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Monument details

HER Number:MWX44030
Type of record:Building
Name:Coastguard Station, Sandgate

Summary

A coastguard station is visible on the Epoch 1-4 (1877, 1899, 1908 and 1938) editions of the historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping, located on the coast at Sandgate. A point was placed on the site of the coastguard station during historic mapping enhancement as part of Phase 1 of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.


Grid Reference:TR 20147 35088
Map Sheet:TR23NW
Parish:SANDGATE, SHEPWAY, KENT

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A coastguard station is visible on the Epoch 1-4 (1877, 1899, 1908 and 1938) editions of the historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping, located on the coast at Sandgate [1-4]. A coastguard station is not visible on MasterMap (2009) [5].
Since the structure itself could not be ascertained, a point was placed on the 'Coastguard Station' label found on the Epoch 4 edition [4] 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, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912, 1908/1:2500 (Map). SWX11833.

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

<5> Ordnance Survey, 2009, OS MasterMap, 2009/MasterMap (Cartographic materials). SWX15710.

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. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500. 1908/1:2500.
<4>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. 1938/1:2500.
<5>Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 2009. OS MasterMap. 2009/MasterMap.