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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 NW 1256 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Area E of Curtis's and Harvey Ltd Explosives Factory, Cliffe |
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Summary
Guncotton drying stoves and cordite drying stoves. A roughtly trapeziodal area created by drainage dyes and situated at the centre of the factory site. The south-west side contains seven evenly-spaced concrete building foundations, surrounded by earthworks and interpreted as guncotton drying stoves. The nort-east side contains the remains of eight square concrete building foundations, interpreted as cordite drying stoves.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7210 7869 |
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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))
- GUNCOTTON STOVE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1892 AD to 1920 AD (between))
- REEL DRYING STOVE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1892 AD to 1920 AD)
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 1428315: Cliffe Explosives Works |
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Full description
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Guncotton drying stoves and cordite drying stoves. A roughtly trapeziodal area created by drainage dyes and situated at the centre of the factory site. The south-west side contains seven evenly-spaced concrete building foundations, surrounded by earthworks and interpreted as guncotton drying stoves. The nort-east side contains the remains of eight square concrete building foundations, interpreted as cordite drying stoves.
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) |
