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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 23 NW 183 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Folkestone Harbour |
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Summary
Tidal harbour built in 1820 with railway viaduct and swing bridge.
| Grid Reference: | TR 23454 35969 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NW |
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| Parish: | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- HARBOUR (HARBOUR, Post Medieval to Modern - 1820 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Folkestone Harbour constructed by Folkestone Harbour Co in 1820. The Pent Stream was channelled into the basin to prevent silting but this proved inadequate and the extra expense bankrupted the Company by 1842. The railway arrived in Folkestone and a branch subsequently built to the harbour. The line crossed the harbour basin on a viaduct with a swing bridge section at the south end. (1)
<1> Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKE6815.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Southern Water Services. 1993. Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement. |
Related records
| MWX43992 | Parent of: Gridiron, Folkestone Outer Harbour (Monument) |
| MWX44001 | Parent of: Lighthouse on the end of Folkestone Harbour East Pier (Monument) |
| MWX44002 | Parent of: Lighthouse on the end of Folkestone Outer Harbour's southern pier (Monument) |
| MWX43987 | Parent of: Patent Slip located within Folkestone Outer Harbour (Monument) |
