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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 67 SW 1022
Type of record:Monument
Name:Quay at Rosherville

Summary

A quay is visible on the historic OS maps at Rosherville, it is still present and in use. The quay is undated but may be present the later 18th century mapping of the area also. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)


Grid Reference:TQ 63604 74494
Map Sheet:TQ67SW
Parish:GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT

Monument Types

  • QUAY (First mentioned 1870, Post Medieval to Modern - 1870 AD? to 2050 AD?)

Full description

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A quay is visible on the historic OS maps at Rosherville (1-4). It is also present on the the tithe map and Hasted and other late 18th century maps of the region also show a feature, possibly this quay, in this location, though this is not definate. (5) The quay is in use as a builders storage compound. It has steel lighters moored to it. No access into the compound during the 2005 survey, but possible to see the quay is still in use (6)


<1> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897 (Map). SWX11831.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898 (Map). SWX11832.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912 (Map). SWX11833.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947 (Map). SKE12644.

<5> CgMs Consulting, 2007, Archaeological Desk Study and Impact Assessment: Northfleet Embankment East, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE25192.

<6> 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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>XYMap: Ordnance Survey. 1858-73. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897. 1:2500. [Mapped feature: #107535 Quay, ]
<2>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500.
<3>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500.
<4>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947.
<5>Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. 2007. Archaeological Desk Study and Impact Assessment: Northfleet Embankment East, Kent.
<6>Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.