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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 NW 1252 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Area A of Curtis's and Harvey Ltd Explosives Factory, Cliffe |
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Summary
Contains the earliest surviving elements relating to the site's association with explosives (two former gunpowder buildings, structures 1-2), a group of eleven structures probably used for packing explosives (structures 3-14), the western nitroglycerine factory (structures 30-32), and fifteen other buildings.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7168 7879 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77NW |
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| Parish: | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- GUNPOWDER WORKS (Post Medieval to Modern - 1892 AD to 1920 AD?)
- EXPLOSIVES FACTORY (Modern - 1901 AD to 1904 AD)
- PACKING HOUSE (Modern - 1907 AD to 1907 AD)
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 1428315: Cliffe Explosives Works |
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Full description
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Contains the earliest surviving elements relating to the site's association with explosives (two former gunpowder buildings, structures 1-2), a group of eleven structures probably used for packing explosives (structures 3-14), the western nitroglycerine factory (structures 30-32), and fifteen other buildings.
English Heritage, 2013, Curtis's and Harvey Ltd Explosives Factory, Cliffe and Cliffe Woods, Medway. Archaeological Survey and Analysis of the Factory Remains Volume 1 of 2. (Bibliographic reference). SKE31730.
English Heritage, 2013, Curtis's and Harvey Ltd Explosives Factory, Cliffe and Cliffe Woods, Medway. Archaeological Survey and Analysis of the Factory Remains Volume 2 of 2. (Bibliographic reference). SKE31442.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 2013. Curtis's and Harvey Ltd Explosives Factory, Cliffe and Cliffe Woods, Medway. Archaeological Survey and Analysis of the Factory Remains Volume 2 of 2.. |
| --- | Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 2013. Curtis's and Harvey Ltd Explosives Factory, Cliffe and Cliffe Woods, Medway. Archaeological Survey and Analysis of the Factory Remains Volume 1 of 2.. |
Related records
| TQ 77 NW 1010 | Part of: Site of a Gunpowder and chemical explosives factory (Curtis's & Harvey), Lower Hope Point, Cliffe (Monument) |
