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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NE 1030 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | BARGE USED TO CREATE A SEAWALL |
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Summary
BARGE USED TO CREATE A SEAWALL
| Grid Reference: | TQ 790 691 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NE |
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| Parish: | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SITE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WRECK (referenced 1912, Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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On the 10 September 1912 the Harbour Master reported on the state of wharves: 'the land wall in Gillingham Creek belonging to Col. Passby where for years the bank has been held up by 2 old barges - these are now showing signs of decay, the outer sides and bottoms have been removed and a portion of this surface filled by placing another craft there'. Date of report taken for date of loss. (1)
Not visible in 2000 airphoto (2)
<1> Port of Medway Harbour Master Records, Rochester Upon Medway Studies Centre, MPA/H2/20, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6425.
<2> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10362.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: Port of Medway Harbour Master Records, Rochester Upon Medway Studies Centre. MPA/H2/20, Page Nos. N/a. |
| <2> | Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 33. print. |
