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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 87 NE 1055 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Grain Bridge, Grain Road, Isle of Grain |
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Summary
Grain Bridge, was first marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map (1858-1873). It is visible on all the subsequent OS maps. Identified during a 2002 survey and now handles traffic.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 8581 7549 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ87NE |
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| Parish: | ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BRIDGE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1858 AD? to 2007 AD (pre))
Full description
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Grain Bridge on 1st ed OS (1). Site identified during 2002 survey. Bridge now comprises modern traffic bridge (2).
Mentioned in Isle of Grain Historic Area Assessment conducted by English Heritage in 2014. "The origins of Grain Bridge... are obscure but a connection of 'the most remote antiquity' was claimed in 1824, when the Corporation of London attempted to reestablish a clear waterway" (3).
<1> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897 (Map). SWX11831.
<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2002, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase II: Field Assessment (Pilot) (Bibliographic reference). SWX11840.
<3> English Heritage, 2014, Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Historic area assessment (Monograph). SKE29397.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1858-73. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897. 1:2500. |
| <2> | Bibliographic reference: Wessex Archaeology. 2002. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase II: Field Assessment (Pilot). |
| <3> | Monograph: English Heritage. 2014. Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Historic area assessment. |
