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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 NW 1255 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Area D of Curtis's and Harvey Ltd Explosives Factory, Cliffe |
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Summary
At the centre of the northern coastal edge of the site, and established pre-war for cordite processing. The south-western half is densely covered with large concrete pads without defensive earthworks, and the north-eastern half contains smaller and more dispersed buildings mostly with traverses. The area also includes a distinctive Y-shaped group of large concrete building slabs, which have been 'attributed to the processes of cordite manufacture'.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7208 7902 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77NW |
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| Parish: | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- EXPLOSIVES FACTORY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1892 AD to 1920 AD (between))
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 1428315: Cliffe Explosives Works |
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Full description
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At the centre of the northern coastal edge of the site, established pre-war for cordite processing. The south-western half is densely covered with large concrete pads without defensive earthworks, and the north-eastern half contains smaller and more dispersed buildings mostly with traverses. The area also includes a distinctive Y-shaped group of large concrete building slabs, which have been 'attributed to the processes of cordite manufacture'.
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) |
