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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 NW 1257 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Area F of Curtis's and Harvey Ltd Explosives Factory, Cliffe |
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Summary
Area F is in the south-west, and is bisected by the main road coming in to the site, creating two zones. North-east of the road are 'two large, square traverses, and a series of drains, tanks and circular settling ponds, indicating another explosives processing area'. The south-west zone is mainly undeveloped marshland cut by drainage ditches, although 'an unusual concrete footing and a pair of large, circular hollows reminiscent of exploded buildings' are grouped along the far south-west boundary.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7191 7833 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77NW |
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| Parish: | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DRAINAGE SYSTEM (Post Medieval to Modern - 1892 AD to 1920 AD (between))
- EXPLOSIVES FACTORY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1892 AD to 1920 AD (between))
- SETTLING TANK (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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Area F is in the south-west, and is bisected by the main road coming in to the site, creating two zones. North-east of the road are 'two large, square traverses, and a series of drains, tanks and circular settling ponds, indicating another explosives processing area'. The south-west zone is mainly undeveloped marshland cut by drainage ditches, although 'an unusual concrete footing and a pair of large, circular hollows reminiscent of exploded buildings' are grouped along the far south-west boundary.
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) |
