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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX44026 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Gas works, Seabrook |
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Summary
Gas works, Seabrook, only fully visible on Epoch 1 (1877) of historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping. The site has been partially redeveloped by the Epoch 2 (1899) edition and fully redeveloped with housing by Epoch 4 (1946).
| Grid Reference: | TR 18549 34941 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SE |
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| Parish: | HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- GAS WORKS (Post Medieval - 1877 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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A gas works located close to the coast in Seabrook is only fully visible on Epoch 1 (1877) of historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping [1]. The site has been partially redeveloped by the Epoch 2 (1899) edition [2] and fully redeveloped with housing by Epoch 4 (1946) [3].
According to the Epoch 1 edition [1], the extent of the site covers a maximum area of 90m by 62m.
The feature was given a monument polygon (mapped from the Epoch 1 (1899) edition [1]) 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, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898, 1899/1:2500 (Map). SWX11832.
<3> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 1938/1:2500 (Map). Ske12644.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1858-73. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897. 1:2500. 1877/1:2500. |
| <2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500. 1899/1:2500. |
| <3> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. 1938/1:2500. |
