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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1032 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Henly's Jetty, Gravesend |
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Summary
Henly's Jetty wqas established in this location, on the southern banks of the River Thames early in the 20th century upon the establishment of Henlys cable factory immediately to the south of it (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 63441 74509 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Monument Types
- JETTY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1900 AD? to 1997 AD? (pre))
Full description
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Henly's Jetty marked on the 3rd and 4th ed OS map (1,2). This was associated with the cable factory located immediately to the south. It was still present in 2008 and consisted of a wooden jetty with iron fittings. It has a modern elevated conveyor resting on it supported out to the jetty frontage on a configuration of piles but has recently been demolished. (3)
<1> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912 (Map). SWX11833.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947 (Map). SKE12644.
<3> 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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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>XY | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500. [Mapped feature: #107539 jetty, ] |
| <2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report. |
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