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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 NW 1177 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Thames watermen and lightermen boundary marker at Lower Hope Point, Cliffe |
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Summary
Polished granite boundary marker for the Thames watermen and lightermen at Lower Hope Point. Identified during a survey in 2005.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 71503 78833 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77NW |
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| Parish: | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BOUNDARY STONE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1861 AD to 1982 AD (between))
- BOUNDARY STONE (Modern - 1982 AD to 2050 AD (between))
Full description
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Boundary stone, on a concrete base just over 1m high with polished granite stone just over 1m high set on top. Facing inshore the inscription reads: THE EASTERN BOUNDARY OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMPANY OF WATERMEN & LIGHTERMEN OF THE RIVER THAMES UNDER THE ACT OF 22 & 23 VIC C 133 ERECTED 1861 THOMAS WHITE MASTER REPLACED 1982 CHARLES PETER BRAITHWAITE MASTER. Stone carving on top of the monument may be two seahorses on either side of a coat of arms. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
