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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 67 SE 345
Type of record:Monument
Name:Bridge no. 5, Thames and Medway canal

Summary

Bridge over Thames and Medway canal


Grid Reference:TQ 6824 7385
Map Sheet:TQ67SE
Parish:GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Site of swing bridge no. 5 on the Thames and Medway Canal carrying a footpath over the canal to the Lower Higham Rd. to the South. The bridge house formerly stood on the North side of the canal and the foundations can be seen (1995). A new bridge may be constructed on the site, site photographs (1-6). A modern wooden bridge. No more house remains are visible. (7)


<1> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9430.

<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9468.

<3> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9860.

<4> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10014.

<5> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10016.

<6> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10066.

<7> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4103. print.
<2>Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4024. print.
<3>Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4049. print.
<4>Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 3016. print.
<5>Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4019. print.
<6>Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4026. print.
<7>Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.

Related records

TQ 67 SE 20Part of: Thames and Medway Canal (Monument)