Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

Wharf, Damhead Creek, identified on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map. Built of timber and concrete, this structure is in poor condition and is laregely unsfare. Despite the structural damage it seems to be in use for access to the Medway Queen, a paddle steamer in very poor condition though apparently undergoing restoration work. Some repair attempts have been made.

Monument Types

• WHARF (Post Medieval - 1900 AD to 1900 AD (pre))

Full description

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Wharf identified on the 2nd ed OS map (1). A wharf built of timber and concrete, it has mostly collapsed, with major structural failure and it is largely unsafe. Despite the structural damage it seems to be in use for access to the Medway Queen, a paddle steamer in very poor condition though apparently undergoing restoration work. There is a great deal of concrete rubble in and around the wharf from various episodes of collapse. Some repair with iron piles and revetments has been attempted to consolidate the remains of the structure though much of it has already disappeared. (2)

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

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

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