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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 77 NW 1258
Type of record:Monument
Name:Area G of Curtis's and Harvey Ltd Explosives Factory, Cliffe

Summary

Areas G-K 'derive from considerable wartime expansion of the factory to meet the abrupt increase in demand for explosives' (the HM Cordite Factory, for producing guncotton and converting guncotton to naval cordite). Area G is located in the centre of the southern site boundary, and contains buildings for processing cotton and acid, and buildings related to support roles and administration.


Grid Reference:TQ 7215 7830
Map Sheet:TQ77NW
Parish:CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • BOILER HOUSE (Modern - 1914 AD to 1920 AD)
  • ENGINE HOUSE (Modern - 1914 AD to 1920 AD)
  • EXPLOSIVES FACTORY (Modern - 1914 AD to 1920 AD)
  • LABORATORY (Modern - 1914 AD to 1920 AD)
  • OFFICE (Modern - 1914 AD to 1920 AD)
Protected Status:Scheduled Monument 1428315: Cliffe Explosives Works

Full description

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Areas G-K 'derive from considerable wartime expansion of the factory to meet the abrupt increase in demand for explosives' (the HM Cordite Factory, for producing guncotton and converting guncotton to naval cordite). Area G is located in the centre of the southern site boundary, and contains buildings for processing cotton and acid, and buildings related to support roles and administration.


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 1010Part of: Site of a Gunpowder and chemical explosives factory (Curtis's & Harvey), Lower Hope Point, Cliffe (Monument)