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Monument details

Summary

A coastguard station is visible on the Epoch 1, 2 and 3 (1877, 1899 and 1908) editions of the historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping, located on the coast at Littlestone-on-Sea. The area was given a monument polygon during historic mapping enhancement as part of Phase 1 of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.

Monument Types

• COASTGUARD STATION (Post Medieval to Modern - 1877 AD? to 1908 AD?)

Full description

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A coastguard station is visible on the Epoch 1, 2 and 3 (1877, 1899 and 1908) editions of the historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping, located on the coast at Littlestone-on-Sea [1-3]. It is no longer visible on the Epoch 4 (1938) edition [4]. The Little Stone Coastguard Station appears to be associated with the adjacent Lifeboat House and slipway to the south (MWX44036).
The area was given a monument polygon (mapped from the Epoch 1 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, 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.

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