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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 57 NE 1076 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Stone columns, possibly from London buildings bombed in World War II, Long Reach, Thames |
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Summary
Stone columns on the foreshore at Long Reach, Thames. They may be from bomb damaged buildings in London. A barge carrying the stones sank off Long Reach and its cargo ended up on the foreshore
| Grid Reference: | TQ 55094 77401 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ57NE |
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| Parish: | DARTFORD, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
Associated Finds
- COLUMN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Two fluted and one rounded stone columns. The rounded one may be a base. Height about 0.8m to 1.3 m. Possibly being reused in the base of the sea defences? Further columns and dressed stone, including a Corinthian capital, and other dressed stones lie few metres further west, they are almost covered by sand. According to information sent by Dartford Borough Council in the course of the survey, these decorated stones were noted in the 1960s. They are from bomb damaged buildings in London. A barge carrying the stones sank off Long Reach and its cargo ended up on the foreshore. (1)
<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report. |
