Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

Gas works first visible on the Ordnance Survey 1877 edition and still visible on the Ordnance Survey 1908 edition. The site was absent on the Ordnance Survey 1938 edition. The site was no longer visible in 2007 when the site was seen to be in use as a car park.

Monument Types

• GAS WORKS (Post Medieval to Modern - 1877 AD to 1908 AD)

Full description

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Gas works first visible on the Ordnance Survey 1877 edition [1] and still visible on the Ordnance Survey 1908 edition [2]. The site was absent on the Ordnance Survey 1938 edition [3]. The site was no longer visible on Google Earth photography taken in 2007 [4] when the site was seen to be in use as a car park. It was given a monument polygon during historic mapping enhancement as part of Phase 1 of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897, 1877/1:2500 (Map). SWX11831.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912, 1908/1:2500 (Map). SWX11833.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 1938/1:2500 (Map). Ske12644.

<4> Google Earth, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 02-MAY-2007 ACCESSED 18-JAN-2011 (Graphic material). SWX15704.

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