Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

St. Mary's Coastguard Station is visible on the Epoch 1 and 2 (1877 and 1899) editions of the historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping, and is located on the coast at St. Mary's Bay. The extent of the station and associated structures 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 - 1877 AD? to 1899 AD?)

Full description

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St. Mary's Coastguard Station is visible on the Epoch 1 and 2 (1877 and 1899) editions of the historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping, located on the coast at St. Mary's Bay [1-2]. It is no longer visible on the Epoch 3 (1908) edition [3].
The extent of the station and associated structures 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.

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