessment - Chatham Interface Land, Chatham Dockyard, Kent. |
| --- | Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. 2006. Preliminary historic building assessment Chatham Interface Land. |
| --- | Article in serial: Coad, J.. 1982. Historic Architecture of Chatham Dockyard 1700-1850. 68, pages 133-88. |
| <1> | OS Card Reference: English Heritage 1:1250 SAM location maplet. |
| <2> | Photograph (Print): 1945. Photograph. 1045. print. |
| <3> | Photograph (Print): 1945. Photograph. 1060. print. |
| <4> | Photograph (Print): 1945. Photograph. 1069. print. |
| <5> | Photograph (Print): 1945. Photograph. 1090. print. |
| <6> | Photograph (Print): 1945. Photograph. 2033. print. |
| <7> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. Chatham Dockyard Interface Land, Chatham, Kent - Archaeological Evaluation Report. |
| <8> | Unpublished document: Chatham world Heritage. 2011. Chatham Dockyard and its Defences: World Heritage Site Management Plan. |
Related records
| TQ 77 SE 220 | Part of: Chatham Royal Naval Dockyard (Monument) |
