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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 87 SE 1014
Type of record:Monument
Name:Proposed floating dock, Saltpan Reach, Isle of Grain

Summary

Proposed location of floating dock in Saltpan Reach, off Isle of Grain. Shown on an Admiralty chart of the River Medway from 1910. The area is now occupied by jetties serving the container terminal. Uncertain if the construction of the dock ever took place.


Grid Reference:TQ 8617 7381
Map Sheet:TQ87SE
Parish:ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • FLOATING DOCK? (Modern - 1910 AD to 1910 AD)

Full description

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The proposed location of a floating dock is shown on an Admiralty chart of 1910 (1). The area is now occupied by jetties serving the container terminal. Not known whether construction of dock was carried out.


<1> Dawson, 1910, River Medway (Chart). SWX9308.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Chart: Dawson. 1910. River Medway.