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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NE 348 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of chalk pit with tunnels, near Bromstone farm house, Broadstairs and St. Peters |
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Summary
One of two chalk pits previously located at Bromstone (see also TR 36 NE 374). The two are marked on the 1st edition Ordnance survey map as 'Old Chalk Pits' (c.1858-1873) and on the 2nd edition map both are individually labelled as 'Old Chalk Pit' (c.1891-1898). The boundaries are visible on the 3rd edition map of c.1905-1922. This particular pit also has seven interconnecting tunnels up to 10m long cut into the north face of the pit.
| Grid Reference: | TR 383 674 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NE |
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| Parish: | BROADSTAIRS AND ST PETERS, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- MINE (MINE, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- QUARRY (QUARRY, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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Chalk extraction pit on north side of Brownstone Rd. Part of the pit has been backfilled, part still open to 7m deep accessed by an inclined plane. Seven tunnels up to 10m long cut into the north face of the pit and interconnected. Prob. C19 date.(1)
<1> N/A, Site Visit by Kent SMR map (Bibliographic reference). SKE6450.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: N/A. Site Visit by Kent SMR map. |
