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Monument details

Summary

A slipway on the promenade between Hythe and Seabrook is visible on Epochs 2-4 (1899, 1908 and 1946) of the 1:2500 historic Ordnance Survey mapping. The feature was given a monument polygon during historic mapping enhancement as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.

Monument Types

• SLIPWAY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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A slipway on the promenade between Hythe and Seabrook is visible on Epochs 2-4 (1899, 1908 and 1946) of 1:2500 historic Ordnance Survey mapping [1-3]. The feature is still apparent on MasterMap (2009) [4]. The slipway has a maximum area of 34m by 7.1m and is attached to the seawall along its longest edge.
The feature was given a monument polygon (mapped from the Epoch 2 edition [1]) during historic mapping enhancement as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898, 1899/1:2500 (Map). SWX11832.

<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, 1946/1:2500 (Map). Ske12644.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 2009, OS MasterMap, 2009/MasterMap (Cartographic materials). SWX15710.

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